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Jun 12, 20243 min read
France's Macron asks rivals to join electoral pact against far-right
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties on both sides of the political centre to join him in forging a...


Jun 12, 20242 min read
EU top jobs field narrows, von der Leyen set for second term
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appears on course for a second five-year term and Estonia's prime...


Jun 12, 20241 min read
France's conservative leader: Want to form "alliance" with Le Pen's National Rally
PARIS -France's conservative Republicans party chairman Eric Ciotti on Tuesday called for a country-wide alliance between his party's...


Jun 12, 20243 min read
Zuma's MK party seeks to block South African parliament citing vote-rigging
JOHANNESBURG -Former South African president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country's top court to block...


Jun 11, 20242 min read
Austria to hold election on Sept. 29, with far-right in ascendant
VIENNA -Austria's next general election will be held on Sept. 29, at the end of the current five-year parliament, Chancellor Karl...


Jun 11, 20244 min read
A look at the key challenges in NDA 3.0
New Delhi, June 11 - The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered its third successive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
Explainer-What are the EU's top jobs and how will they be filled?
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are set to start bargaining over top EU institution jobs after the European Parliament election...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election without absolute majority
PARIS - The far-right National Rally was forecast on Monday to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in...


Jun 11, 20244 min read
Analysis-South Africa's unity government must harmonise wildly different visions
JOHANNESBURG - Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
EU's von der Leyen seeks centrist allies after far-right election gains
BRUSSELS -European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen began trying to piece together a coalition on Monday after the far right gained...


Jun 11, 20243 min read
From trade to climate, five takeaways from the EU election
BRUSSELS -The European Parliament took a shift to the right after a four-day election concluded on Sunday, with more eurosceptic...


Jun 11, 20244 min read
Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote
BRUSSELS -Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to...
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