The presidency of France’s Emmanuel Macron could shift dramatically depending on the outcome of a closely watched vote this Sunday. The snap election the president called could result in him being forced to share power with the far-right party that dominated the first round of voting. CBC | World News
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WATCH | Iranians vote in snap election to replace president killed in helicopter crash
Iranians voted in a tightly controlled presidential election to replace former president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Just four candidates, all loyal to Iran’s supreme leader, were on the ballot. CBC | World News
Read More »Biden’s debate disaster: U.S. President freezes up against Trump
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Read More »Kenyan president withdraws tax hikes after nationwide protests kill 23
Kenya’s president says he will withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and threatened more action this week. CBC | World News
Read More »South Africa’s historic rivals to form government, likely returning Ramaphosa as president
The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on Friday to work together in South Africa’s new government of national unity, a step-change after 30 years of ANC majority rule. CBC | World News
Read More »Protests erupt in Buenos Aires over President Milei’s bid for more powers
Bankers, teachers, truckers and thousands of union members and activists converged in downtown Buenos Aires to protest against President Javier Milei’s plans to slash state spending and boost his own powers. CBC | World News
Read More »Malawi’s vice-president, 9 others killed in plane crash, president says
Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51. CBC | World News
Read More »Front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum declared winner as Mexico elects first woman president
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Read More »Mexico’s next president will be a woman after historic election, but will she be a feminist?
Many feminists have the impression that the earlier struggles for greater representation of women in Mexican politics have been used by the two leading candidates to advance their campaigns for the presidency without actually committing to real change for women. CBC | World News
Read More »Can Donald Trump still run for president? Inside his possible sentencing
Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historical verdict, but does that actually mean the former president will receive prison time? Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
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