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France’s Macron moves to name new government chief in reshuffle
French President Emmanuel Macron could choose a new prime minister as soon as Monday, according to his entourage, as he fights political setbacks.
The position of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has been tenuous ever since an immigration…
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Bangladesh sees low voter turnout in election shunned by opposition
Bangladesh saw a low voter turnout on Sunday in a general election poised to keep the ruling party in power as the opposition boycotted the polls.
Around 119 million people, or 70 percent of the total population, are registered to vote…
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Bangladesh PM Hasina votes in general election boycotted by opponents
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cast her vote on Sunday soon after polls opened in a general election in Bangladesh that is set to carry her Awami League-led alliance to a fourth straight term amid a boycott by the main opposition party.…
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Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters ‘hostages’
Former President Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa Saturday, marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the southern border as the “real” insurrection.
Just over a week…
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US aviation authority orders grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after plane suffers a…
US federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.
The…
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UK announces Europe’s first high-tech uranium fuel plant
Britain intends to become the first European country to produce an advanced uranium fuel that is currently commercially available only from Russia, the government announced Sunday.
The UK government said it would invest £300 million…
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Saudi crown prince congratulates Kuwait’s new PM
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday made a phone call to Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his appointment as Kuwait’s prime minister.
Sheikh Mohammed thanked the crown prince for his…
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UN chief names a new envoy to scope out the chances of reviving Cyprus peace talks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday named a former Colombian foreign minister as his personal envoy to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide, an issue that has defied international diplomacy…
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President Joe Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the US Capitol by then-President Trump’s…
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Biden kickstarts 2024 campaign with speech targeting Trump
President Joe Biden will try to fire up his 2024 campaign Friday with a major speech warning that democracy is at risk from Donald Trump, three years after the January 6 US Capitol attack.
Either trailing or neck and neck with Trump in…
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