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Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
Middle East

Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the…
Iraq passes electoral reforms but deadlock remains
Middle East

Iraq passes electoral reforms but deadlock remains

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections…
US intel agencies distrust unpredictable president
World

US intel agencies distrust unpredictable president

Donald Trump’s relations with his own intelligence services have never been so fraught: the US president doesn’t listen to his…
UK Labor chief Corbyn apologizes for election debacle
World

UK Labor chief Corbyn apologizes for election debacle

LONDON (AP) — Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn apologized Sunday for this party’s crushing defeat in the British general election…
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign

JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls
World

Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead…
US House panel to meet on Trump impeachment charges
World

US House panel to meet on Trump impeachment charges

A Congressional panel will begin drawing up charges against President Donald Trump on Wednesday as the likelihood grows of his…
Putin to address Russia’s crisis-hit ruling party
World

Putin to address Russia’s crisis-hit ruling party

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set Saturday to address a United Russia convention as the ruling party struggles to overcome…
Politicians say political rather than technocratic ministers best for Egypt’s future
Egypt

Politicians say political rather than technocratic ministers best for Egypt’s future

Egyptian politicians and party leaders stressed the need to exercise political action and activate political parties, with the end goal…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
World

Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president

Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
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