Trump accepts Republican nomination as Biden teeters
By Michael Mathes MILWAUKEE, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - Donald Trump predicted an "incredible victory" Thursday in accepting the Republican…
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Claudia Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico’s first woman president
By Daniel Rook and Yussel Gonzalez MEXICO CITY, June 3, 2024 (AFP) - Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman…
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China’s Weibo blocks Taiwan inauguration hashtags as Lai takes office
BEIJING, May 20, 2024 (AFP) - Chinese social media Weibo on Monday blocked hashtags referencing the inauguration of Taiwan's new…
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Iran President Raisi’s helicopter found, ‘no sign of life’
By Ramin Khanizadeh and Ahmad Parhizi TEHRAN, May 20, 2024 (AFP) - Rescue teams in northwest Iran early Monday located…
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Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - Vietnam's Communist Party has nominated public security minister To Lam to be the…
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Vietnamese president resigns amid major graft purge
HANOI, March 20, 2024 (AFP) - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just one year in the job,…
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Concern mounts for detained president in Niger’s coup crisis
NIAMEY, Niger, Aug 11, 2023 (AFP) - Fears for Niger's detained president mounted on Friday, a day after West African…
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Bangladesh swears in new president ahead of election
Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former judge and a ruling party official, was sworn in as the president of Bangladesh on Monday,…
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Polish president says no ‘unequivocal evidence’ of who fired missile
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's president said there was no clear evidence of who fired the missile that killed two…
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Panama charges two former presidents over corruption scandal
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- Panamanian prosecutors have charged former presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela with laundering…
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US lawmakers to meet Taiwan president as China seethes
by Catherine LAI Agence France Presse United States lawmakers were set to meet Taiwan's president on Monday days after…
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Trump declines to answer questions in New York civil probe
by Maggy DONALDSON Agence France Presse Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer questions under oath about alleged fraud at…
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