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Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims irregularities
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday, even as his…
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Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the…
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Crackdown on Uganda's opposition ahead of protests
Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine says security forces in the capital Kampala have besieged the headquarters of his party on the…
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Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny's widow on list of 'extremists'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Thursday put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists…
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Russian court issues arrest warrant for opposition figure Navalnaya
A Russian court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for opposition politician Yulia Navalnaya, who lives in exile abroad, on allegations…
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A Russian court orders the arrest of opposition leader Navalny's widow, who lives abroad
A court in Russia ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing Tuesday that was conducted…
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German chancellor defends 2025 budget in face of opposition scorn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended the compromise over the 2025 federal budget arrived at by his three-party coalition in…
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South Korean opposition party leader's photo altered to show him with 'boycott Japan' banner
A picture of Cho Kuk, a minor third party leader in South Korea, has been edited to falsely portray him holding a banner calling for a…
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The man who led South Africa’s opposition into a coalition government
The Scene CAPE TOWN — John Steenhuisen enjoys shooting clay pigeons to relax away from the hurly-burly of South African politics. He will…
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Macron Says Extreme Opposition Parties Will Cause Civil War
(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron said the agendas of the far-right and far-left blocs in France’s upcoming legislative elections…
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Belarus opposition leader warns Poland over borders
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the Polish government not to shut down border crossing points between…
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Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and New Delhi’s chief minister, was granted bail on Thursday by a court in…
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Zuma's MK party to join South Africa's opposition alliance
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party - uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - will join the opposition alliance in…
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Clip shared with false claim 'Pakistan flag hoisted' after opposition won in Indian mega-state
A video of a religious flag atop a truck has been shared in posts that falsely claimed residents of Bareilly city in India's Uttar Pradesh…
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Opposition party agrees to join SA unity government
The leader of South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says his party has agreed to form part of a government of national unity that…
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi showed national constitution at rally, not Chinese text
The leader of India's main opposition party Rahul Gandhi brandished a copy of the Indian constitution at an election rally -- not the…
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Video of opposition party leader 'conceding defeat' in India 2024 election was doctored
Screenshot of the post with the doctored video, taken May 23, 2024 The post surfaced in the middle of India's marathon six-week…