Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year ...
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Iranians return to polls to pick new president amid voter turnout concerns
Run-off pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter ...
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He’s derided as dull, but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory
LONDON (news agencies) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result.Starmer has led ...
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The UK election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so
LONDON (news agencies) — The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the ...
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UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges
LONDON (news agencies) — Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results ...
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France’s government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
PARIS (news agencies) — In the final stretch before a high-stakes French legislative election on July 7, several candidates have ...
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Abortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures
PHOENIX (news agencies) — Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required ...
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What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power
CARACAS, Venezuela (news agencies) — For the first time in decades, Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral ...
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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
PARIS (news agencies) — Photos of blood-red hands on a Holocaust memorial. Caskets at the Eiffel Tower. A fake French ...
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Ahead of Iran’s presidential runoff, a floated rise in gasoline prices may spark new protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — As Iran’s runoff presidential election nears, comments by an official in the campaign ...
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