Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan and once banned from the U.S., Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now poised to be the country’s next leader on his third …
“In almost pendulum-like fashion, it appears the military has gone from governorship back to guardianship,” wrote expert Aqil Shah in his book The Army and Democracy. The military has justified …
Indonesia, one of the world’s largest democracies, and the biggest predominantly Muslim one, is about to get a new leader. It’s a young, vibrant democracy — half of the nation’s …
Donald Trump or Ukraine: It’s the momentous decision now before the United States House of Representatives, which is about to debate a bill with global implications. Over the coming weeks, the …
As the cheers from his supporters engulfed him, Nawaz Sharif stepped up to the podium a day after Pakistan went to the polls in an election that many have called …
At the top of a winding road in the hills of Islamabad, deep in the backyard of a private home, dozens of people gather and wait for a political rally …
There was chaos on the floor of Senegal’s parliament on Monday as lawmakers voted to extend the tenure of President Macky Sall until a new presidential election is held in …
Senegal’s parliament on Monday voted to delay the presidential election until 15 December, AP reports. The decision to postpone the West African nation’s election scheduled for 25 February to December …
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, who has described himself as the “World’s Coolest Dictator”, has in less than five years transformed El Salvador from a country infamous for its record …
In response, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr lashed out at Mao for “insulting” his president and stooping to “ low and gutter-level talk”. Marcos’ plan to amend Philippine constitution …