DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory Friday in the first elections held since the previous government was toppled in a student-led ...

On Thursday, Bangladeshis will hold their first election since they overthrew their former leader in mass demonstrations in August 2024. But as NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from the capital, Dhaka, some ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s huge victory in Japan’s parliamentary election is likely to strengthen ties with the U.S. and could boost the country’s economy, says WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election gambit appears to have paid off, with her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) winning a majority of seats in parliament, Japanese broadcaster NHK ...

Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, was on course for a sweeping mandate after a snap election on Sunday. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

Japan’s firebrand prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and her Liberal Democratic Party won a decisive victory in Sunday’s snap elections, according to public broadcaster NHK, securing a robust ...

New York State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay will not run for re-election this year. Barclay, R-Pulaski, will serve the remainder of his term, but he will step down as minority leader to allow ...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump over his repeated rants about “taking over” and “nationalizing” elections, calling the rhetoric “dangerous.” On Thursday ...