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Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday pardoned jailed ex-prime minister and leader of the main opposition party Succes Masra and eight other opposition leaders.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to stop the government from appointing new leaders to the Police Investigations Department before the October 27 election, arguing that Justice Minister Yariv Levin has too much influence over who will be chosen.
Darwin: How big was this win for Bangladesh? Before he spoke to the press, touring captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and his teammates received a congratulatory video call from their prime minister.
Hundreds of public servants stand to lose thousands of dollars in superannuation contributions after controversial state government changes.
Ahead of the Likud primaries, four serving ministers and four MKs from the party had asked to join Otzma Yehudit, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Sunday in an interview with 103FM.
Voters have condemned the Albanese government’s handling of immigration policy, with 54 per cent agreeing the government is running the portfolio in an “unplanned and unmanaged way” even as Labor prepares to unveil tougher rules on visa overstayers and dodgy asylum claims.
The British prime minister is bypassing traditional outlets with deft digital strategy, sparking praise from young voters and pushback from legacy media
The British prime minister is bypassing traditional outlets with deft digital strategy, sparking praise from young voters and pushback from legacy media
Germany’s governing CDU/CSU bloc has fallen to its lowest level of support in almost five years, trailing the opposition AfD by eight points, according to an INSA poll published by Bild.
Germany’s governing CDU/CSU bloc has fallen to its lowest level of support in almost five years, trailing the opposition AfD by eight points, according to an INSA poll published by Bild.
Iraq’s judicial authorities on Sunday said they had seized $20.34 million in cash, 60 kilograms of gold, and seven vehicles linked to Adnan Al Jumaili, the deputy oil minister for refining affairs, who has become a focal point in an unprecedented corruption investigation.
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a prominent Emirati political analyst and former aide to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, has mocked Pakistan for its “poor” economic and social indicators and yet “opportunistically posturing itself to defend a country among the 20 largest economies in the world”.
Jenniah Brown is using rap to explain council policy to young people
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has declared that if the Likud wins the Knesset elections, he will ask to continue in his post so that he can finally implement his judicial reform policy.
The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a US-led coalition if they also sign up for Beijing's competing framework, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.
A dozen people were killed and at least 10 injured after a Polish bus overturned at night on a motorway in eastern Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday morning in a Facebook post.
After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005
An emerging New England-based mare can announce a likely date with metropolitan opposition when she lines up at Monday’s Scone meeting.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has reiterated that talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz were “two separate issues” and the two countries “may reach an outcome soon”.
Analysts, sociologists and pollsters all seem to agree that the forthcoming Israeli general elections, due to be held on October 27, are critical.
Historians argue box office enthusiasm shows desire for unifying figure as country faces political division
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Finance chief cites US trade and interest rate trends as risks for city’s economy for rest of 2026, but expects growth momentum to continue
Finance chief cites US trade and interest rate trends as risks for city’s economy for rest of 2026, but expects growth momentum to continue
The Coalition has ridiculed the federal government’s failure to roll out the national gun buyback scheme after it took almost eight months for a deal to be struck with Labor-led NSW while negotiations with other jurisdictions like Victoria remain at a standstill.
Arsenal finished seven points ahead of Manchester City to win the Premier League title in May
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry minister departed for Washington earlier in the day as Seoul faces mounting tariff pressure from the United States amid a series of unresolved bilateral trade issues, sources said Sunday.
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Discussions to focus on Australia’s acquisition of Mogami-class frigates as Japan plays down Albanese’s podcast comments
Australia’s prime minister has said that New South Wales will begin a gun buyback scheme in November as part of a nationwide response to last year’s deadly Sydney beach attack.
Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya is due to arrive in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported, citing Anadolu Agency.
The pressure is on for Nandan Nilekani as he heads a high-powered task force to overhaul and restore trust in the Indian examination system after widespread paper leaks triggered nationwide protests and a political crisis.
International observers monitoring Zambia’s presidential election have raised concerns over reports of intimidation and abductions, after vote counting was suspended for several hours amid violence at polling stations.
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power on August 15, 2021, Afghanistan has transformed from a chaotic battlefield into a functioning but deeply authoritarian state. Foreign troops are gone, and fragmented opponents have failed to mount a significant challenge to Kabul’s centralized control. The movement has …
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi has reiterated that talks with Oman and reopening of Hormuz were “two separate issues”.
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has declared he is willing to fight next year’s state election on a move to buy back firearms despite staunch opposition from One Nation and the scheme costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday called for calm and sobriety among the Bangsamoro people following the ambush on the convoy of Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Lawyers say that officials trying to meet quotas are improperly labelling crimes as gang-related and even turning to torture
Lawyers say that officials trying to meet quotas are improperly labelling crimes as gang-related and even turning to torture
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Gombe, Nigeria – On a weekday morning in Pantami District, Gombe, the streets fill with the familiar rush of motorcycles carrying students, workers and traders across the city. But increasingly, some pass almost silently – a subtle sign of a transport shift driven not by climate policy, but by Nigeria’s soaring fuel…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey spent this week signing away one of the last hard limits on abortion in a state that already ranked among the most permissive in the country, and now even some of her own party's lawmakers think she went too far.
A plan by one of Sydney’s best-known waterfront venues to loosen its liquor restrictions has been sunk by the state’s licensing regulator after a wave of community opposition over noise, alcohol-related harm and impacts on wildlife.
Stephen Corsini hopes his portrait of Australia's first female prime minister will one day hang in Parliament House. (ABC News: Simon Beardsell)
Nation’s spy agency accuses foreign forces of ‘brainwashing’ young people, but critics say ‘lying flat’ is a rational response to a broken system.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2. © Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2. © Kyodo
Hamas political leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya is travelling to Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, according to Hamas sources, ahead of a planned Middle East visit by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner.