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ABUJA– The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit accusing President Bola Tinubu of submitting forged certificates in aid of his qualification to contest for presidency.
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero will no longer cast his vote on September 23, when senator-judges decide on whether or not to sustain the 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, court spokesperson Regie Tongol...
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Filipino surgeons based in Pampanga and Cotabato City recently made history after successfully performing remote robotic surgeries on patients located 1,380 kilometers away.
Sydney Olympic Park Metro Station development plans released ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Andrew Hastie said Pauline Hanson's accusation was an attack on all veterans. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
Josh Heins and Manu Bohn pictured outside their caravan last year. (ABC South East NSW: Floss Adams)
Mr. Yadav’s move is seen as an addition to Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) broader plan of asserting itself as a party which stands for the “A to Z” castes and communities.
Several dozen declassified US presidential briefing documents released on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, show the intelligence gathered by American officials on Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida before the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and resha...
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday with ceremonies, vigils, moments of silence and volunteer projects, remembering the nearly 3,000 people killed and the lasting impact of the attacks on the US and beyond. The milestone was observed at the...
Houthi fighters reached Perim Island which divides the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes after government forces withdrew, completing the group's takeover of the strait. Together with Iran's Hormuz blockade, this puts roughly a third of the world's seaborne trade under hostil...
Americans could one day enjoy a 32-hour workweek if a new bill introduced in Congress this week somehow passes.
A Latino civil rights group filed a lawsuit Sept. 10 aimed at keeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of polling places at the upcoming midterm elections, saying sending armed forces to U.S. polling places will "intimidate voters."
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11. In New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania, survivors, families, and politician...
Kash Patel asked FBI communications staff to respond to a social media account that mocked him online, according to newly released government records, but a senior bureau official rejected the idea, warning that doing so "would look bad on you."
As Americans mark Labor Day and the traditional start of the fall campaign season, new polling shows President Donald Trump entering the final stretch before the midterm elections, with approval ratings that have weakened substantially since the start of his second term.
The battle of comedians, broadcasters and federal regulators has once again reached the courtroom and the nation’s airwaves, reigniting a conflict that cuts to the heart of First Amendment issues in the U.S.
Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ago by Congress after an ISIS Election Day plot.
Tugce Ersoy Ceylan is a professor of International Relations at Izmir Katip Celebi University in Türkiye.