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3/20/2025 1:16:05 PM
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives.
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War in Ukraine
3/4/2025 1:29:34 PM
Germany's conservatives who are set to lead the next government argued Tuesday that the country should quickly reintroduce compulsory military service.
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2/23/2025 9:43:34 PM
US President Donald Trump on Sunday called the victory of Germany's major conservative alliance "a great day for Germany, and for the United States."
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2/23/2025 7:20:24 PM
Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit polls.
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2/23/2025 12:35:38 PM
Germans went to the polls Sunday in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
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2/2/2025 10:08:44 PM
Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest the norm-shattering overtures by Germany's conservatives towards the far right as the country heads for a fraught election this month, drawing at least 160,000 people, according to police.
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11/2/2024 5:05:51 PM
The UK's battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected "anti-woke" candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party's disastrous showing in the July general election.
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7/27/2024 4:22:48 PM
French bishops complained on Saturday about the "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity" during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games which has upset some conservatives and has drawn mixed reviews.
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7/5/2024 1:48:00 PM
Rishi Sunak on Friday apologised to the public after his Conservatives were trounced by Labour in the UK general election, and said he would step down as party leader.
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6/20/2024 5:44:20 PM
The campaign director for Rishi Sunak's ruling Conservatives has stepped aside following reports that he and his wife were under investigation for allegedly betting on the UK general election date.
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6/11/2024 1:15:48 PM
Rishi Sunak doesn’t know whether he’ll still be Britain’s prime minister the day after next month’s election.
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5/30/2024 11:35:33 AM
The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule.
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5/10/2024 1:47:28 PM
Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on Friday in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority.
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5/5/2024 12:45:32 PM
London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday secured a record third term, as the party swept a host of mayoral races and local elections to trounce the ruling Conservatives just months before an expected general election.
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3/4/2024 5:41:52 PM
Iran on Monday announced a turnout of 41 percent in last week's elections for parliament and a key clerical body, a record low since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to voting records.
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3/1/2024 2:07:41 PM
Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid expectations of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power.
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12/7/2023 3:58:18 PM
UK leader Rishi Sunak defiantly insisted on Thursday that his latest immigration plan will work, as the issue threatened to tear apart his ruling Conservatives, putting his premiership in jeopardy.
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10/17/2023 11:58:19 AM
Three opposition parties that vowed to restore democratic standards in Poland together won over 54% of the votes in the nation's weekend parliamentary election, putting them in a position to take power, according to a complete ballot count reported Tuesday.
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10/4/2023 11:02:04 PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday rallied his ruling Conservatives for the next general election, positioning them as a force for change, even after 13 years in power and increasing disaffection among voters.
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10/2/2023 9:54:44 AM
Five conservative cardinals from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas have challenged Pope Francis to affirm Catholic teaching on homosexuality and female ordination ahead of a big Vatican meeting where such hot-button issues are up for debate.
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