Tag: Elections
Tanzania cops arrest man for reporting that president is ill
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying that President John Magufuli is in ill health.
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McConnell backs new process to fill Kentucky Senate vacancy
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Mitch McConnell has given his blessing to legislation to change how a vacant U.S. Senate seat would be filled in his...
UN increases Central African Republic force by nearly 3,700
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council approved an increase of nearly 3,700 military and police to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Central African...
Mormon leader says family donation to Biden was ‘oversight’
SALT LAKE CITY — A top leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday political donations made in his name...
UN urges foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to withdraw them “without delay” as demanded...
Democrats find support for Biden in small-city America
MANKATO, Minnesota — Mary McGaw grew up in a Republican home on the rural prairie of south central Minnesota. But as she moved from...
UN urges Somalia to organize elections without delay
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing...
Coronavirus pandemic casts long shadow over Dutch elections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Housing shortages, the environment, health care, education. Dutch voters have plenty of issues to consider in next week's election but...
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP’s pandemic journalism
Hugging loved ones. Shaking hands. Going to school. Grabbing dinner at a restaurant. Visiting elderly family members.
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Merkel’s party faces tough election-year test in state polls
BERLIN — Two German states choose new legislatures on Sunday, the first major political test of a year in which a national election will...
