Japan’s ruling party faces ‘generational battle’ as it chooses new leader | Politics News
When Fumio Kishida declared earlier this month that he would not seek re-election as leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was stepping…
Can John Swinney unite fractured party?
ReutersJohn Swinney addresses his first SNP conference as leader this weekendThe SNP has spent the summer licking its wounds after that bruising general election defeat…
Germany’s far right forecast to make big gains in key state elections
BERLIN — It’s become a painful pattern for Germany’s political mainstream: Once again, a far-right party that for many evokes the country’s Nazi past is poised…
'I visited UK's party and festival capital in a beautiful – but surprising – town'
Mirror reporter Julia Banim enjoys a day of gin, craft beer and drive-thru ice cream in Ulverston - a town famed for its pubs and…
Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party | Politics News
Caretaker administration says ex-PM Hasina’s claims of its ‘terrorist activities’ during student protests were groundless.Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has lifted…
Listen to music from around the world at these L.A. parties
As the Latin trap anthem “Singamo” rings over the speakers at the Echo in Echo Park, more than 50 people sing along and twerk on…
Are Jews losing their political home in the Democratic Party?
Republicans have repeatedly tried — and failed — to win over Jewish Americans, who have historically supported Democrats in overwhelming numbers. One memorable attempt was…
Love Island legends Georgia Harrison and Olivia Attwood hit the town in TINY outfits as they party in Ibiza
LOVE Island's Georgia Harrison and Olivia Attwood looked sensational as they led their girl gang for a night out in Ibiza. The girls were joined…
US ruling party focuses on threat from opposition at grand convention | US Election 2024
This week the ruling Democratic Party in the oil-rich North American republic of the United States, one of the world’s top banana exporters, held a…
Kamala Harris’ DNC pitched generational change, but has a Bill Clinton-era feel
CHICAGO — Former President Clinton had trouble recalling the year of his first Democratic convention — either 1972 or 1976 — but wondered how many more…
Hollywood showed up in force for Kamala Harris at the DNC
Anyone who tuned in to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night expecting to watch Beyoncé make a surprise appearance onstage was likely disappointed to…
On Fox News, the talk at the DNC was taxes, testosterone and rage
CHICAGO — While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received…
At DNC, Kamala Harris shows why she’d be a historic president
Show, don’t tell.Three words that every journalist hears, with infuriating regularity, from professors, editors and readers.The dictate is not exclusive to journalism; it’s shared by…
Harris Skips Over Climate Change Even as Party Touts Green Wins
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAmong the Democrats touting the party’s record confronting climate change at their Chicago convention, there was a major exception: Vice President Kamala…
Kamala Harris poised to make history, accept Democratic nomination
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to make history Thursday night as she becomes the first Black woman and first Indian American to accept…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and other stars are out in force at the DNC
CHICAGO — The line was long along Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue as Democratic National Convention attendees were waiting to see their favorite vice president.Fictional vice…
After Rachel Goldberg, Jon Polin speak, some ask: Why no pro-Palestinian speakers?
CHICAGO — Rachel Goldberg broke down almost as soon as she stepped onto the stage of the Democratic National Convention. She put her hand to her…
Bill Clinton rouses Democrats with Harris endorsement during DNC
CHICAGO — He wasn’t the headliner, as he had been at so many previous Democratic conventions. He didn’t close out the program, as he did twice,…
Buttigieg, Pritzker, Shapiro, Whitmer court California Democrats at DNC
CHICAGO — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg extolled the Democratic ticket as a joyful and talented team headed toward victory as he spoke to California delegates at…
News Analysis: The audacity of ‘hope’ from an incumbent Democratic Party
Somewhere between President Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race last month and Barack and Michelle Obama’s rousing set of speeches at the…