Iraqi President Barham Salih gathered the Shia, Kurdish and Sunni political blocs at the presidential palace to task head of intelligence Mustafa al-Kadhimi with forming a new government. Kadhimi is …
High voter turnout in South Korea elections despite COVID-19 crisis
Fear of the coronavirus pandemic did not keep large numbers of South Koreans from heading to the polls to vote Wednesday in national parliamentary elections.
South Korea is holding an election even as it rebounds from coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus has been both an immense logistical challenge and an election issue, but the government appears to be passing the test.
South Korea’s Moon faces a referendum of public confidence at the polls
South Korea heads to the polls on Wednesday for legistlative elections against the backdrop of the global coronavirus pandemic that has taken thousands of lives worldwide.
South Korea’s ruling party is projected to win majority in parliamentary election: exit polls
South Korean’s ruling party is projected to win a majority in a parliamentary election held on Wednesday, according to exit polls jointly conducted by three major local TV networks. Moon’s progressive …
South Korea’s Coronavirus Test Run: How to Hold an Election
South Koreans streamed into polling stations wearing face masks and plastic gloves, taking part in the world’s first major national election held during the new coronavirus pandemic.
South Korea Vote During Pandemic May Become Model for the World
South Korea is holding the biggest election since the coronavirus pandemic spread around the globe — and it might spur other world leaders with good poll numbers to follow suit.Surveys show President …
Officials Say Eight Killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine State; Army Says Reports Fabricated
Eight people were killed by shelling in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Monday, two local officials and a resident said, but the army said reports that civilians in the village had been shelled were …
IMF’s assessment of Iran funding request is ‘taking time’: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is still assessing Iran’s request for $5 billion in emergency financing in a process which is taking time partly because of the IMF’s limited …
Oil tanker seized by armed men off Iran coast
An oil tanker has been boarded by armed men off the coast of Iran, in an incident similar to the Revolutionary Guard’s “arrests” of ships in and around the Gulf last summer.The oil tanker was taken to …