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Constitutional Court rules Germany must take in former Afghan judge
Germany must immediately take in a former Afghan judge and his family, the Constitutional Court ruled in an urgent judgement published on…
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South African court rules that men can take wife's surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing…
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Is Thailand Done With the Shinawatras?
Persistent political turmoil has a way of blurring the lines between change and continuity. So it is with Thailand, where veteran…
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Colombia's Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibition
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country,…
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Colombian court halts investigation into presidential campaign funds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday stopped an electoral body from investigating accusations of illicit…
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South Korean posts resurface fabricated BBC commentary after Yoon's impeachment
After South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed former president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his short-lived imposition of…
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon Suk Yeol from office
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National…
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Verdict expected from South Korean court over president's impeachment
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to announce its ruling on Friday in the impeachment trial of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol.…
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South Korean court to rule on Yoon's impeachment on Friday
South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment case on Friday, it was revealed on…
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South Korean court reinstates suspended prime minister but is silent on impeached President Yoon
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was reinstated as acting president on Monday after the country’s Constitutional Court dismissed…
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Posts target South Korean judge with doctored Chinese flag picture
As South Korea's Constitutional Court adjudicates President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, Justice Moon Hyung-bae has become the target of…
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German town's tax on disposable packaging upheld at high court
Germany's Constitutional Court has upheld a special tax on disposable food and drink packaging levied by the small university city of…
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Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump's return
SEOUL — As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention Sunday, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued…
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Mozambique tense as opposition leader returns from exile
Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has returned home from exile where he has been in hiding following October's disputed…
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Zambia's ex-President Lungu barred from seeking re-election
Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the…
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Germany's federal court to rule on 'river to the sea' slogan
Germany's Federal Court of Justice is to decide whether the controversial pro-Palestinian slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine…
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Germany's Constitutional Court strikes down some surveillance powers
(L-R) The First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court, Miriam Meßling, Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, Josef Christ, Ines Härtel, Stephan…
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Constitutional court to decide of regional German parliamentary chaos
Following a chaotic first session of the Thuringian state parliament in eastern Germany after a far-right party got the most votes in a…
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Petro to Skirt Colombian Congress and Issue 2025 Budget by Decree
(Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s government will skirt congress and take the unprecedented step of issuing its 2025 budget by decree. Most Read…
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Algerian court certifies Tebboune's landslide reelection win
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's constitutional court on Saturday certified the landslide victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in…
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Court rejects appeal over anti-Semitic sculpture on German church
A German man who has fought in court for years to have a 13th century anti-Semitic sculpture removed from the wall of a church plans to…
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Indonesians try to storm parliament during protest over election bill
Street protests erupted across Indonesia on Thursday as citizens vented their anger over a proposed election bill that many fear will…
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Taiwan Lawmakers Vote to Expand Their Powers, Defying President
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan lawmakers again voted to expand their powers to summon public officials, defying both protesters and President Lai…
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Thailand's progressive Move Forward party braces for court case that might dissolve it
BANGKOK (AP) — The former leader of Thailand’s progressive opposition Move Forward party vowed on Sunday to keep fighting as the party…