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SC: Knife ban during polls applies only inside, near voting precincts

The prohibition on carrying knives and other bladed instruments during elections applies only when carried inside or near a voting precinct, the Supreme Court...

Kyrgyz leader consolidates power in rocky Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan—Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov has spent months sidelining opponents, removing his key ally and cementing his grip on power in the historically volatile...

BFP to challenge UBJP in BARMM polls

COTABATO CITY — Prospective Moro and Christian candidates have joined an emerging conservative party to challenge the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) of the...

Comelec chief prepared to face lawyers’ charges before House

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday welcomed the filing of an impeachment complaint against him and six other commissioners, saying...

Brazil presidential hopeful praises 2nd Trump term

GRAPEVINE – Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair, on Saturday praised US President Donald Trump’s second term, promising an improved version of...

Thailand’s new parliament elects Anutin PM

BANGKOK – Thailand’s new parliament on Thursday elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister, according to an AFP tally of the vote, keeping the conservative...

Vietnam holds parliamentary poll for assembly

HANOI – Polls opened in Vietnam on Sunday with voters casting ballots for members of the National Assembly, the country’s top legislative body that...

Hungary ready for pre-election showdown

BUDAPEST – Hungary’s long-time premier Viktor Orban and his main opponent Peter Magyar are set to stage rival marches in Budapest on Sunday, both...

Celebrity politicians

"Today, we can find many celebrities being elected to Congress as well as city, municipal and provincial positions" IT IS no secret that many of...

Palace dismisses ‘anoint Leni’ yarn, VP Sara early bid

Malacañang on Friday downplayed speculation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could back former Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2028 presidential polls even as...

Votes, machines, and doubt

“When courts overturn machine counts based on discrepancies with physical ballots, the question becomes unavoidable” Confidence in election technology is easy to proclaim and far...

PBBM, Leni to meet on flood mitigation

Other topics on the table amid 2028 talks? ‘Abangan,’ says Palace President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet with former vice president and now Naga City...

Erwin rules out 2028 bid, Bam says won’t run for VP

Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Thursday confirmed that he has no plans to run for the country's top post amid speculation about a potential tandem...

Bangladesh women demand justice

DHAKA – Bangladeshi women carried flaming torches through the streets of Dhaka on Monday, marching to demand justice and political representation in the coming...
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