UK parliament dissolves ahead of general election
The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule....
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UK Tories pledge to bring back national service for 18-year-olds
Britain鈥檚 ruling Conservative Party has said it will bring back national service if it wins power again in the UK general election on July 4...
S African opposition puts ANC majority in its sights
South Africa鈥檚 opposition parties mount an 11th-hour assault on Sunday on the ruling ANC鈥檚 30-year-old grip on power, staging set-piece rallies three days before the general election....
UK inflation slows to near 3-year low
Britain鈥檚 annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, boosting the governing Conservatives before this year鈥檚 general election...
India is not an autocracy, insists Modi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi denied on Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy, following accusations that his government orchestrated criminal probes to weaken rivals ahead of an on-going general election....
AL blasts JP chair over foreign influence in polls remarks
The ruling Awami League on Sunday blasted its greater alliance partner Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader鈥檚 remarks about the January 7 general election...
X blocks India election posts after takedown orders
Social media platform X has blocked several posts in India containing political speech after authorities ordered their takedown ahead of a six-week general election that starts Friday...
Indian opposition protest against arrest of Kejriwal ahead of polls
Top leaders of India鈥檚 opposition coalition and thousands of supporters rallied in the capital on Sunday, decrying 鈥榓utocracy鈥� in protest at the arrest of a senior colleague ahead of general elections.