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Rajapaksas eye comeback in Sri Lanka presidential election
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of political heavyweight Mahinda Rajapaksa, may be elected into office
Sri Lanka's Rajapakse clan steps up new bid for power
Gotabhaya Rajapakse is frontrunner in the campaign for the November 16 election, even though his bid is widely seen as a front to get Mahinda back into power
Taliban threaten Afghan presidential elections
Many observers think the poll will be postponed again – it has already been pushed back twice this year – to create space for a peace deal to be finalized between the US and the Taliban
Indonesian leader Jokowi, rival Prabowo hold reconciliation meeting
Jokowi says he initiated a meeting with his two-time presidential challenger on an MRT train because he knew Subianto had never used the new system
Handpicked successor sweeps Kazakhstan vote criticized by monitor
No vote in Kazakhstan has ever been recognized as fully democratic by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which sent more than 300 observers to monitor this election
Comedian poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
(UPDATED) Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped into widespread frustration over graft, poverty and a conflict with separatists that has claimed some 13,000 lives
[ANALYSIS] How Congress can and will follow up on a redacted Mueller report
Here are some of the ways the US House of Representatives will likely follow up with more investigation
Trump says Russia probe head acted honorably, but warns of retaliation
President Donald Trump, who feels vindicated by the dropping of collusion allegations, says he will favor publication of the wider Mueller report
Kremlin denies meddling in U.S. vote after Mueller probe
(UPDATED) Moscow calls reports of Russian interference 'malicious slander,' while analysts say the conclusions of the probe are unlikely to improve bilateral ties
Afghanistan presidential election delayed to September 28
The Independent Election Commission says the vote has faced 'numerous problems and challenges...therefore holding the elections based on the timelines previously announced is not possible'
Senegal's Sall wins re-election in first round
The Prime Minister of Senegal says incumbent President Macky Sall won the first round of elections
Nigeria panel confirms elections will take place on February 23
'There won't be another postponement. The commission does not envisage there will be a postponement of the election scheduled for 9th March,' the Independent National Electoral Commission says
Exiled Yanukovych slams Poroshenko ahead of Ukraine vote
Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych warns that Petro Poroshenko winning a second term in office would have 'unpredictable consequences' for Ukraine
Obama protege Julian Castro set to join 2020 race
The Obama-era housing secretary would become the most high-profile Democrat to date to officially enter the 2020 presidential race
'Worse every day': Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
Ordinary Afghans say they feel increasingly despondent about the future as the Taliban and ISIS carry out almost daily attacks
Volatile DR Congo braces for troubled election
If all goes well, one will be sworn in on January 18 – the very first time that the DRC will have achieved a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence in 1960
Afghan election organizers mull delaying presidential vote
The country's Independent Election Commission says a delay in schedule is eyed to avoid problems which occurred during its October parliamentary election
Trump sends written responses to special counsel Mueller
Trump also confirms that the written answers to questions sent in by Special Counsel Robert Mueller have been completed
Madagascar goes to the polls to pick next president
Nearly 10 million voters are eligible to cast ballots for one of 36 candidates who, as well as the 3 front-runners, include two ex-prime ministers, pastors and a rock star
Far-right candidate leads as Brazil heads to polls
Facing far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is leftist candidate Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor who is standing in for jailed ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazil is choosing a new president: here's what you need to know
Brazil's most polarizing presidential candidate is known for his offensive remarks against women, gays, and Brazil's mostly black poor
Knife attack set to boost Bolsonaro's Brazil presidential bid
Right-wing Brazilian election front-runner Jair Bolsonaro leads the presidential race against jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after surviving a knife attack by an activist
Ex-warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba's presidential candidacy 'inadmissible'
The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's candidacy on the basis of his previous war crime convictions by the International Criminal Court
The week in photos: August 11-17, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Stormy Daniels lawyer wants to run vs Trump in 2020
The lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels says he would 'hit harder' if he campaigns against Donald Trump when the US presidential comes
Counting under way after Mali's violence-marred poll
Candidates and authorities praise the first round of voting on Sunday, July 29, relieved that the violence caused no casualties
Ex-lawyer says Trump knew of 2016 meeting with Russians – report
According to CNN and NBC, Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen claims he was present when Donald Jr told his father about the Russians' offer to meet, and Trump approved it
The week in photos: June 23-29, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
FACT CHECK: No results yet in ongoing 2016 VP election recount
Due to the confidential nature of the recount process, claims of vote counts should be taken with a grain of salt, unless backed up by official, verifiable sources or documents
[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A tale of two stinks
As it happens, Topacio is our link between two stinks – the one surrounding the Tulfos now and the one exploded in 2005 by Gloria Arroyo, former president and now Deputy Speaker and seemingly an eternal Topacio client
Robredo, Marcos to PET: No intention to violate gag order on VP protest
Both camps argue that they were only responding to each other's 'misleading' claims and statements regarding the recount
FACT CHECK: No ‘dead voters’ for Robredo in Negros Occidental town
A blog post claiming poll fraud in Salvador Benedicto town has got the wrong vote counts. Then the Comelec and Namfrel officials deny ever making the statements attributed to them.
