By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Inside a packed cafe in Iowa’s capital Des Moines, Dave Brommel says he has been thinking about Monday night’s Iowa caucuses ever since Democratic President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Brommel, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, blames Biden for the high costs…
By Yimou Lee, Sarah Wu and James Pomfret TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te could face a tough four years in office with no parliamentary majority, an opposition which wanted to re-start a vexed service trade deal with China and the ever present threat of military action from Beijing. Lai, from the ruling Democratic…
(Reuters) – Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan merely a Chinese province and part of its territory despite the objections of the island’s government, will be watching the outcome closely. Following are key facts on ties between Taiwan and China: – China has…
By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery DES MOINES/ SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) – With just one week to go before the first contest of the Republican presidential nominating process, the top three contenders are intensifying attacks on one another as they bid to be the one who takes on President Joe Biden in November’s election….
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The Congolese election commission said it had cancelled votes cast for 82 out of 101,000 candidates in legislative and local polls held in December for their involvement in alleged fraud and other issues that disrupted the general election. Those struck off include contenders for national, provincial and municipal assemblies, the results of…
SIOUX CITY: A school shooting in Iowa, where Republican nominating contests begin next week for the US presidential election, prompted prayers from among those wanting to be the party’s candidate, but elicited no substantial policy proposals among the top contenders. The incident saw a sixth-grade student killed and five people wounded after a 17-year-old opened…
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes but mostly emphasising unity and shared determination. The pre-recorded address, being aired just before midnight in each of Russia’s 11 time zones, was…
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s election commission is due on Sunday to release full provisional results from the Dec. 20 presidential election, which the opposition has demanded be re-run over widespread irregularities they say have enabled fraud. Logistical setbacks, an election day over-run, and an opaque vote-count have fuelled a dispute that threatens…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s sovereignty and independence belong to its people, the frontrunner to be its next president said on Saturday in an often testy debate with the other two candidates dominated by arguments over China and tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are happening as China has stepped…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision to bar a former TV journalist who opposes Russia’s war in Ukraine from taking part in a presidential election in March, Yekaterina Duntsova, the would-be candidate, said on Wednesday. Members of the central electoral commission voted unanimously to reject the candidacy of Duntsova, citing “numerous…
