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Russians Grant Putin Right to Extend His Rule Until 2036 in Landslide Vote

By winning the right to run for two more six-year terms after the current one ends in 2024, Putin could rule until the age of 83.

Jul 2, 2020

By Reuters

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Drug of Jihad: Italy Seizes Record $1B Worth of Contraband Made by ISIS in Syria

The tablets carried a specific logo that distinguishes it as "drug of Jihad"; police say they were for distribution across Europe.

Jul 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Singapore GE2020: Netizens Lash Out at PAP's Vivian Balakrishnan For 'Unfair' Debate on National TV

Singapore Votes 2020 – The Political Debate on the national TV is drawing flak from netizens for being 'unfair' to candidates, and favoring PAP candidate Vivian Balakrishnan

Jul 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Achilles' Heel: Can PAP Snatch Aljunied GRC, Hougang SMC from WP in Singapore GE2020?

Despite dominating in all over Singapore, PAP has failed to win Aljunied GRC since 2006 and Hougang SMC since 1991 in parliamentary elections

Jul 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

'You're a Lying Dog Face': Joe Biden Insults Reporter Who Asked Him About Cognitive Decline

Biden was criticized earlier for calling a 21-year-old college student a 'dog face' after being asked about his poor show in Iowa.

Jul 1, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Singapore GE2020: Tan Cheng Bock Calls for Calm After PSP Posters Vandalized in Chua Chu Kang GRC

PSP posters were torn down from poles and vandalized in Chua Chu Kang GRC as the campaign trail heats up ahead of July 10 vote

Jul 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

NUS

Speculation on Kim Jong Un's Health Remain 'Empty' Rumors, Says Russian Envoy

Russia's top envoy says North Korea's fury over anti-Pyongyang leaflets launched from the South is driven by "dirty, insulting" depictions of Kim Jong Un's spouse

Jul 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Vulgar Depiction of Kim Jong Un's Wife Provoked Him to Blow Up Liasion Office, Claims Russian Ambassador

Russia's envoy has told a news agency in his country that it were the photoshopped images of Ri Sol-ju that triggered the anger of her husband.

Jul 1, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules at the White House in Washington, U.S.

Deep-Red Oklahoma Votes to Expand Medicaid, Means Panic Stations for President Donald Trump and Republicans

A thin majority of voters in Tuesday's polls in Oklahoma voted Yes to the question of whether the ambit of Medicaid should be expanded.

Jul 1, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

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Singapore GE2020: Are PM Lee And Tan Cheng Bock Fighting for One Last Hurrah?

PM Lee is seeking re-election from Ang Mo Kio GRC while Dr Tan Cheng Bock, who is making a comeback to the parliamentary election after 19 years, will contest from West Coast

Jun 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Singapore GE2020: Can NUS Student Choo Shaun Ming Fight Against Formidable PAP Line-Up in Chua Chu Kang?

PSP's Ming is the youngest candidate in the GE2020 and faces a tough challenge from PAP line-up that includes Health Minister Gan Kim Yong

Jun 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

NUS

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Singapore GE 2020: PAP Surprises Voters Moving Dy PM Heng to East Coast GRC from Tampines

PAP with the move wants to have a strong presence in East Coast in the absence of Lee Yi Shyan and Lim Swee Say

Jun 30, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

McCloskeys Explain as President Trump Retweets Video Showing Them Pointing Guns at Protesters

The couple issues statement to express their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and explain their actions.

Jun 30, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Singapore GE2020: Here's Why PM's Brother Lee Hsien Yang Won't Contest July 10 Election

The 62-year-old said that he will continue campaigning against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), led by his elder brother Lee Hsien Loong.

Jun 30, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz at Odds Over West Bank Annexation Moves

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's main coalition partner, Benny Gantz, signaled his opposition to advance plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank

Jun 30, 2020

By Reuters

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