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Spain lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in order to remain in power.
Israel latest: Over 2,000 dead, US sends ammunition
Published on 11/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - At least 1,200 Israelis have been killed since Hamas attacked the nation, while some 900 people have been killed in Gaza in reprisal. United States President Joe Biden vowed to provide full military and intelligence support to Israel and China called for humanitarian aid for Palestinians.
Spain's parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» MADRID - Just over three weeks after Spain's inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under a cloud of political uncertainty which could end in a fresh poll later this year.
Erdogan's rival pledges to restore trust abroad
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» ANKARA, Turkey: If it comes to power in Sunday's elections, the Turkish opposition led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu pledges to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria.
German parliament recognises Yazidi 'genocide' in Iraq
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» BERLIN - Germany's lower house of parliament recognised on Thursday the 2014 massacre of Yazidis by Islamic State group jihadists in Iraq as a "genocide", and called for measures to assist the besieged minority.
Lost children of Tuam put to rest
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/01/2023
» The tiny shoe is the colour of the open sky. Its blueness is made all the bluer by the dark earth filling the space meant for a young child's foot.
Impeachment pressure builds on S. African leader
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's ruling ANC party was due to convene emergency talks on Thursday as pressure mounts for President Cyril Ramaphosa to quit or face impeachment over a burglary that he is accused of concealing at his farm.
EU lawmakers say Hungary no longer a 'full democracy'
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - Hungary reacted furiously Thursday to a vote in the European Parliament that declared that the country was no longer a "full democracy" and that the European Union needed to act.
No surprises as Syria's Assad re-elected for 4th term
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» DAMASCUS - Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of war-ravaged Syria, official results showed on Thursday, despite Western accusations the polls were "neither free nor fair".
Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections
AFP, Published on 06/02/2021
» MOGADISHU: Emergency talks between Somalia's divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the president's mandate expires.