Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure

• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is threatening states with fines and legal charges if they fail to implement specific election security measures. • Required steps include securing voting machines and reviewing voter registration lists to verify the citizenship status of voters.

• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is escalating attacks on election officials in key battleground states, claiming hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote. • Internal agency acknowledgments reveal that these figures have not been fully vetted or verified, contradicting the administration's public assertions.

• President Donald Trump made sweeping claims of election interference during a primetime address on Thursday night. • White House documents posted to the official website during the speech largely failed to support the President's assertions.

• TSMC has raised its full-year outlook for the second time, with Chairman C.C. Wei predicting that AI demand will remain strong through 2030. • Political tension is rising as the Presidential Office, local governments, and various political parties exchange accusations regarding responsibility for a tainted oil scandal.

• Activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from his protest site at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and transported to a hospital after fasting for over 20 days. • Wangchuk had been conducting an indefinite hunger strike to draw attention to his cause, which recently attracted visits from several Opposition politicians.

• President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is implementing a series of business-friendly reforms to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and compete with regional rivals like Vietnam and Malaysia. • Key initiatives include new laws regarding taxation and governance, extended land leasing options, and ambitious infrastructure upgrades to the nation's power grid, ports, and railways.

• General Romeo Brawner Jr., the chief of the Philippine Armed Forces, is set to retire following the completion of his three-year term. • President Marcos must now appoint a successor, with the selection process currently centering on a race between candidates Gustilo and Cordura.

• Hungary's opposition party, Fidesz, has petitioned the Constitutional Court to review four major laws recently passed by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza government. • Fidesz argues that these reforms violate the nation's Fundamental Law and represent an attempt by Magyar to establish an "autocratic rule."

• President Donald J. Trump delivered a primetime address to release newly declassified documents regarding foreign election interference and alleged "Deep State" suppression. • The released intelligence reports specifically highlight that the Venezuelan government developed capabilities to manipulate electronic voting systems.

• New Delhi police have ordered activists, including Sonam Wangchuk and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party, to vacate the Jantar Mantar site. • The group had been camping at the location to protest against the Indian education minister.

• The Citizens' Public Justice (CJP) alleges that activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly dragged away from a protest site by authorities. • Opposition leaders have condemned the police action, accusing the government of suppressing peaceful protests rather than addressing the underlying grievances.