Thousands of people demonstrate across Iraq to denounce the results of the parliamentary election recently held in the Arab country.

The evidence was given to the US ambassador, the Russian foreign minister said.

Iraq’s influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces his intention to participate in upcoming general elections, reversing a previous decision.

Russia says the West is using the “hype” around opposition figure Alexei Navalny as a pretext to impose new sanctions against Moscow, adding that the actions of Germany in particular prove that the case was a “planned provocation.”

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls for snap elections in an effort to gain a majority in the House of Commons.

Iraq’s influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he won’t participate in a parliamentary election slated for October.

Moldovans are voting in a snap parliamentary election in which pro-Western President Maya Sandu hopes to win a majority to fight corruption and carry out reforms.

Armenia's opposition says it will mobilize massive protest rallies and challenge the June 20 snap election results in the country's constitutional court, citing "mass violations."

Armenia holds early parliamentary elections to settle political turmoil caused by last year's loss to Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Palestinians have staged rallies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in protest against President Abbas’ decision to postpone parliamentary elections.