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Obama jumps in to help Biden defeat Trump again
Barack Obama spent several hours last Friday in the family dining room of the White House, visiting his former vice president, Joe Biden. The occasion was hardly just two old friends catching up. Obama has made clear to associates in recent months that he believes Biden’s intensifying re-match with...
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Hungary’s government rocked as former insider leaks recordings
Protests have erupted in Hungary as a leaked recording stoked a continuing scandal that has rocked the government. The tape, released by former government insider turned critic Peter Magyar, who claims that it proves top officials are corrupt, brought thousands out onto the streets of Budapest on...
photo: AP / Denes Erdos
Temporary extradition reprieve for Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US from Britain was put on hold yesterday after London’s High Court said the US must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. US prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 counts, all...
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Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups appeared nearer to finalizing a transition council to take over from an absent government. A police operation killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, Ernst Julme,...
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Viktor Orban isn't a role model for democratic leaders
The March 8 edition of the "PBS News Hour" included a segment about the visit of the prime minister of Hungary with presidential candidate Donald Trump. Viktor Orban is a dictator. He won a fair election in 2010, and Hungary has not had a fair election since. Orban won his election by campaigning on...
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
Venezuela opposition fails to register candidate for presidential election
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition claimed it has been blocked from registering its candidate to challenge Nicolas Maduro in upcoming presidential elections. The Plataforma Unitaria Democratica (PUD) said in a video issued on Tuesday that it had been unable to formally register presidential...
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Donald Trump says time for Israel to ‘finish up’ Gaza war
Donald Trump, the former US president and Republican candidate in November’s election in the United States, has warned Israel it is losing international support and should “finish up” its war in Gaza. Trump said that while he would have reacted the same way as Israel after Hamas’s October 7 attack,...
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Senegal's opposition candidate Faye takes early lead in presidential poll
Early results from Senegal's presidential election on Sunday showed that opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is ahead of other candidates. Preliminary results from the electoral body released on Sunday night showed Bassirou Diomaye Faye leading with 56.7% of the vote, followed by his main...
photo: AP / Mosa'ab Elshamy
Kamala Harris says an assault by Israel in Rafah would be a ‘huge mistake’
Israel could face “consequences” if it launches a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, the US vice president has warned. Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview that aired on Sunday that it would be a “huge mistake” for the Israeli military to move on the city. The...
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