Bangladesh Nationalist Party Wins Big in Pivotal Election

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, is set to become the prime minister. This was the first election in Bangladesh since student-led protests toppled the last government in 2024.

Review of Japan's nonnuclear principles simmers beneath economy-focused election

During campaigning for the recent House of Representatives election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not discuss reviewing ...
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Conservative Parties Win in Japan and Thailand

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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi given second prison sentence

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison and ended her ...

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison. Supporters say she began a hunger strike on February 2.

Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.