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With Netanyahu's fate in question, Israel poised for new election

In the two previous national ballots, Netanyahu's opponents focused on the three corruption investigations against him

Dec 11, 2019

By Reuters

Kenya: 12 killed in al-Shabab attack targeting Christians in Mandera

10 killed as Somali forces end hotel siege in Mogadishu

The Al-Shabab terror group, which has been trying to overthrow the government, claimed responsibility for the attack

Dec 11, 2019

By IANS

177 companies pledge for climate actions

The 177 companies collectively represent over 5.8 million employees, spanning 36 sectors and with headquarters in 36 countries

Dec 11, 2019

By IANS

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is expected to repeat denials of genocide and argue that military operations launched in August 2017 were a legitimate counterterrorism response to attacks

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Two days before election, Algeria jails two ex-prime ministers

Ahmed Ouyahia, who was prime minister four times, received a 15-year jail sentence and Abdelmalek Sellal, who was twice premier, was jailed for 12 years

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Latvian oligarch hits back at corruption charges as US clamps down

Lembergs, an oligarch with substantial political influence in Latvia, was hit with a sanction by the US Treasury

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Labour will not win UK election, says senior Labour figure in leaked recording

The Labour Party are trailing Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in opinion polls ahead of the election which will decide the fate of Brexit

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Hong Kong cabinet reshuffle not an 'immediate task', says Carrie Lam

Pro-democracy protests have rocked the Asian financial hub and former British colony almost daily for months

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

French President Macron: Make our planet great again

France's unions take pensions battle back onto the streets

The strike is among the biggest since 1995 when prime minister Alain Juppe was forced to abandon an overhaul of the pension system after weeks of industrial action

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Qatar sends premier to Gulf summit in prospective thaw in rift

Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani's attendance follows an intensification of efforts to resolve the row among US allies

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Ivanka Trump's relationship with British spy Christopher Steele in focus after DoJ report

British spy Christopher Steele, who threw light on the possible Russian collusion in the 2016 US Presidential elections, had ties with Ivanka Trump for years.

Dec 10, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Michelle Obama opens up about Trump impeachment, calls it 'surreal'

Michelle Obama's comments came during the interview that took place on her trip to Vietnam.

Dec 10, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Who is Sanna Marin? Finland is set to have the world's youngest prime minister

34-year-old Santa Marin of Finland's Social Democratic party was selected on December 8, to lead the Nordic nation, following Antti Rinne's resignation on December 3

Dec 9, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

SHOCKING reason why former Aussie PM Bob Hawke stopped daughter from reporting rape

Rosslyn Dillon (59), youngest daughter of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke alleged that she was raped thrice by a former Labour MP

Dec 9, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Major Jeremy Corbyn support group on FB run by Hamas operatives from Gaza - Report

The Labour party added Walid Abu Rouk as a page manager in June 2017, saying he was "our man in Gaza," the report said. Rouk now runs 'We Support Jeremy Corbyn.

Dec 9, 2019

By Jacob J

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