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Tanzanian president wins landslide amid deadly protests
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed on Saturday, after key opponents were jailed or barred from running, leading to days of deadly protests.
Trump travel ban won't hit Los Angeles Olympics: organisers
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organisers said on Thursday the Games will not be impacted by President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from 12 countries from visiting the United States.
Ecuador votes in razor-close presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 13/04/2025
» QUITO - Ecuadorans began voting Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election pitting the incumbent, security hawk Daniel Noboa, against a charismatic leftist challenger in a country plagued by drug-related violence.
Expelled S.Africa envoy to US back home 'with no regrets'
AFP, Published on 23/03/2025
» CAPE TOWN - The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump's government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.
Trump and Fox News locked in 'invigorated' marriage of convenience
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Since being sworn in as president of the world's most powerful nation, Donald Trump has been sure to lavish the standard bearer of the conservative right Fox News with scoops, favors and an exclusive interview.
Washington shows signs of strained patience with ally Israel
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The administration of President Joe Biden has begun to publicly air its differences with the Israeli government over the conduct of the war in Gaza, expressing its exasperation even as it remains largely steady in its support.
Hungary passes contested laws against foreign influence
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Tuesday passed a package of laws to curb foreign influence, which critics fear could be used to crack down on dissent against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.
Socialist could be Luxembourg's first female PM
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LUXEMBOURG - Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg's first female prime minister following Sunday's elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany.
UK opposition hails Scottish by-election win
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LONDON - Britain's main opposition Labour party on Friday welcomed a big local election win in Scotland as a sign its electoral fortunes were changing head of a UK general election.
Sunak to kickstart UK election season at Tory conference
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to fire the starting gun Wednesday on Britain's next general election campaign, with a much-anticipated keynote speech closing his ruling Conservatives' annual conference.