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International
4/3/2023 3:37:39 PM
An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals his criminal conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname which resulted in his expulsion from Parliament, dealing a huge blow to his Congress party ahead of general elections next year.
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International
4/3/2023 3:19:48 PM
Does an international post await Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin after her election loss? What explains the nationalist party's record score? And are the nationalists reliable partners for a government coalition?
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International
4/2/2023 10:47:08 PM
Finland's centre-right leader Petteri Orpo claimed victory in Sunday's general election, with the far-right Finns Party in second place ahead of Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats in third.
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World
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Africa
4/2/2023 7:51:07 PM
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday called off demonstrations planned for Monday and said his party would sit down for dialogue with the government after two weeks of protests.
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World
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Africa
4/2/2023 11:08:12 AM
South Africa's governing ANC party said Saturday that it had sent senior officials to Russia to discuss "recalibration of the global order" with President Vladimir Putin's party.
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World
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Region
4/1/2023 4:15:22 PM
An attack on the headquarters of the Good Party, a member of the opposition Nation Alliance, on Friday has raised concerns about campaign violence in Turkey's upcoming elections.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/28/2023 9:12:40 PM
Israel has entered its most serious and delicate political phase in decades, after Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Sunday to dismiss fellow party member and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant.
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World
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International
3/28/2023 8:25:21 PM
Myanmar's junta-stacked election commission on Tuesday announced Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party would be dissolved for failing to re-register under a tough new military-drafted electoral law, state media said.
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World
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International
3/27/2023 7:06:55 PM
Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 3:01:05 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce a freeze on the government's judicial overhaul as his far-right government is facing more protests and a general strike on Monday against its controversial push to overhaul the justice system, Likud Party sources told Haartez newspaper.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 8:11:10 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country and prompted growing discontent within the ranks of the military. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv, blocking a main highway, following the announcement.
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World
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Africa
3/22/2023 2:20:28 PM
Nigeria's main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who came second in last month's election, has filed a formal petition in court seeking to overturn the ballot won by the ruling party.
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World
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Africa
3/22/2023 12:46:11 PM
Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.
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World
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Africa
3/21/2023 8:40:58 PM
Nigeria's ruling party won the majority of governorships contested in last weekend's elections, results showed Tuesday, following a ballot marred by voter suppression and violent intimidation the US government called deeply troubling.
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World
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Region
3/6/2023 10:03:52 PM
Turkey's bickering opposition leaders ended months of fierce debate Monday and agreed to name the head of the main secular party as their joint candidate against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May 14 polls.
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World
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International
3/6/2023 5:32:39 PM
The center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, overwhelmingly won the Baltic country’s general election, while a far-right populist challenger lost seats in a vote that focused on national security and the economy.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 10:48:21 PM
Voters in Estonia cast ballots Sunday in a parliamentary election that the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, was considered a favorite to win.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/5/2023 9:41:05 AM
Polling stations have opened in Estonia for a general election that the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, is a favorite to win.
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World
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Africa
3/2/2023 9:30:11 PM
Third-party candidate Peter Obi announced Thursday he would challenge the outcome of Nigeria's fiercely fought presidential elections after official results awarded victory to the ruling party's champion, Bola Tinubu.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/2/2023 6:24:26 PM
Members of Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) have failed in a last-ditch bid to expel former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his close ties to Russia, the party said on Thursday.
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