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The Academy's Board of Governors has introduced new voting rules for the 98th Academy Awards, requiring voters to watch all nominated films.
The writer explores the historical journey of racial politics in America, tracing the path from the oppression of Black slaves to the transformative Voting Rights Act of 1965, and explore its lasting implications for contemporary society.
In the wake of Germany's surprising election results that saw the far-right AfD secure second place, Moscow signals readiness for diplomatic reset.
A prominent member of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party predicts Donald Trump's potential return to power would dramatically reshape European politics and restore diplomatic relations with Russia.
In a controversial move affecting millions of Spanish-speaking Americans, the Trump administration has eliminated the White House's Spanish language website, drawing immediate backlash from Democratic leaders and Hispanic advocacy groups. The decision impacts 43 million Spanish speakers amid heightened tensions over immigration policy.
Mozambique swore in its new parliament on Monday with the streets of the capital deserted after the opposition leader called for a strike to protest the result of highly disputed elections.
Thousands of people turned out to meet Mozambique's main opposition leader after he returned home from more than two months in exile Thursday to push his claim that he won the October presidential election.
Godrich Gardee is hinted to fill up Floyd Shivambu’s deputy position following his (Shivambu) defection to uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party beating Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to it, sources reveal.
Ghana's former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to punish them for the government's handling of an economic crisis.
Then - lawmaker stated that all the changes should be done in a way that takes into account the interests of all parties involved.
Trump's victory was declared by all leading media outlets involved in vote counting: the Associated Press, Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC, and CBS.
US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that Elon Musk will co-lead a new department in the White House.
Tiktok star and model, Nara Smith has caused quite a controversy on social media after social media users have claimed that Smith and her husband voted for Donald Trump during the US elections.
Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned of the risk of fraud in one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies.
ActionSA calls for compulsory voting and a Mixed Member Proportional system to increase accountability and engage more South Africans in politics.
As Americans gear up to vote in the November 5 elections, an economist breaks down what a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris administration could look like for South Africa.
Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early November 6, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.
With this victory, Trump becomes only the second president in American history to serve non-consecutive terms, marking an unprecedented comeback following his initial defeat to Joe Biden in 2020.
With networks calling North Carolina and Georgia — two of seven swing states — for Donald Trump, the path to victory for Kamala Harris appeared to be narrowing.
Republican former president Trump won strongholds including Florida and Texas, while Democratic vice president Harris took several eastern states including New York as results started to flow in.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump will be vying to get to the all-important 270 votes that pushes them past the halfway mark and guarantees them the keys to the Oval Office.
The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the last holdouts with less than 36 hours left until polls open on Election Day on Tuesday.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on November 1, he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in general elections, according to preliminary tallies.
Botswana went to the polls on October 30, with voters concerned about high unemployment and an economic slump as the ruling party vies to extend its nearly six decades in power and hand President Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term.
“Calling women leaders by their first name is often done to undercut their authority,” explains Karrin Vasby Anderson, a professor of communications at Colorado State University.