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Suzana Caputova elected Slovakia’s first female president
Lawyer Zuzana Caputova will become Slovakia's first female president after winning a runoff election on Saturday against the country's ruling party's candidate. The vocal government critic whose campaign slogan was "stand up to evil"
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What to expect from the Arab League summit in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia - Eight years after chants of "the people want the fall of the regime" swept across North Africa and the Middle East, echoes of the same demand are making waves again in parts
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Libya Quartet meets in Tunis to reconcile warring factions
A group that calls itself the Libya Quartet met on the sidelines of the Arab League summit in Tunis. Though it failed to make any breakthrough, the group has pledged to continue working to
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40,000 march for justice in Gaza
GAZA CITY: They marched for jobs, they marched for dignity, they marched for an end to the Israeli blockade that blights their lives. But most of all they marched for justice. More than 40,000
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Arab League heads of state in new drive for unity and cohesion
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Five rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, prompting Israeli tanks to respond by firing on Hamas military posts early Sunday, hours after a massive Palestinian protest along
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Turkey local elections: Voters go to polls in key municipal vote
Istanbul, Turkey - Millions of Turkish voters on Sunday are casting their ballots in critical local elections, after a heated campaign dominated by discussions over the country's economy and security. The polls pose a
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Ukraine polls open with comic poised to top presidential field
Polls have opened in Ukraine's hotly-contested presidential elections with political novice Volodymyr Zelensky poised to win over 38 other candidates, including President Petro Poroshenko and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. Sunday's vote is testing the
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Russian trolls target Ukraine’s election on Sunday
There are fears that Russian hackers are targeting Sunday's election in Ukraine with cyber attacks. They are familiar with Ukrainian cyberspace - after using it to test techniques which some say were used to
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Philippines: War widows of Abu Sayyaf fighters suffer stigma
Conflict in the Mindanao region of southern Philippines has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the past half-century. Multiple armed groups operate in the area, and many wives left behind suffer from the
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Iran evacuates flood-threatened villages after heavy rains kill dozens
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria: Plump fruits, bright slushies, and hair dye — the coloful market in Al-Hol is an unlikely sight in a Syrian camp overflowing with desperate people displaced as Daesh’s “caliphate” collapsed. Clothing


