South Africa's ANC calls demands for President Ramaphosa to step down for coalition talks a 'no-go'
A top official says South Africa’s African National Congress party will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down as a condition for negotiations.
Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago's first school board elections this fall
The nation’s third-largest city is preparing for its first school board elections and the slate of potential candidates includes progressive activists, an afterschool squash program leader and a Grammy-winning rapper.
Serbia populists seek to cement power in vote in Belgrade, key cities after facing fraud accusations
Voters in Serbia are casting ballots in a rerun election in the capital, Belgrade, and in dozens of other cities and towns, with ruling right-wing populists seeking to cement their already vast hold on power.
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation’s president and seven others.
Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago's first school board elections this fall
The nation’s third-largest city is preparing for its first school board elections and the slate of potential candidates includes progressive activists, an afterschool squash program leader and a Grammy-winning rapper.
The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.