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Serbia votes in double-header elections
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» BELGRADE: Serbians headed to the polls Sunday in elections that will likely see populist President Aleksandar Vucic's ruling party extend its rule, as the strongman promised stability and vowed to curb inflation after months of protests.
Zuma deals new blow to ANC hopes in S. Africa election
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» SOWETO (SOUTH AFRICA) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling African National Congress, calling for a boycott of the party in a landmark 2024 election.
Ex-Trump lawyer Giuliani ordered to pay $148m for defaming poll workers
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A jury ordered Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay US$148 million in damages on Friday for defaming two Georgia poll workers with his false claims they engaged in election fraud.
Inflation-hit Serbia heads to polls after months of protests
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will not be on the ballot in Sunday's parliamentary and local elections, but the contest is nevertheless a referendum on his government amid soaring inflation and months of protests.
High time: Dutch savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - Cannabis smokers in two Dutch cities will be able to light up legally for the first time Friday, as authorities roll out a trial decriminalising the production and supply of weed.
Kosovo court upholds conviction of rebel commander
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - The special Kosovo court in The Hague on Thursday quashed an appeal by a former rebel commander convicted for torture and murder in the tribunal's "landmark" first conviction, but reduced his sentence by four years.
Ex-rebel leader faces extremism charges in Moscow
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A former top commander of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, went on trial in Moscow on Thursday on charges of extremism for criticising the Kremlin's military strategy towards Kyiv.
Confident Putin faces press and Russian people
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin on Thursday will hold his first year-end press conference since sending troops into Ukraine, with the Russian president feeling the tide turning in his favour nearly two years into the conflict.
Three Japanese ministers resign over kickbacks scandal
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» TOKYO - Three Japanese government ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday over a major corruption scandal in the ruling party.
Tusk sworn in as new Polish PM
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» WARSAW - Poland's president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule.