World elections
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Self-reflecting and nice: VP hopefuls try to move dial stuck on division
The candidates for US vice president were so polite and agreeable that it felt at times like a mutual appreciation club.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Kamala Harris says she’s ‘all in’. The bets might pay off for Donald Trump
Nevada has leant left for four straight elections. But on the streets of Las Vegas, Maria and Brian know Donald Trump is playing to win.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Unique partnership: Donald Trump and his real-life apprentice
The US former president’s unusual willingness to overlook Senator J.D.Vance’s missteps is a sign they share much more than the November 5 election ticket.
- by Michael C. Bender
Russian offers cash to voters to keep Moldova out of the EU
The Ukraine-neighbouring country started the process for membership earlier this year. The next step is a referendum. A Russian oligarch has other ideas.
- by Alexander Tanas
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Austria
Austrian far-right party wins first national election since World War II
The Freedom Party was founded in the 1950s by Nazi veterans and is one of Europe’s longest-standing parties of the populist right.
- by Rob Harris
Losing ground to rebels, Myanmar junta tries an olive branch
Just as resistance forces appear close to capturing the country’s second-biggest city, Mandalay, military rulers put up a new proposal.
- by Sui-Lee Wee
Fifth time lucky for Japan’s new prime minister
In a night of drama, Shigeru Ishiba managed to win his party’s and, consequently, his country’s leadership, negating Japan its first female PM.
- by Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno
To surname or not to surname? That is the question dividing Japan
A law dating from the Meiji era is diving the country and may make the difference in who runs it.
- by Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya
Opinion
US Votes 2024
‘I’m your protector’: Trump’s vow to women is an appeal to fragile men
As the Republican candidate tries to dig himself out of his gender gap with Kamala Harris, he is flailing and likely making his problems much worse.
- by Nia-Malika Henderson
Sri Lanka has had a few jolts. A Marxist new leader may be its biggest
A former tutor, cigarette and vegetable seller, and son of a farmer has ridden a wave of discontent to break through ruling dynasties.
- by Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita
Behind Kamala Harris’ rise: Silicon Valley’s wealthiest woman
The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire philanthropist into the political spotlight.
- by Theodore Schleifer
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