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Bulgaria ex-president wins parliamentary majority
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» SOFIA — Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev, a critic of the European Union (EU) who has called for renewing ties with Russia, took an absolute majority in parliamentary elections that could spell an end to the country's half-decade of political uncertainty, according to near complete vote results on Monday.
Crisis-hit Bulgaria votes in eighth election in five years
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» SOFIA - Bulgarians were voting in the country's eighth election in five years on Sunday, with ex-president Rumen Radev's grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis.
Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» DOUALA - Pope Leo XIV will offer mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.
Hungary's Orban urges party 'renewal' after vote loss
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called for a "complete renewal" of his party after suffering a crushing election defeat that ended 16 years in power.
Pope to visit Cameroon conflict zone under high security
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» BAMENDA, Cameroon - Pope Leo XIV was expected to pray for peace on Thursday in Cameroon’s troubled northwest region, plagued by a near decade-long separatist insurgency.
Pope to urge peace in Cameroon's conflict zone
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» YAOUNDé — Pope Leo XIV is to arrive in Cameroon on Wednesday, the second stage of an African tour shadowed by insults from United States President Donald Trump and suicide attacks in Algeria on his first day.
Slot in the firing line as Liverpool blown away by PSG
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» LIVERPOOL - Mohamed Salah's glorious Liverpool career will have an anti-climactic end after Paris Saint-Germain swatted aside Arne Slot's men in a meek Champions League exit that will ensure a trophyless season for the Reds.
Peru candidate calls for vote annulment as count tightens
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» LIMA - Peruvian right-wing presidential hopeful Rafael Lopez Aliaga on Tuesday called for the first round of the country's election to be annulled, alleging fraud without providing proof of his claim.
Zelensky in Germany for military talks amid drone boom
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» BERLIN - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited Germany, his country’s biggest military backer, which is increasingly seeking to tap Ukraine’s battlefield expertise.
Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.