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Ghana's Supreme Court Restores Ruling Party's Parliamentary Majority

Ghana's Supreme Court ruling reinstates ruling party's majority in parliament ahead of contentious election, amid concerns of voter roll irregularities and...

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Bad Bunny, Residente, Rauw Alejandro, and Kany García Take PArt In The Final Campaign Event in Puerto Rico

They supported the aliance between Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana and the Puerto Rican Independence Party

Latin Times

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells

The Independent UK

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Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka’s new president faces uphill battle to revive debt-ridden economy

September 21 was a day of many firsts in Sri Lanka. Millions of people went to the polls to vote in the first presidential elections since mass protests forced the country’s last elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, from office in 2022.

The Conversation

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change

Anura Kumara Dissanayake rode a wave of anger to power. But any Sri Lankan leader’s position is precarious today.

Al Jazeera

‘Only the beginning’: Sri Lankans hope for deep changes under new president

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s call for unity amid ethnic divisions and pro-people economic reforms resonate on the island.

Al Jazeera

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Sri Lankans throw out old guard in election upset: What nation’s new Marxist-leaning leader means for economy, IMF loans

Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as president of the South Asian nation.

The Conversation

Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s election: What’s next?

From an IMF deal he wants to renegotiate to parliamentary elections, president-elect faces key challenges.

Al Jazeera

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: who is Sri Lanka’s new leftist president?

JVP leader has positioned himself as opposite to political elites but not all have greeted his win with optimism

The Guardian - UK

‘The hardship is still there’: Sri Lanka prepares to vote as hopes of revolution falter

Saturday’s election will be the first since a people’s movement toppled the president. But other problems have proved harder to shift

The Guardian - UK

Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president?

His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.

Al Jazeera

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament

The Hindu

A total of 23 candidates in Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls have criminal cases

ADR Report reveals 23 candidates in Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections have criminal cases, with 20 facing serious charges.

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Northeast calculus: 25 Lok Sabha seats in eight States crucial for NDA’s target of 400

Northeastern India's 25 Lok Sabha seats are crucial for political parties aiming to achieve national targets in Mandate 2024.

The Hindu

Walkovers in Arunachal Pradesh assembly seats give NDA psychological edge in Northeast

Uncontested BJP victories in Arunachal Pradesh boost NDA's confidence in the northeast ahead of upcoming elections.

The Hindu

Row over rejection of NPP leader’s nomination in Arunachal Pradesh

A Superintendent of Police was injured when a mob pelted stones at the security forces personnel

The Hindu

Meghalaya BJP chief under pressure to quit after the party decides not to contest LS seats

Pressure is mounting on Rikman G. Momin, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Meghalaya unit president, to quit in acknowledgement of his “failure” to convince the party’s central leadership to contest the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya.

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Conrad Sangma welcomes BJP's decision to support NPP candidates in Meghalaya

The NPP president claimed that Ampareen Lyngdoh the NPP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha seat has also got the support of the Opposition TMC in Nongthymmai block and a few other Assembly segments where TMC leaders are supporting the NPP.

The Hindu

Workers ransack BJP office after party decides not to contest Outer Manipur seat

Scores of workers vandalised the BJP’s office in Manipur’s Senapati district on Saturday

The Hindu

BJP to back regional partners in three northeastern States

BJP will support NPP in Meghalaya, NDPP in Nagaland, and NPF in one seat in Manipur

The Hindu

NPP will not contest LS polls in Arunachal, to back NDA

NPP, part of NDA, won't contest Arunachal Pradesh Lok Sabha elections, to support NDA candidates; focus on State polls.

The Hindu

Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls

Congress legislature party leader in Arunachal Pradesh Lombo Tayeng joined the ruling BJP, ahead of the Assembly elections in the State

The Hindu

National People's Party to field 30 candidates for Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh

The National People’s Party (NPP) will field 30 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, party’s State unit president Thangwang Wangham said in Itanagar, on March 1. He said the primary criteria for candidate selection would be their potential for winning.

The Hindu

4 MLAs from Congress, NPP join the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh

Four MLAs, two from the Congress and two from the NPP, join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

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