'Extreme resurgence': Is polarised Europe getting ungovernable as centrist space shrinks? (IANS Analysis)

Vikas Datta | September 3, 2024 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Nearly two months after the snap parliamentary elections, France is yet to get a government as none of the three major blocs is even near a majority on its own and cannot ally with any other due to their differing ideologies. Now, two German states are set to follow suit as the far-right and the far-left make gains at the expense of centrist parties.

PM Modi arrives in Brunei Darussalam on historic two-day visit

IANS | September 3, 2024 2:38 PM

Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Bandar Seri Begawan Airport Tuesday afternoon as he began a two-day visit to Brunei Darussalam - the first ever bilateral trip by an Indian PM to the southeast Asian nation - at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

US soldiers assaulted in Turkey, 15 detained

IANS | September 3, 2024 2:05 AM

Ankara, Sep 3 (IANS) At least two US soldiers were physically assaulted on the streets of Izmir in Turkey -- a NATO ally of the United States -- by a far-right Turkish youth group on Monday, the local governor's office said, adding that 15 individuals involved in the attack have been detained.

Azerbaijan's ruling party retains dominance in parliament

IANS | September 2, 2024 8:00 AM

Baku, Sep 2 (IANS) Azerbaijan's ruling New Azerbaijan Party won the most seats in the country's parliament in a snap election on Sunday, Mazahir Panakhov, the Central Election Commission head said early on Monday after counting the results from about 5,895 polling stations.

Kamala Harris team calls itself 'clear underdogs' and Trump 'formidable'

Yashwant Raj | September 1, 2024 10:59 PM

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) In a bid to lower expectations and energise Democrats, US Vice-President Kamala Harris's campaign team described itself as the "clear underdogs" in a note on Sunday and said the 2024 White House race will be decided by "razor-thin" margins in the battleground states as in 2020.