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Netherlands set for right-wing government after Wilders strikes deal
AMSTERDAM -Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders on Wednesday said a deal had been reached to form what was set to be the most right-wing...
May 16, 20242 min read


Factbox-Deadline looms for agreement on Dutch coalition
AMSTERDAM - Dutch election winner Geert Wilders and his prospective right-wing government partners gathered on Tuesday for a new round...
May 14, 20242 min read


Singapore's incoming PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle, seeks 'continuity and stability'
SINGAPORE - Singapore's incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong appointed a new deputy premier in a minor reshuffle of the cabinet on...
May 13, 20242 min read


Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome,...
May 13, 20243 min read


Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections
BARCELONA -Spain's Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a...
May 13, 20242 min read


Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election
VILNIUS -Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda appeared on track to secure his second and final term in office after the first round of...
May 13, 20243 min read


Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat
VILNIUS - Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch...
May 12, 20242 min read


Hundreds protest in Tunisia to demand a date for fair presidential elections
TUNIS - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Tunisian capital on Sunday to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists...
May 12, 20242 min read


Catalans vote in election that offers new chance to exiled separatist leader
BARCELONA -Catalans voted on Sunday in a regional election that offers the possibility of the return to power of a separatist politician...
May 12, 20242 min read
Casualties reported in Chad from gunfire celebrating junta leader's victory
N'DJAMENA -A number of people were hurt in Chad, some severely, in gunfire celebrating interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby's declared...
May 11, 20242 min read


Panama's president-elect vows to help fix canal water problems, build major train line
PANAMA CITY -Panama's president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama...
May 10, 20243 min read


Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
May 7, 20243 min read
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