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Social media posts falsely claim Indian opposition leader says party will 'redistribute Hindu money'
Remarks by the head of India's opposition Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge have been taken out of context on social media to falsely…
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Opposition leader Machado says she will stay in Venezuela
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo…
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Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who…
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Populist split on German left a 'gift' to the far right, leader says
The co-leader of Germany's far-left Die Linke (The Left) blamed the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) for the party's poor…
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German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), would absolutely not consider…
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Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation
The Israeli military says it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major…
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Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his…
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Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Netanyahu was warned about Hamas
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid rejected claims made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli leader had received no…
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Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Gambia on Wednesday as part of a trip through three West African…
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Anti far-right AfD demonstrators block state leader Höcke from event
Police in the eastern German city of Jena used pepper spray and batons to break up a demonstration of some 2,000 people protesting the…
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Former Afghan leader Karzai calls for girls, women to be educated
Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday called on the Taliban regime to allow girls and women to attend school and…
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Peoria Zoo names entrance kiosk after late local leader Henry ‘Chappie’ Chapman
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Honoring a local leader, who was most known for his perserverance. Henry Chapman, also known as “Chappie” Chapman,…
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Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori
FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the…
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Behind the scenes as Hamas chose its new leader
Over the past week, watched by the world's media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their…
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Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in…
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Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence…
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Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct 7 attacks, as its new leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top leader in Gaza who masterminded the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as its new leader after his…
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Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new overall leader
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its new overall chief, replacing Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Tehran last week. Since 2017, Sinwar has…
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Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming 'political agenda' for violence
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader on Sunday called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned…
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Mourners gather in Qatar to bid farewell for slain Hamas leader
Thousands of mourners gathered Friday in and near a Qatari mosque to bid farewell for the slain leader of Palestinian Islamist Hamas,…
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Iran vows revenge after Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran
Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s leader on Wednesday. Israel has…
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Sudan's military leader survives drone strikes - army
Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has survived an assassination attempt, the army spokesman has told the BBC. Nabil…
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Hamas says its leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran attack
Palestinian militant organization Hamas on Wednesday said that its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in a "Zionist raid" on his residence…
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Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran - group says
Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran, the group has said. In a statement released on Wednesday, Hamas said Haniyeh was…