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UK election picks over 14 years of Conservative rule
Jun 16, 2024 (AFP)
During that time, the Tories have gone through five prime ministers -- including three in four months in 2022 -- and look unlikely to secure a fifth term on Jul...
South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected after coalition deal
Jun 15, 2024 (AFP)
Lawmakers in Cape Town voted overwhelmingly to put Ramaphosa, 71, back in office for another five years after the May 29 general election that produced no outri...
Chinese #MeToo activist sentenced to 5 years in prison: supporters group
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
She was sentenced alongside labour activist Wang Jianbing, who was handed three years and six months, a group of their supporters said on social media platform ...
U.S., Britain, Canada raise alarm over Russia meddling in Moldova's election
Jun 14, 2024 (UPI)
The coalition of democratic nations issued the warning in a statement Thursday on the first day of the Group of Seven summit in Italy where Russia and its war i...
China promoting authoritarian governance in developing world: report
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
A central pillar of Xi's rule has been the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive infrastructure project that China uses to expand its clout overseas by hand...
Hong Kong cancels passports of six democracy activists
Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)
Hong Kong has intensified a crackdown on dissent since authorities quashed massive, at times violent, pro-democracy protests in 2019, enacting security laws tha...
German far-right, far-left MPs boycott Zelensky speech on Russia
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
Zelensky's speech came at the start of a diplomatic whirlwind tour to shore up support for Kyiv's battle against Russia. In an illustration of the increasing he...
Hong Kong novelists seek freedom in exile after democracy crackdown
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
It was then three months after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub to quell political dissent after the protests were quashed....
Green parties suffer EU poll drubbing
Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)
They had notched up their best ever results at the last European Parliament polls five years ago, which were accompanied by mass rallies over climate change. Bu...
UK judge says Hong Kong rule of law in 'danger' as third justice quits
Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)
The opinion piece by Jonathan Sumption, published in the Financial Times, comes the same day that Beverley McLachlin announced her resignation from Hong Kong's ...
EU votes as far right eyes gains
Jun 09, 2024 (AFP)
"In the current world situation, where everyone is trying to isolate each other, it's important to keep standing up for peace and democracy," said one voter in ...
Two UK judges confirm resignations from Hong Kong top court
Jun 07, 2024 (AFP)
Lawrence Collins, 83, and Jonathan Sumption, 75, both former justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, confirmed to AFP that they had quit their posi...
Palestinian Authority says ready to unify leadership after Gaza war
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
The Palestinian leadership has been split since 2007, with the PA, led by Mahmud Abbas, holding limited authority in the occupied West Bank, while the Islamist ...
Indonesia replaces new capital chief weeks before opening
Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)
The capital of Southeast Asia's biggest economy will formally move in August from traffic-clogged and sinking Jakarta to the planned city of Nusantara. The lega...
India's Modi in talks with allies after close election win
Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)
Party leaders across the political spectrum were attempting to shore up their positions and bolster alliances, a day after the surprise setback to Modi's right-...
Modi celebrates victory in India vote, but falls short of landslide
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
Commentators and exit polls had projected an overwhelming victory for Modi, whose campaign wooed the Hindu majority to the worry of the country's 200-million-pl...
World leaders laud Sheinbaum's 'historic' Mexico election win
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
Flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music late into the night after the former Mexico City mayor won Sunday's election by a landslide, the magnit...
Hong Kong newspaper runs blank front page ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Jun 01, 2024 (AFP)
The weekly Christian Times wrote in its latest issue, seen online Saturday, that it "can only respond to the current situation by turning paragraphs into blank ...
Hong Kong slams critics as UN demands release of 'arbitrarily detained'
May 31, 2024 (AFP)
The United States, Britain, Australia and the European Union were among those who raised concerns over the Thursday verdict, which capped off the biggest prosec...
Main points of Spain's Catalan separatist amnesty law
May 30, 2024 (AFP)
Here is a summary of the key points of the text: - Who will it affect? - This law aims to "put an end to judicial processes and sentences affecting anyone, with...
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