BANGKOK -- Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul announced at a press conference on Sunday that the Bhumjaithai Party has won Thailand's House of Representatives election.
Anutin said that the victory is a victory of all people.
With more than 87 percent of ballots counted by the country's Election Commission, the Bhumjaithai Party is leading the vote, followed by the People's Party in second place and the Pheu Thai Party in third. (Thailand-Election)
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LISBON -- Center-left Socialist Party candidate Antonio Jose Seguro declared victory in Portugal's second-round presidential election on Sunday.
According to data from Portugal's Interior Ministry, 99 percent of the ballots have been counted so far, with Seguro winning 66.7 percent of the vote and far-right Chega leader Andre Ventura securing 33.3 percent. Ventura has conceded defeat. (Portugal-Election)
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TOKYO -- Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) won more than a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives following Sunday's general election, public broadcaster NHK reported early Monday.
The ruling bloc secured 352 seats, surpassing the two-thirds majority necessary to enact a bill approved by the lower house but rejected by the House of Councillors, or the upper house, NHK reported. (Japan-Election)
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LONDON -- Morgan McSweeney has resigned from his role of chief of staff to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as many members of Parliament blamed him for the appointment of Peter Mandelson to ambassador of the United States, Sky News reported Sunday.
"The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself. When asked, I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice," he said in a resignation letter published by local media.
Starmer on Thursday apologized for his decision to appoint Mandelson as the ambassador, after fresh revelations about the former official's links to late American financier Jeffrey Epstein sparked political scandals in Britain. (Britain-Chief of Staff-Resignation)
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BEIRUT -- At least five people were killed when a residential building collapsed on Sunday in northern Lebanon's city of Tripoli, local TV channel Al-Jadeed reported.
The incident in the Tebbaneh area sent thick clouds of dust into the air, and sparked panic among residents, Al-Jadeed reported, adding that emergency teams have rescued four people, and that search operations continue. (Lebanon-Building Collapse) Enditem
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