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Germany's top court orders 2021 election rerun in Berlin
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court said there had been counting errors in several constituencies, ruling that a rerun is necessary in...
Dec 19, 2023


Kim Jong Un warns US after North Korea ICBM test
Kim Jong Un says he will accelerate the country's nuclear buildup, warning of an "overwhelming counteraction" if provoked by the United...
Dec 19, 2023


Erdogan and Orban pledge closer ties in Budapest meeting
Although Turkey and Hungary are the only countries blocking Sweden's NATO membership they did not address the subject in remarks....
Dec 19, 2023
German brigade in Lithuania set to be combat ready in 2027
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says an agreement on the permanent deployment of a German brigade in NATO member Lithuania is a...
Dec 18, 2023


Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan uses AI 'voice clone' from jail
The former Pakistani prime minister is in jail over charges of leaking classified documents. His team has released an audio message using...
Dec 18, 2023


Baerbock visits Rwanda as Africa's first mRNA factory opens
Germany's foreign minister says Berlin will do its utmost to support vaccine production in Africa as German pharmaceutical company...
Dec 18, 2023


Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai foreign 'collusion' trial starts
Jimmy Lai, who founded the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid, is facing several charges under China's 2020 national security...
Dec 18, 2023


Chile rejects second attempt to renew constitution
A previous draft that was written up by a left-wing-dominated committee was rejected in 2022. The new draft, penned by the far-right...
Dec 18, 2023


Serbia's ruling populists claim sweeping election victory
President Aleksandar Vucic called for the snap vote last month, barely two years since the last parliament was elected. His ruling party...
Dec 18, 2023


Germany: Far-right AfD wins first city mayoral election
Tim Lochner saw off the CDU candidate to become the far-right Alternative for Germany's first city mayor. Under the German mayoral...
Dec 18, 2023


As electoral violence looms, Belgian defence chief visits Congo to discuss cooperation
Electoral violence in Congo threatens to derail next Wednesday's parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The...
Dec 17, 2023


German lawmakers approve supplementary budget for 2023
It comes after the Bundestag approved a proposal by the governing coalition to suspend borrowing rules, known as the debt brake, for the...
Dec 15, 2023
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