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Election

India election 2024: Modi wins third term but his party faces stunning setback

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a tougher third term after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago.

Azerbaijan President Aliyev wins election with over 90% votes

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev secured his fifth consecutive term in office, after receiving more than 93% of the votes on February 7, according to exit polls.

Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan jailed for 14 years a day after 10-year sentence

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan’s presidential election

Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive party won an unprecedented third term in office as presidential candidate Lai Ching-te declared victory in the island’s presidential vote on Saturday. Lai won nearly 5.6 million votes, amassing just over 40%. Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT)...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in election boycotted by opposition

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the elections for a fourth term solidifying her position as the world's longest-serving female head of government.

Bangladesh convicts Nobel laureate and ‘banker to the poor’ Yunus in labor law case

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, known as the “banker to the poor” faced conviction for violating Bangladesh’s labor laws in a trial criticized as politically motivated.

Thailand braces for protests after parliament blocks election-winner’s bid to become prime minister

Out of 715 MPs present, 395 voted against Pita's nomination for a second time, while 312 supported it, and eight abstained.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev secures third term with promises of reforms and economic growth

Running against three relatively unknown candidates, Mirziyoyev secured an impressive 87% of the vote in recent election, as reported by Uzbekistan's Central Election Commission.

Erdogan wins third term as Turkey’s president in runoff elections

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a historic third victory in Turkey's presidential election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the May 28 runoff vote.

Turkey’s presidential elections heads to runoff after close race between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the biggest challenge yet in his two decades in power after millions voted in a landmark election on May 14.

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ASEAN Express to boost Malaysia’s trade connectivity with China and Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s trade connectivity with Southeast Asia and China received a boost with the launch of the ASEAN Express, an international freight train connecting Malaysia to Thailand, Laos, and China.