All posts tagged "Politics"
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8InternationalVenezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
PANAMA CITY — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for...
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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of...
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Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore
TORONTO — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant...
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Blinken says Trump’s push for US to take control of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’
PARIS — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what...
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Venezuela’s ultimate political survivor faces his toughest challenge yet
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power....
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Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Turkey on Wednesday again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations prepares...
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Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro’s legal troubles deepen
SAO PAULO — SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities gathered in capital Brasilia on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of an...
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Germany leader: All countries must respect existing borders, in rebuttal of Trump
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and...
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How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it’s his turn to rule
CARACAS, Venezuela — Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans. They want to call him president. He...
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43International
Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it
WARSAW, Poland — The head of Poland’s parliament said Wednesday that the country’s presidential election will be held on May 18, with...
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30WorldBiden may preemptively pardon Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, after Trump’s threats of revenge – US politics live | Joe Biden
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preemptive pardons by American presidents are rare, but...
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6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military...
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Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence
PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Aid trucks carrying medicines, food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents reached a remote...
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18International
Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor
CAIRO — Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
ROME — An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer...
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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former...
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Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
BANGKOK — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area...
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3World‘Absolutely sickening’ for Tories to vote against child protection legislation, education secretary says – UK politics live | Politics
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says it is ‘absolutely sickening’ for Tories to vote against child protection legislation Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary,...
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S. Korean court clears govt, agency of liability in adoptee’s US deportation case
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Wednesday cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a...
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441World‘Trolling free-for-all’: experts back Australian concerns over Meta ditching factchecking on US platforms | Australian politics
Global experts have backed Australian concerns over Meta’s decision to abandon factchecking on its platforms in the US, such as Facebook and...
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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela — Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election,...
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