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World
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International
7/8/2022 5:03:00 PM
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the country's best-known politician and longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event.
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World
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Region
6/23/2022 3:50:14 PM
Iraq's Parliament is set to hold a session Thursday to vote in replacements for 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month. The collective walkout by followers of Iraq's most influential Shia politician threw Iraq into further uncertainty, deepening a months-long political crisis over government formation.
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International
6/20/2022 10:25:38 AM
Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate millionaire in a runoff election that underscored people's disgust with the country's traditional politicians.
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World
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International
6/17/2022 3:27:45 PM
French leftist politician Jean-Luc Melenchon promised Friday to grant French nationality to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if left-wing parties win a majority in parliamentary elections this weekend.
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International
6/11/2022 5:14:46 PM
Thousands of people were expected to demonstrate across the United States on Saturday for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the country, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms.
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Africa
6/9/2022 9:12:59 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was confronted in Parliament Thursday by opposition politicians who pressed him to step down from office pending a criminal investigation into allegations that he covered up a theft from his rural game farm.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/19/2022 5:03:00 PM
While preparations for the proposed national dialogue have shifted into high gear, politicians differ on how it should proceed.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/15/2022 5:58:54 PM
Egypt’s Wafd Party chairman Abdel-Sanad Yamama has issued a decree appointing veteran politician Mona Makram Ebeid as assistant for international affairs to the party chairman of the liberal party.
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World
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International
4/24/2022 9:49:20 PM
Several European leaders and politicians have swiftly congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron for his reelection, as his far-right rival Marine Le Pen conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential election.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
4/12/2022 9:55:39 PM
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan made a transitional stir in Pakistani politics before things came back to normal, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/11/2022 5:55:27 PM
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday the European Union "should do more" for his embattled country, a day after EU leaders doused its hopes of quick accession to the bloc.
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World
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Region
2/13/2022 2:58:56 PM
Iraq's supreme court on Sunday ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges.
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World
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International
2/13/2022 11:49:41 AM
Soaring energy prices have brought massive profits to oil majors, along with fierce criticism from environmentalists and politicians at a time when consumers are left with rising bills.
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World
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Region
2/10/2022 8:12:36 PM
An umbrella group representing British Jews told an Israeli ultranationalist politician on Thursday that he is unwelcome, drawing outcry from Israeli opposition politicians.
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Africa
2/10/2022 6:59:06 PM
International Criminal Court judges on Thursday rejected a senior Ivory Coast politician's claim for compensation after he was acquitted of involvement in deadly violence following elections in 2010.
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World
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International
1/7/2022 2:38:35 PM
Poland's most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.
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World
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Region
1/1/2022 8:59:28 PM
Appeals mounted Saturday for word on the whereabouts of detained Tunisian politician Noureddine Bhiri, a leader of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, the largest in the North African country's suspended parliament.
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World
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International
12/14/2021 10:44:25 AM
Austria's leader says no high-ranking politicians from his country will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, but he says that is entirely because of coronavirus restrictions in China and is not a diplomatic protest.
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World
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Region
11/30/2021 12:36:20 PM
A well-known Turkish defence analyst and founder of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), Metin Gurcan, has been jailed on charges of "political and military espionage," local media reported on Tuesday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
11/15/2021 9:16:09 PM
Novak Djokovic expressed his shock Monday at the 'disappearance' of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been heard from since accusing a powerful politician of sexual assault.
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