KUCHING: The 15th General Election( GE15) should only be held once the proposed anti-party-hopping law is in place, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.“ To me, it’s better if we implement the law first before having the general election, because we don’t want what happened in 2020 to happen again.“ If the law is not ready when we have the election, elected representatives could be hopping left and right after that, ” he told reporters at a Ha

CNN — The budget blueprint President Joe Biden revealed on Thursday is designed lay out a clear, if aspirational, policy vision for the year ahead.... “ There’s a vision here and there’s a contrast, ” Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said in an interview with CNN.... The proposal also includes capping the price of insulin at$ 35 a month for all Americans, according to administration officials....

Meghan Markle's move into politics has been long anticipated but made headlines once again when she met with the Democratic governor of California in what was labelled an" introductory" meeting.... As a working member of the Royal Family, the Duchess of Sussex would be expected to be politically neutral, as influence over the British people is something that the monarchy has always tried to steer clear of.... But following her departure as a working royal, Meghan now has free reign to explore

When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy in 2013, to mark World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, he urged young people to make a “ mess ” in their local churches, to shake things up, even if it ruffled the feathers of their bishops.As he embarks this week on another edition of World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, Francis in many ways has taken his own advice to heart.... “ He’s laying the basis now, laying the ground, for the future.” And no better place to put it on display tha

Pope Francis waves to people along the Copacabana beachfront as he arrives for the Stations of the Cross procession in Rio de Janeiro on July 26, 2013, during World Youth Day.... Francis’ perennial social justice concerns about climate change, social inequality and fraternity, as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine, are expected to be major themes.... While not all are cookie-cutter proteges of Francis, many are seen as similarly pastorally minded and thus more game to implement his reforms, espec

He’s claimed there’s no verification for overseas or military ballots.... He’s claimed election officials are using early voting to commit fraud.... But it wasn’t voter fraud at all – there are 55 nuns of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie who live there. Pennsylvania has also been the site of furious pre-election litigation, including over the rules about what mail-in ballots can be counted and how early voting is administered....

That's all they want to do is cheat.... We're going to have no country." Trump's claims that Democrats cheated in the previous election or are doing so in this race are baseless.... Harris received 99% of the delegate votes in the Democratic National Committee's virtual roll call vote after Biden exited the race. Top officials in key battleground states have said they are confident in the integrity of this election....

A series of photos published last month by Chinese state media of Foreign Minister Wang Yi standing shoulder to shoulder with visiting Taliban official decked out in traditional tunic and turban raised eyebrows on the country’s social media. Since then, China’s propaganda machinery has quietly begun preparing its people to accept an increasingly likely scenario that Beijing might have to recognize the Taliban, the hard line Islamist movement that is rapidly gaining territory in Afghanistan, as a

Researchers also used electron microscopes for imaging fine details.... The paper also highlights Franklin's use of “ nature printing, ” a technique by which he transferred the detailed vein patterns of tree leaves to printing plates. These techniques raised numerous barriers to would-be copycats.... Franklin's fillers served to make bills hardier and thus extend their life over the cheaper paper preferred by criminals, while his dyed threads added another production barrier....

I should be punished if found guilty.... The federal government is “ underestimating ” PTI’s support in all four federating units, as well as Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. The PTI founder has a “ massive following among overseas Pakistanis ”.... It was a “ failed attempt to score political points ” and undermine the ruling PTI. Published in Dawn, December 7th, 2024....