Republican Karen Handel will get her rematch with Democrat Lucy McBath. Handel won a majority of votes and the GOP nomination Tuesday over four other Republicans including Mykel Lynn Barthelemy, Blake ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia elections show ‘the voter suppression machinery is working as designed’
Georgia's Secretary of State is under fire after hours-long lines, broken machines, and closed polling locations plagued the Georgia primary election. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden wins Georgia and West Virginia primaries
Rachana Desai Martin, Biden for President national director for voter protection and senior counsel, issued a statement on Tuesday calling the voting problems "completely unaccept ... ( read original story ...)
Jon Ossoff Holds Strong Lead as Georgia Waits for Senate Primary Results
After a day of chaotic voting, Mr. Ossoff, a 33-year-old Democrat, was well ahead but still facing the possibility of a runoff election for the opportunity to challenge the Republican incumbent, ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine says it will declare statehood if Israel annexes West Bank
Shtayyeh calls on world powers to threaten Netanyahu with sanctions over expansion plans ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Student’s App Offers Roadmap to Singapore Contact Tracing Tech
Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March. But the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore record FX deposit surge hints at inflow, risk aversion
Foreign currency deposits at banks in Singapore rose by a record S$6 billion in April to their highest tracked level of S$27 billion, likely reflecting foreign inflows, risk averse depositors and ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan To Mark 10th Anniversary Of Ethnic Clashes In Osh
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov will be in the southern city of Osh on June 10 to take part in events commemorating ethnic clashes in the city 10 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Israel Court Rejects Law Legalizing Thousands of Settlement Homes
Palestinian landowners will now be able to move ahead with lawsuits to recover privately owned property on which nearly 4,000 Jewish homes had been built in the occupied West Bank. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan extends coronavirus restrictions until July 1
Azerbaijan has extended coronavirus lockdown restrictions including the closure of borders until July 1, the government said on Tuesday. It said internal flights could resume from June 15 but that all ... ( read original story ...)