A Pakistani politician who emerged victorious in last week’s contentious national elections has opted to relinquish his seat, asserting that the vote was manipulated in his favor. Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, representing the Jamaat-e-Islami party, has been declared the winner of the provincial assembly seat PS-129 in Karachi. However, he stated this week that the
India’s top court has struck down a scheme that allowed people to make anonymous donations to political parties, calling it unconstitutional. Electoral bonds were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2018 to make political funding more transparent. But critics say it’s done the opposite and made the process more opaque. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya
One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded
The apparent victory of Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s presidential election is a dramatic moment in the country’s history. Even though polls put him as the front-runner for many weeks before polling day, the margin by which he beat his two opponents, according to the usually accurate early vote counts, was much higher than expected. They
From the moment she slipped the Fearless record into her CD player as a 14-year-old, Georgia Carroll has been fascinated by Taylor Swift. A decade and a half on, she’s now touted as the only person in the world with a PhD on the superstar. Her assessment? “At the moment, it wouldn’t be going too
A powerful bird known as the pirate of the seas has declined dramatically because of avian flu, the RSPB says. Great Skuas soar around the UK’s coasts stealing other birds’ food but their numbers in 2023 were down by 76%, the charity says in a report. Populations of Gannets and Roseate Terns were also seriously
Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologized to relatives over a Super Bowl advert created by a group supporting his presidential bid, which mirrored one broadcast by his uncle John F Kennedy’s campaign in 1960. Mr Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, is running for president as an independent. The ad aired just before the
Police in northern India have fired tear gas to prevent thousands of protesting farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching on Delhi. The capital is ringed by razor wire, cement blocks and fencing on three sides to keep protests at bay. The government fears a repeat of 2020 – dozens died in a year-long protest that ended
Ex-US President Donald Trump has requested the Supreme Court to suspend a lower court ruling that denies him presidential immunity from prosecution. His claim, based on the election interference case, asserts that he cannot be tried for acts carried out during his presidency. However, three lower court judges disagreed, ruling that he can be prosecuted like any other citizen. Trump’s attorneys
US Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry’s sci-fi film, The Mothership, will not be released on Netflix, US media report. The Hollywood Reporter said Netflix shelved the film because significant reshoots were required at the post-production stage. Co-producer Berry and her team completed filming in 2021, and the release had been planned for 2022. Berry and Netflix
