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7/12/2023 11:57:17 AM
Kenyan officers fired tear gas on protesters Wednesday as they defied a police ban to join demonstrations called by opposition leader Raila Odinga against a raft of tax hikes.
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7/11/2023 9:01:39 PM
US President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his "courage" in dropping opposition to Sweden's entry to NATO.
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7/8/2023 3:47:41 PM
The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to two on Saturday, a hospital official told AFP, after opposition leader Raila Odinga urged Kenyans to take to the streets against tax hikes.
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7/4/2023 11:38:25 AM
Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month.
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7/3/2023 10:21:24 AM
France's mayors have called on members of the public and elected officials to gather at town halls across the country on Monday in a show of mass opposition to violent protests that have dragged on for nearly a week.
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6/26/2023 10:06:33 AM
Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party's headquarters on Sunday evening, authorities said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election.
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Africa
6/22/2023 6:20:00 PM
Ethiopia is preparing to launch the fourth filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the country's deputy prime minister announced Thursday, despite opposition from downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan.
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Africa
6/20/2023 8:37:13 PM
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Tuesday vowed to strengthen "democracy and freedom" in his country, in his first public reaction to deadly unrest sparked by the conviction of a popular opposition leader.
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Egypt
6/20/2023 12:10:00 PM
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6/19/2023 2:38:38 PM
Kuwait's fifth government in less than one year took the oath of office Monday after elections returned an opposition-controlled parliament, setting the stage for further political turmoil in the oil-rich emirate.
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6/15/2023 9:30:39 PM
Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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6/14/2023 11:18:50 PM
Israeli opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz on Wednesday suspended their participation in talks with the government over its controversial judicial programme.
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6/13/2023 9:02:25 PM
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6/12/2023 11:41:06 AM
Israel's opposition leader testified for the prosecution on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial in Jerusalem.
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International
6/11/2023 1:26:19 PM
UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling Conservative Party, including Boris Johnson, quit parliament following a probe into Covid lockdown-breaking parties.
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International
6/9/2023 4:20:09 PM
Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups.
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International
6/8/2023 5:30:37 PM
Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62.
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6/7/2023 5:20:40 PM
Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has accepted the resignation of the Kuwaiti government after opposition lawmakers won a majority in recent parliamentary elections, according to a report by Kuwaiti state news agency "KUNA".
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6/7/2023 3:21:38 PM
The European Commission on Wednesday launched legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing "Russian influence" that is seen as targeting the opposition.
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6/7/2023 1:37:35 PM
Opposition lawmakers won a majority in Kuwait's parliament but with a notable lack of gender diversity, with only one woman elected out of the 50 seats, results showed on Wednesday, after the Gulf state's seventh general election in just over a decade.
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