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10/31/2022 7:41:09 PM
British politicians from both opposition and governing parties on Monday demanded the Conservative government improve conditions at an overcrowded facility for migrants, described by an independent inspector as "wretched.''
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Region
10/30/2022 12:33:08 PM
One of Israel's most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country's population.
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10/13/2022 5:55:40 PM
Iraq's new President Abdul Latif Rashid is a veteran Kurdish politician and former water minister with valuable experience in navigating the fractious politics of Baghdad.
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9/14/2022 12:43:51 PM
Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the State Department alleges in a newly released cable.
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International
9/8/2022 10:47:49 PM
British politicians across the political spectrum united in sorrow Thursday at the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a passing that brought the country's usually fractious politics to a halt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/6/2022 10:13:27 PM
Pro-government politician Abdel-Halim Allam is the new head of the Bar Association, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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Diplomacy
9/4/2022 12:24:22 PM
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest-ranking Communist Party politician to travel to the country since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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International
9/1/2022 9:07:36 PM
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed legislation that would transfer the country's nominally civilian National Guard to total military authority, completing a dramatic shift for a politician who earlier in his career called for soldiers to return to the barracks.
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International
8/22/2022 5:49:47 PM
Indiana's Republican governor met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew Beijing's ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island.
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Region
8/20/2022 10:06:12 PM
Iran's leading reformist coalition on Saturday called for the release of politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, held since July over accusations of undermining state security.
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Africa
8/20/2022 9:42:50 PM
Kenya's veteran politician Raila Odinga on Saturday defended plans to make a court challenge to the results of last week's "joke" election that handed victory to Deputy President William Ruto.
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8/5/2022 3:05:08 PM
Greece's intelligence chief has resigned, the government said on Friday amid a scandal over alleged spying ofn an opposition politician.
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International
7/8/2022 5:41:32 PM
Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan's longest-serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history.
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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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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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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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