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Raisi’s death and Iran’s many fronts
President Ebrahim Raisi’s death raises many questions regarding the clash between the hard core of Iran’s theocratic regime and its reformers and moderates. The outcome will determine Iran’s domestic and foreign policies. The variables are so many, and the country’s involvement in Middle East...
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France and Belgium support ICC request for arrest warrants of Israel and Hamas leaders
France and Belgium released statements supporting the world’s top war crimes court’s request for arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, after Israel and the United States both harshly condemned the effort. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Israeli...
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German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake?
A high-profile trial of members of a far-right group accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the German government is set to begin in Frankfurt on May 21, amid concerns over growing “extremism” ahead of European and national elections. The leaders of the so-called “Reichsbuerger” movement are...
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Indian government agency spent millions to promote BJP election slogans
Mumbai, India — In November, as India’s election campaign was beginning to take shape, a catchphrase coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started gaining traction. “Modi ki guarantee” (Modi’s guarantee) was positioned by the governing party as the personal promise of...
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‘No equivalence’: Biden defends Israel after ICC requests arrest warrants
United States President Joe Biden has defended Israel against war crimes charges in the world’s top courts. Biden’s remarks came after Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
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Prosecutors say 3 Hunter Biden exes to testify about his addiction at gun trial
Special counsel David Weiss plans to present extremely personal testimony about Hunter Biden’s drug addiction from three of his former romantic partners, according to a new filing in the felony gun case against the president’s son. In a filing Monday evening, prosecutors laid out their case against...
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Iran’s Khamenei confirms Mohammad Mokhber as interim president
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has confirmed that Mohammad Mokhber will take over as interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. Ali Khamenei, who wields ultimate power in Iran, confirmed that the first vice president will become acting head of the country’s executive...
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Spain recalls ambassador as spat with Argentina’s Milei extends
Spain has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentinian President Javier Milei used an appearance in Madrid to make derogatory comments about the Spanish prime minister’s wife. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Monday demanded that the Argentinian leader issue an apology...
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Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand’s new Senate
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Monday officially began the selection of new senators, a process that has become part of an ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo. Hopeful candidates headed to district offices across...
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4 big questions as Bob Menendez’s corruption trial enters its second week
First the fireworks, now the smoke. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial, which began with absorbing and vivid opening statements — both from federal prosecutors and from attorneys for the New Jersey Democrat and his co-defendants — is moving into a less spectacular phase as it enters its second...
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