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Dutch election: Wilders' far-right PVV set to win — poll
An exit poll shows Geert Wilders' far-right PVV could receive 35 seats in parliament. Dutch voters have been picking a successor to Mark...
Nov 23, 2023


Congo: Presidential candidates kick off monthlong campaigns
Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is competing for a second term in office, while the opposition is trying to rally behind a single...
Nov 20, 2023


Argentina: Milei wins presidential vote, Massa admits defeat
Former Economy Minister Sergio Massa has congratulated his opponent, libertarian outsider Javier Milei, on becoming Argentina's next...
Nov 20, 2023


Melissa Depraetere will lead Vooruit until next elections
Melissa Depraetere has been appointed interim leader of the Flemish socialist party Vooruit until the next elections, the party announced...
Nov 18, 2023


Decoding China: Why Beijing and Washington need each other
Chinese media are euphoric after Xi Jinping's trip to San Francisco for a summit with Joe Biden. The two leaders were friendly, but deep...
Nov 17, 2023


EU extends approval of the weedkiller glyphosate by 10 years
The substance is the active ingredient in Bayer's Roundup weedkiller, and is controversial because of its potential impact on...
Nov 16, 2023


Cambodia: Amnesty alleges 'mass evictions' at Angkor Wat
The forced eviction of thousands of families at the Angkor Wat temple complex in the name of conserving a UNESCO World Heritage site...
Nov 15, 2023


Germany: Left Party to disband parliamentary faction
Far-left German opposition party Die Linke has decided to disband its parliamentary faction amid ongoing internal splits. The unusual...
Nov 15, 2023


UK: David Cameron returns to government as foreign secretary
In a shock move, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has brought one of his predecessors back into government, in a reshuffle that also...
Nov 13, 2023


Philippines: Ex-senator Leila De Lima leaves jail
The human rights campaigner and former justice minister, who spent a decade investigating ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs,"...
Nov 13, 2023


Spain's Socialists reach deal with Catalan party
Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for those involved in the region's failed...
Nov 9, 2023


Germany: Court denies patients right to suicide drug
One of Germany's top courts has denied two seriously ill men direct access to a lethal dose of a drug. Both plaintiffs had wanted to end...
Nov 8, 2023
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