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May 16, 20243 min read
Singapore's new PM takes office pledging to lead his own way
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy...


May 16, 20242 min read
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 14, 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 13, 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, 20243 min read
'Choose France' investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
PARIS - France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel...


May 13, 20243 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, 20242 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, 20243 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 12, 20242 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 7, 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 6, 20243 min read
Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader
PANAMA CITY -Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old...


May 5, 20242 min read
Panamanians vote in crowded field of presidential contenders
PANAMA CITY - Panamanians will head to the polls in Sunday's general election to elect one of eight contenders to be the nation's next...
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