Sri Lanka announces first presidential vote since unrest

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first presidential election since an unprecedented economic crisis sparked widespread unrest will be held in September, the electoral commission said on Friday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has led efforts to repair the island nation's battered finances, will face at least two rivals who are campaigning against austerity measures imposed as part of … Read more

Kamala Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist

HOUSTON, Texas: Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign before the largest US teachers union on Thursday, vowing to “fight for the future” as new polls showed her narrowing the gap with Republican rival Donald Trump. Harris's rapid emergence as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential nominee in the … Read more

US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds up Australia’s northern bases amid China tensions

ABUJA: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria's armed forces on Thursday warned of Kenya-style violence in protests planned for next week over the soaring cost of living, with the military saying it would avert “anarchy”. Deadly protests have rocked Kenya, forcing the government to cancel new taxes. Nigeria's economic reforms saw a 40 percent increase … Read more

South Africa gets first woman chief justice

WASHINGTON: US Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance is learning the hard way how the internet doesn't just love cats but childless cat ladies as comments resurfaced claiming those without offspring are less fit to govern. In a 2021 clip, Vance singled out Kamala Harris, now a Democratic presidential candidate, among others, telling Fox News that … Read more