Any presidential election in the United States is bound to divide Americans over who should be the next host of the White House, but the upcoming elections seem to have divided the country more than ever. From yard signs, to the Black Lives Matter movement, or the abortion debate and now the Coronavirus pandemic, it […] Read more
The U.S. elections are less than a month away, and the oil market cannot seem to make up its mind whether it prefers a Biden or Trump presidency. Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is ostensibly bearish for the oil markets since he has not only pledged to steer the U.S. to a net-zero carbon emissions status […] Read more
The northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia could hold regional elections on Feb.14, the speaker of the regional assembly Roger Torrent told RAC1 radio on Friday, after the region’s separatist leader Quim Torra was barred from public office. “If there is no swearing-in debate in parliament, we will go to elections. Actually, countdown would end on […] Read more
The sudden resignation of three ministers has revealed a deep split in interim President Jeanine Anez’s administration. It is the latest crisis to rock her government before the country heads to the polls on October 18. Three top Bolivian officials resigned on Monday, plunging interim President Jeanine Anez’s government into a crisis just weeks ahead of the […] Read more
With Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election, many in the United States hoped for the retreat of Bush administration policies that criminalised the lives of Muslims. Yet Obama’s two terms did little to challenge the most devastating forms of American Islamophobia: war-making, policing and immigration policy. On the contrary, his presidency saw an […] Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic first appeared on their shores, public health concerns have dominated election preparations in the United States and Europe, leading election officials to enact drastic measures that affect the security of their elections. While a comprehensive and swift response to the pandemic is important, it must not come at the expense of […] Read more
It was a very grand setting for what turned out to be a very common speech. President Donald Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday night on the South Lawn of the White House, flanked by dozens of American flags and cheered by more than a thousand invited guests. Trump emerged from the South […] Read more
The opposition claims the elThousands Protest Controversial Belarus Election Results The opposition claims the election was rigged as Lukashenko looks to extend his 26-year rule.ection was rigged as Lukashenko looks to extend his 26-year rule. Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Protests erupt in Belarus after Aleksandr Lukashenko claims a landslide victory, the Afghan government agrees to release Taliban prisoners, […] Read more
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Xinhua) — Sunday marks the beginning of the 100-day countdown to the 2020 U.S. presidential election while the country is still trapped in the raging coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests against racial discrimination and police brutality. With the clock ticking toward what may be the most complicated presidential contest in American history, […] Read more
New Jersey and Delaware are holding primary elections on Tuesday, with a presidential primary in Delaware and multiple congressional primaries across New Jersey. Both states are conducting their primaries largely by mail. New Jersey has mailed ballots to the state’s 2.3 million registered Democrats and 1.3 million Republicans, and ballot applications to 2.4 million unaffiliated […] Read more
