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Sep 24, 20243 min read
Factbox-Austrian political parties' plans for the economy
VIENNA - Austria holds a general election on Sunday with the next government facing an economy poised to contract for a second year...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
BERLIN - After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia state election this month, Germany's...


Sep 24, 20244 min read
Analysis-UK Labour Party struggles at first conference in power
LIVERPOOL, England - A bumpy start, or just rather flat? Regardless, few at Labour's annual conference in the northern English city of...


Sep 24, 20244 min read
Analysis-Ukraine's Zelenskiy heads to US with 'victory plan' at perilous moment
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels to the United States to set out a "victory plan" to his closest ally this week, in an urgent...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Pope Francis has long history of health problems
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis cancelled his appointments on Monday because of what the Vatican described as light flu symptoms. Below are...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Exclusive-India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces, sources say
India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a...


Sep 24, 20246 min read
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
ZHENGZHOU, China - On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Russia-friendly groups' surge leaves Scholz's party few options after regional vote
BERLIN - The euphoria of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats at their regional election win over the far-right faded on...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...


Sep 24, 20241 min read
Syria's Assad appoints a new cabinet
DUBAI - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree forming a new government under Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, the...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
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