Voting underway in Mongolia’s parliamentary elections
Ulan Bator, June 28 (IANS) Mongolians are voting in the regular parliamentary elections on Friday morning to elect 126 legislators. In May 2023, the State Great Khural, the country’s parliament, passed amendments increasing the number of legislators from 76 to 126. A total of 1,294 candidates from 19 political parties and two coalitions, alongside 42 […]
Japan: Okinawa govt, civic groups protest alleged sexual assault of minor by US airman
Tokyo, June 28 (IANS) Several civic groups and the prefectural government in Japan’s Okinawa have expressed strong anger over the indictment of a US airman for the alleged kidnap and sexual assault of a girl under 16. At the prefectural government office on Thursday, Takekuni Ikeda, vice governor of Okinawa, told Brigadier General Nicholas Evans, […]
Failure of Bolivia’s latest coup indicates country has turned its back on turbulent past
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In 2025, it will celebrate its bicentenary as an independent nation, but Bolivia – named after South America’s liberator Simon Bolivar – has had quite an eventful 200 years, witnessing at least 190 revolutions or coups, mostly led by military officers, from soon after its freedom to the 1980s. However, […]
Biden looked ‘nervous’, ‘panicked’ in first presidential debate with Trump
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden looked nervous and panicked during his first presidential debate with his challenger Donal Trump for the run-up to the 2024 elections setting the alarm bells for the Democratic camp, with many calling for a change in the candidate of the party Biden looked lost for words and […]
17 in custody after attempted coup in Bolivia
La Paz, June 28 (IANS) As many as 17 people, mostly members of the military, have been arrested in Bolivia for their role in a failed coup, Government Minister Eduardo Del Castillo has said. On Wednesday, hundreds of soldiers led by Gen. Juan Jose Zuniga marched on Murillo Square, the epicentre of Bolivia’s political power, […]
Nearly 59k polling stations set up for Iran’s 14th presidential election
Tehran, June 28 (IANS) Spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council Hadi Tahan Nazif has said that nearly 59,000 polling stations have been set up in more than 95 states for the country’s 14th presidential election, scheduled for Friday. He made the remarks on Thursday at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while elaborating on […]
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves fall by $239 mn
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by $239 million due to external debt repayments. During the week ending on June 21, the total foreign exchange reserves of the bank fell to around 8.9 billion dollars, the SBP said in a statement on Thursday. […]
Voting starts for Iran’s 14th presidential election
Tehran, June 28 (IANS) Voting for Iran’s 14th presidential election started on Friday, months after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month. “We start the elections” for the country’s 14th presidential elections, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said in a televised address. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei cast the first ballot at a […]
South Korean Minister vows efforts to bring North Korea back to dialogue with ‘patience’
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday said the government will make efforts with “patience” to create conditions to bring North Korea back to the dialogue table while bolstering trilateral cooperation with the US and Japan against Pyongyang’s military threats. Kim made the remark during an annual peace forum organised by Yonhap […]
Mongolian President casts vote in parliamentary elections, urges active public participation
Ulan Bator, June 28 (IANS) Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh cast his vote in the regular parliamentary elections here on Friday, emphasising the importance of active voter participation. “Establishing a parliament requires everyone’s efforts. Therefore, it is important not to neglect voting in the parliamentary elections,” Khurelsukh told media after casting his vote, urging citizens to […]
