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Elections

Trump faces midterm reckoning with 100 days to US vote

Donald Trump will not appear on the ballot on Nov 3, but the stakes for his presidency could hardly be higher.
Donald Trump will not appear on the ballot on Nov 3, but the stakes for his presidency could hardly be higher.

US aimed to send envoys to Brazil to question its electoral system, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Guards hold U.S. and Brazilian flags at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2023.  REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Guards hold U.S. and Brazilian flags at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2023.  REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo

Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, but has made progress

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Germany's Merz picks first woman chief of staff in shake-up before state elections

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German Health Minister Nina Warken look on during a press statement announcing a cabinet reshuffle, after Jens Spahn resigned as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader, in Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German Health Minister Nina Warken look on during a press statement announcing a cabinet reshuffle, after Jens Spahn resigned as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader, in Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/ File Photo

US states sue Trump administration for conditioning disaster funds on election changes

FILE PHOTO: Stickers are lined on a table for voters at the American Legion Post 53 polling location during the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., April 1, 2025.  REUTERS/Erica Dischino/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Stickers are lined on a table for voters at the American Legion Post 53 polling location during the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., April 1, 2025.  REUTERS/Erica Dischino/File Photo

South Korea election office raided in fake turnout figures probe: Investigators

Signs reading ‘Rerun the election’ and ‘Guarantee voting rights’ are sticked onto a gate as people surround a vote-counting centre to protest, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 6.
Signs reading ‘Rerun the election’ and ‘Guarantee voting rights’ are sticked onto a gate as people surround a vote-counting centre to protest, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 6.

Trump administration seizes on New Jersey voting error to demand non-citizen data

A person votes during the New Jersey primary elections for US Congress, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 2.
A person votes during the New Jersey primary elections for US Congress, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 2.

UN rights chief condemns Nicaragua move to end elections

FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP), in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting of leaders of the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Treaty of Commerce and Promotion (ALBA-TCP), in Caracas, Venezuela December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Seoul mayor faces risk of losing office after political funds conviction

Oh Se-hoon is widely regarded as a leading figure in the main conservative opposition People Power Party.
Oh Se-hoon is widely regarded as a leading figure in the main conservative opposition People Power Party.

Hundreds of non-citizens voted in New Jersey due to software error, governor says

A person votes during the New Jersey primary elections for US Congress, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 2.
A person votes during the New Jersey primary elections for US Congress, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 2.

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