Croatia is holding polls marked by a bitter campaign between the present heads of state and government as candidates. The elections could determine whether the EU nation moves toward Moscow or remains pro-West.

Election will see candidates compete for a seat in the 290-member parliament. New members of Iran's Assembly of Experts will also be elected.

With high inflation, massive foreign debt and widespread poverty, Pakistan's economy has been in crisis for years, presenting major challenges for its next government. We take a closer look. Also, China battles deflation and a stock market meltdown. Plus, Disney looks to boost revenues with a sports streaming platform, video games and Taylor Swift.

Some 300,000 people headed to the polls in the tiny nation of Comoros, off East Africa, to vote in presidential elections. Incumbent Azali Assoumani, accused of cracking down on opposition, is largely expected to win.

Could the ongoing economic crisis and general distrust and dissatisfaction with the country's politics be to blame?

Voting has taken place for an unscheduled second day in some areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Long delays and logistical problems on Wednesday saw some polling stations across the vast country unable to open at all.

Nearly all opposition and pro-democracy candidates have been barred from running in local elections after a Beijing-backed "national security" crackdown and turnout is expected to be low.

With just one year to go before the US presidential election, polls aren't looking good for President Joe Biden, but Democrats are banking on safeguarding issues like abortion rights in order to keep the White House. The US president's approval rating has dropped to 39 percent; not the lowest it's ever been, but still a source of concern. In another poll, Biden is seen trailing Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five key states.

The new note, which will be worth $11 or €10.2 officially, comes after consumer prices jumped by nearly 95% in the 12 months to the end of December.

The one thing almost everyone in Poland seems to agree on is that Sunday's elections are the most important the country has held since 1989 and the fall of communism. And they're on a knife-edge. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, known by its Polish acronym PiS, is aiming for a historic third term.

The vote for the largely ceremonial role is widely viewed as a test of support for the ruling People's Action Party.

Zimbabwe's opposition is seeking to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagw's ZANU-PF party, which has ruled since the country's independence in 1980.