Far-right AfD surges in German state elections, exit polls show

Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case dropped

Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case dropped Ernest Bai Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after being charged with treason and other offences over a deadly 2023 army uprising Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country on Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were dropped. Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after being charged with treason and other...

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow new mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterm elections

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow new mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterm elections President Donald Trump has long sought to limit mail voting, even though he himself often uses that method to cast his own ballot - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Trump administration has renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an...

Democrat challenging Mike Lawler won't commit on campaigning with AOC, Mamdani or rejecting DSA

Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Cait Conley told CNN's "State of the Union" that she would not campaign alongside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., but did not directly answer whether Democrats should reject the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).The group's influence in New York has become an issue in her bid to unseat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. Anchor Dana Bash asked Conley whether she would campaign alongside Mamdani or...

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