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European Parliament highlights importance of voting and safeguarding democracy 2024-04-29
The Malta Independent

Between 6 and 9 June 2024, more than 370 million people across 27 Member States are called to vote in the European elections. To further inform EU citizens and encourage them to vote, the European Parliament is embarking on the second phase of its institutional communication strategy. With "Use Your...

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GOP clashes, campus protests to take center stage as Congress returns 2024-04-29
The Hill

Congress is set to reconvene this week amid bitter GOP infighting and explosive protests on college campuses nationwide, two issues that are expected to dominate chatter on Capitol Hill in the coming days. In the House, which returns on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is again in hot water with...

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Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister 2024-04-29
The Observer

Humza Yousaf has announced that he will step down as first minister and SNP leader, little over a year since he was elected. Yousaf told a press conference at Bute House, his official residence, on Monday that he would remain in post until his successor was elected to ensure a “smooth and orderly...

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Why Iran fears Trump 2.0 more than most 2024-04-29
Asiatimes

There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the United States could mean for Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and China. But there’s one more country closely watching the race: Iran. Another Trump presidency could...

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Biden is up against nostalgia for Trump’s first term 2024-04-29
Egypt Independent

CNN — President Joe Biden is casting the 2024 election partly as a referendum on Donald Trump, but it’s a harder card to play now that he’s in office and some voters have warming memories of the former president’s chaotic term. The presumptive GOP nominee is showing progress in gathering the...

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Xi tells Blinken US, China should be 'partners, not rivals' 2024-04-26
The Philadelphia Inquirer

BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken...

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China warns diplomatic ties with US could face 'downward spiral' as Blinken visits Beijing 2024-04-26
France24

China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions. ......

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MAGA is obsessed with Viktor Orban. Liberals should be too 2024-04-26
Deccan Herald

By Marc Champion.Why are Donald Trump and MAGA America so fascinated by Viktor Orban, the prime minister of a small, landlocked central European nation that many of them likely couldn’t find on a map? Because, as he said in 2022 when he addressed a US...

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Iran urges Security Council to address 'belligerent' Israel's atrocities in Gaza, region 2024-04-26
Press TV

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations has denounced Israel’s destabilizing activities in West Asia, urging the UN Security Council to hold the Israeli regime accountable for its atrocities in Gaza and elsewhere. “Israel's ongoing destabilized and irresponsible actions and atrocities...

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India election: Second phase of voting today as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up 2024-04-26
Khaleejtimes

India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes. Almost one billion people are eligible to...

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