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Thai party to comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy: statement
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Thai party to comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy: statement

A Thai political party will obey a command from the king blocking the candidacy of a princess for prime minister,…
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics
Middle East

Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks in Iran, often as a black-and-white…
Maduro ‘ready to negotiate’ with opposition, calls for early parliamentary polls: RIA
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Maduro ‘ready to negotiate’ with opposition, calls for early parliamentary polls: RIA

  Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said he was prepared to hold negotiations with the US-backed opposition and added he would…
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for new anti-Maduro protests
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Venezuela’s Guaido calls for new anti-Maduro protests

  Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido called Sunday for two new protests, in an effort to push the military to…
In tears and shock, Poland bids farewell to murdered mayor
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In tears and shock, Poland bids farewell to murdered mayor

  Poles will gather on Saturday in the Baltic port city of Gdansk for the funeral of murdered liberal mayor…
Israel to hold early election in April: Netanyahu spokesman
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Israel to hold early election in April: Netanyahu spokesman

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will hold an early general election in April, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Netanyahu’s legal troubles mount as police seek new bribery charges
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Netanyahu’s legal troubles mount as police seek new bribery charges

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police on Sunday said they had found enough evidence for bribery and fraud charges to…
Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier
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Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier

  President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka’s government for more than a…
Taiwan’s progressive image takes hit after divisive polls
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Taiwan’s progressive image takes hit after divisive polls

  LGBT activists in Taiwan fear their newly won right to marriage equality is under threat, while the president is…
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
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Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls

  Bahrainis headed to the polls Saturday amid calls to boycott the parliamentary election in which dissolved opposition groups have…
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