Elections

Law Society council gets 4 new members after election

Jimmy Yim, Debby Lim, Foo Hsien Weng and Siddartha Bodi were the four new members elected to the council.

Malaysian High Court stays former ruling coalition PN’s deregistration by Registrar of Societies

Perikatan Nasional says the Registrar of Societies’ suspension order prohibited the coalition from carrying out its political activities.

Trump heads to Iowa as Republicans fight for seats in longtime stronghold

US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn while returning to the White House after traveling to South Carolina, in Washington, DC, US, October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

How would a Netanyahu election loss change Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting members of the public at a mall in Ramla on Oct 19, ahead of Israel’s national election.

Trump's tax-exempt diesel draws skepticism from farmers, eludes others

FILE PHOTO: A defunct fuel pump with rare off-road diesel nozzle cradle in Houston, Texas, US October 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo

Venezuela to attract investors after elections, Branson says

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson addresses the audience during the Startup Venezuela Summit 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation

They said Moscow was waging the same kind of online misinformation campaign that the US intelligence community had tracked in three previous US elections.

Trump’s MAGA Inc unleashes US$277m in last-ditch bid to save Republicans in key US races

Sky-high fuel prices, ICE raids and the Iran war have driven US President Donald Trump’s popularity to historic lows ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Tunisia military court sentences opposition figure Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a protest led by the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), demanding the restoration of democracy and denouncing mounting restrictions on freedoms, intensifying pressure on President Kais Saied amid a deepening economic and political crisis, in Tunis, Tunisia, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘toppling’ Iran government only way to end threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) interacting with supporters on Oct 21, during a Likud Party meet-and-greet in Dimona, Israel, ahead of the country’s legislative elections.

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