Comey memos show Trump's obsession with Russia probe
Trump 'said he was trying to run the country and the cloud of this Russia business was making that difficult,' FBI director James Comey writes in a memo on a conversation they had on March 30, 2017
Cambridge Analytica’s parent firm claims it won 2010 election for PH president
EXCLUSIVE: Butch Abad, the campaign manager of former president Benigno Aquino III, denies any involvement with Strategic Communication Laboratories and says its claims may be 'total fabrication'
Trump breaks silence, claims no knowledge of porn star payment
After weeks of dodging questions about the alleged tryst, US President Donald Trump offers a flat 'no' when asked if he knew about the payment made in the final weeks of the 2016 election
Vote count row delays Sierra Leone presidential race result
'Final results are expected within 72 hours,' says Albert Massaquoi, external relations officer at the National Electoral Commission
Sierra Leone court halts preparations for presidential run-off
The order stops the National Electoral Commission from working until 'the hearing and determination' of the High Court
Trump congratulates Putin, summit on cards
Although a spy attack has topped global headlines for weeks, it did not come up during the leaders' conversation, according to both the Kremlin and White House
Cambridge Analytica denies data misuse amid UK regulator probe
The British data analysis company, hired by the 2016 Trump campaign, says the source of the accusations – which it calls 'a former contractor' – is 'misrepresenting himself and the company'
Facebook rocked by data privacy scandal as investigations loom
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican John Kennedy call for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to appear before Congress, along with the CEOs of Google and Twitter
U.S. hits Russia with sanctions for election meddling
The move comes despite US President Donald Trump's repeated denial that Russia tried to tilt the election in his favor, fearing it could call his victory over Hillary Clinton into question
PET resets VP protest ballot recount to April 2
The camps of Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr say they were informed of the new schedule in a meeting with the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
House panel finds 'no evidence' of Trump-Russia election collusion
(UPDATED) The panel concurs with the judgment of US spy chiefs from January 2017 on the Russian interference, except with respect to President Vladimir Putin's alleged preference for candidate Donald Trump
Sotto’s 2016 poll fraud claim affects Duterte down to councilors – Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo says questioning the integrity of the 2016 elections also means questioning the victory of all winning candidates
Trump vows to 'counteract' any Russia election meddling
'The Russians had no impact on our votes whatsoever.... But certainly there was meddling and probably from other countries and maybe other individuals,' says US President Donald Trump
Lula risks jail in coming weeks after Brazil court ruling
The decision by the Superior Court of Justice adds a new layer of uncertainty to the campaign for Brazil's October presidential election, in which former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the current frontrunner
Putin promises 'victories' for Russia at star-studded rally
It is the first rally in an otherwise lackluster campaign for Putin ahead of a March 18 election
Venezuela presidential election pushed back to May
'It is proposed that the elections for president be held simultaneously' with elections for regional legislatures
Moscow calls US vote meddling claims 'blabber', 'fantasies'
(2nd UPDATE) 'So as long as we don't see facts, everything else is blabber,' says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
U.S. indicts 13 Russians for election interference
The indictment details a stunning operation launched in 2014 in a bid to sow social division in the US and influence American politics 'including the presidential election of 2016'
