Afghan vice president narrowly escapes death for second time
Afghanistan’s vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, escaped unhurt from an attack that killed one of his bodyguards on Saturday, dodging death for the second time since returning from exile last year.
Modi predicts easy victory two weeks before polls
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Friday his ruling coalition would increase its majority in India’s upcoming election, despite some independent analysts suggesting it could disappear due to discontent over lack of jobs and depressed farm incomes.
UK Parliament has dealt May's Brexit plan a fatal blow
UK lawmakers rejected Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, likely killing it off for good and plunging the country further into political uncertainty.
Quebec moves to ban religious symbols in public service
Canada’s Quebec province on Thursday unveiled controversial draft legislation that would ban a significant section of public servants from wearing religious symbols such as a crucifix, yarmulke or hijab.
May seeks third vote in Brexit crisis
The British government said it intended to put prime minister Theresa May’s twice-rejected Brexit deal to a third parliamentary vote on Friday to avoid a chaotic no-deal divorce from the EU in two weeks.
India on eve of parliamentary elections
MARCH 10 saw the publication of the official schedule for the elections to the lower house of India’s parliament, which are an extremely important event in the country’s political life. They may
Israel’s moves to the right
AN ARTICLE published in the Israeli news blog +972 on November 19, 2018 posed the question: Why does the right keep winning elections in Israel? The answer offered was ‘because Israelis are right wing.’ Simple enough, and apparently, quite true. The article estimates that over half of Israeli
Three lessons from ‘failed’ Mueller inquiry
HERE are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia-gate is never going to uncover collusion between Donald Trump’s camp and the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election.
Mamata criticises Modi’s announcement of anti-missile test
An Indian opposition leader, Mamata Banerjee, said she was lodging a complaint against prime minister Narendra Modi over his announcement of an anti-satellite test on Wednesday, saying he had done it to ‘reap political benefits’ before an election.
Imran fears conflict risk while India in election mode
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said he feared another security incident with India, after the two nuclear-armed countries engaged in a dangerous escalation that fuelled ‘war hysteria’ in New Delhi ahead of elections next month.
