Category Archives: Politics
Manitoba Opposition New Democrats win byelection, retain stronghold in Thompson
Opposition New Democrats have retained a northern Manitoba constituency with a decisive byelection victory. Eric Redhead has won the Thompson seat, defeating the only other candidate — Charlotte Larocque, a small-business owner who ran for the governin...
Doubts hang over UK’s Johnson though bid to oust him fails
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after surviving a no-confidence vote that exposed his shrinking support in a fractured Conservative Party and raised serious doubts about how lon...
Australian leader visits Indonesia’s Makassar to deepen ties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday visited an eastern Indonesia area with close ties to Indigenous Australians as he continued a trip aiming to strengthen his country's economic ties with its closest major n...
Thailand urged to let UN evaluate refugee status of Rohingya
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of ethnic Rohingya left on a Thai island after a dangerous boat journey from Bangladesh should be given help and the opportunity to determine if they are refugees, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Proud Boys documentarian to be among first Jan. 6 witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will open a series of hearings focusing on far-right extremists who broke into the building, with testimony from a documentary filmmaker who recorded the riot
US, allies fly fighter jets amid North Korea tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and its Asian allies flew dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly
San Francisco ousts liberal DA Chesa Boudin in heated recall
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin following a heated campaign that captivated the country and bitterly divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety...
California attorney general will face Republican in November
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic attorney general advanced to the November general election Tuesday and was on pace to face the Republican Party’s endorsed candidate in a state that overwhelmingly favors Democrats.
Mark Ronchetti wins GOP primary for New Mexico governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Mark Ronchetti has won the Republican primary for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The former television meteorologist on
Congresswoman, billionaire to face off in LA mayor’s race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso breezed past a large field of rivals looking to be the next mayor of Los Angeles and advanced Tuesday to a runoff election in November.
