By:Jonathan Shorman President Donald Trump’s calls this week to “nationalize” elections capped a year of efforts by his administration to exercise authority over state-run elections. The demands now have some state and local election officials fearing — and preparing for — a tumultuous year ahead. “I don’t think we can put anything past this administration,”
Malaysia is heading towards a high-stakes general election in late 2026 or early 2027. Anwar Ibrahim’s government is beset by corruption controversies, ethnic political tensions and unease among both Malay and Chinese voters, while resource disputes in Sabah and Sarawak and the lingering influence of figures like Najib Razak further complicate the landscape. Economic uncertainty and volatile US–China dynamics add pressure, turning the election into a referendum on Anwar’s reform credibility and Malaysia’s political stability.
By RFE/RL Washington appeared to ramp up pressure on Tehran as its leading negotiators visited the US aircraft carrier that heads a powerful strike force off the waters of Iran, even as indirect nuclear talks between the adversaries proceeded. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law — visited the USS
By RFE/RL Pakistani authorities said four people have been arrested in connection with the suicide bomb attack that killed at least 32 people at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in the capital, Islamabad, as they observed Friday Prayers. Interior Ministry Moshin Naqvi on February 7 said the four are suspected of having helped the suicide bomber in
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org In my public school days, there were no cell phones to find information in an instant, or communicate with friends or family or someone across the universe, or a mind-boggling number of games to play while sitting in class. We had books. Books for math, science, history and many books for English/literature
