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U.S., India regularly consult at highest levels on democracy, human rights issues: State Department official

The United States (U.S.) and India regularly consult at the highest levels on democracy and human ri...

In Mongolia, young leaders seek to usher in new dawn of democracy

Tsenguun Saruulsaikhan, a young and newly minted member of Mongolia’s parliament, is unhappy with be...

Venezuela’s Opposition calls mass protests over disputed election

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called Thursday, August 1, 2024 for protests "in ...

U.S. presidential election: New poll shows Kamala Harris strengthening against Donald Trump

A new poll confirmed Sunday, August 4, 2024, that Kamala Harris -- set to name her vice presidential...

Two years after a mass protest deposed Gotabaya, Sri Lanka expresses solidarity with people of Bangladesh 

COLOMBO: Hours after Bangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina quit and fled the country on Monday foll...

India-Bangladesh ties not dependent on Awami League, says BNP

Indo-Bangla bilateral ties are not dependent on the Awami League and it is "natural to evoke adverse...

Kamala Harris ‘brings back joy’, Donald Trump talks of ‘bad things’ to set U.S. poll stage

At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz turned to U.S. Vice ...

Venezuela’s Opposition leader Machado calls for worldwide protests for election ‘truth’

Venezuela’s Opposition called on Sunday (August 11, 2024) for worldwide protests on August 17 to sho...

Bangladesh becomes the latest case of student power bringing down regimes

In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad upri...

UN concerned as Venezuela mulls laws against critics

The UN voiced concern on Tuesday over a “climate of fear” in post-election Venezuela as lawmakers mu...

Bangladeshi lawyer recounts Sheikh Hasina’s ‘secret jail’ where he spent eight years

Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bang...

With Hasina in exile, a rival family is set to take centre stage in Bangladesh

Two women dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades. One was chased into exile. The other is newly ...

On Germany’s electoral architecture | Explained

The story so far: On July 30, Germany’s federal constitutional court upheld the government’s move to...

Philadelphia gears up for Harris-Trump debate

It is the birthplace of U.S. independence, the "City of Brotherly Love," and the hometown of beloved...

Top leaders of Imran Khan's PTI arrested outside parliament in Islamabad

Top leaders of former jailed prime minister Imran Khan were arrested by Pakistani police on Monday (...

Trump: No more debates with Kamala Harris

Republican Donald Trump said on Thursday (September 12, 2024) he would not participate in another pr...