The August 23, 2026 parliamentary election introduced a 145-seat, single-chamber legislature as analysts forecast a commanding victory for President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Adilet party.
The governor resumed office after nearly four months away, insisting he had committed no crime as U.S. prosecutors pressed drug-trafficking accusations and extradition requests.
The company agreed to pay the U.S. Justice Department after claims it violated children’s privacy law, while regulators in Europe and Britain kept up their own scrutiny.
The Japanese government has carried out its first execution in over a year, hanging a 58-year-old man convicted of a deadly 2009 arson attack at a gambling parlor.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced the international warrant as Ankara opened an investigation into Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla and detention of activists.
Cameroon’s 93-year-old president was back in the country after a trip abroad that had triggered speculation about his health and the stability of the presidency.
Mazloum Abdi said Kurdish-led military, security and administrative bodies had entered national structures after an agreement with President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Singapore has begun requiring messaging services to curb contact from unknown users and social platforms to verify advertisers, in a fresh push against online scams.
The electoral commission credited the incumbent with about 60% of the presidential vote, but observers said unequal campaign conditions and limits on freedoms distorted the contest.
The jailed former prime minister was due to undergo medical examinations in Islamabad after lawyers raised health concerns that were not detailed in the court report.
The Trump administration has paused construction on a major border-security project in Big Bend National Park after environmental objections and bipartisan local opposition.
Prosecutors allege the former gang leader organised the 1996 Las Vegas shooting, while his defence challenges statements he made years later in a memoir and interviews.
South African police are investigating a fatal weekend shooting in Newclare, where three young victims were found dead and two others were rushed to hospital.
Investigators opened an inquiry after thieves bypassed security at MuMe and removed panels of major artistic and symbolic importance during Ferragosto festivities.
Venezuela has released 131 people under alternative custody measures, a move framed by the interim government as part of a national reconciliation program.