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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party secured 90 percent of contested seats in the June 1 parliamentary elections. More than 140 polling stations closed in the Amhara and Oromo regions over safety concerns from armed groups.
SemaforEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the parliamentary elections held on June 1, securing 90 percent of contested seats. The result extends the party's majority in Africa's second-most-populous country. Voting took place in Ethiopia's two most populous regions, Amhara and Oromo, where more than 140 polling stations closed on election day due to safety concerns from armed groups fighting the government.
Abiy Ahmed, 49, rose to power in 2018. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. Ethiopia experienced a two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
President Donald Trump stated on June 22 that he would take action if Iran does not meet terms of an agreement signed the prior week. The deal unfreezes Iranian funds restricted to U.S. food purchases. It follows attacks that killed thousands and raised global oil prices.
thehindu.comU.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ruled Monday that the updated Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program violates federal privacy law. The decision halts its use to verify voter eligibility after at least 25 states scanned 67 million registrations.
Fox NewsSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated on social media that he may sue a Democratic representative after the lawmaker called for an investigation into cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development. The exchange followed comments linking the cuts to potential child deaths o…