Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

The runner-up duo has now lodged legal action alleging Joko Widodo’s son was ineligible to run despite a court’s green light.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies

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Australia will never elect a Donald Trump – and it’s due to one national trait

Australia will never elect a Donald Trump – and it’s due to one national trait

When I was working on a cruise ship,a noticeboard poster said it all:“Please remember that Americans consider it acceptable to brag about their kids. Australians do not.”

  • bySimon Taylor
Putin parades his ‘rivals’ at Red Square victory concert

Putin parades his ‘rivals’ at Red Square victory concert

The Russian president said he supported an idea,discussed before Alexei Navalny’s death,of exchanging the opposition figure for Russians imprisoned in the West.

  • byDasha Litvinova andEmma Burrows
‘He’s a killer,he’s a gangster’:What six more years of Putin means

‘He’s a killer,he’s a gangster’:What six more years of Putin means

The landslide victory underlined that the Russian leader would accept nothing less than full control of the country’s political system and its agenda.

Free food,threats and invisible ink:How the Kremlin made Russia vote for Putin

Free food,threats and invisible ink:How the Kremlin made Russia vote for Putin

To achieve the desired election result,analysts say the Kremlin used a ‘menu of manipulation’ that included candidate fixing,voter fixing and result fixing.

  • byJames Kilner
Putin says landslide election vindicates war,shows protests had no effect

Putin says landslide election vindicates war,shows protests had no effect

Putin,71,will easily secure a new six-year term that will enable him to overtake Stalin and become Russia’s longest-serving leader for more than 200 years.

  • byGuy Faulconbridge andAndrew Osborn
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For personal gain,Donald Trump would rather help a foe than a friend

For personal gain,Donald Trump would rather help a foe than a friend

When it comes to a choice between the US national interest and Trump’s personal interests,America loses.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Like it or not,Russians and Ukrainians in occupied territories head to the polls

Like it or not,Russians and Ukrainians in occupied territories head to the polls

Russia has dispatched officials with ballot boxes to people’s homes in occupied regions,saying it is safer for them to vote on their doorsteps.

  • byDasha Litvinova
Lacking support,anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders to forgo PM job

Lacking support,anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders to forgo PM job

Geert Wilders shocked Europe when his party came from nowhere to secure the most votes in the Netherlands’ most recent elections.

  • byClaire Moses
Putin claims Kyiv trying to meddle in Russian elections with cross-border assault

Putin claims Kyiv trying to meddle in Russian elections with cross-border assault

Moscow claimed earlier that it killed hundreds of Ukrainians deep inside the country as a result of attacks by Kyiv. Ukraine says they were Russians.

  • byJim Heintz andHanna Arhirova
In combative speech filled with insults,Trump vilifies Biden and migrants

In combative speech filled with insults,Trump vilifies Biden and migrants

Former president Donald Trump blasted US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address as an “angry,dark,hate-filled rant” that was more divisive than unifying.

  • byMichael Gold