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Algerian court certifies Tebboune’s landslide reelection win
International 09/14/2024Algeria’s constitutional court on Saturday certified the landslide victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in last weekend’s election after retabulating vote counts that he and his two opponents had called into question.The court said t...
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Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
International 09/11/2024Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to take a temporary recess for the safety of the senators.The shut down came just h...
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General strike in Israel over hostages found dead in Gaza reflects political divisions
International 09/02/2024A rare general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to disruptions around the country on Monday, while U.S. President Joe Biden added to the pressure by saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn&rsquo...
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
International 08/25/2024Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.The ruling is the lates...
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UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal
International 07/19/2024The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on it to end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of...
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Albania’s supreme court leaves ethnic Greek ex-mayor in prison
International 07/15/2024Albania’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority in prison after he was convicted of buying votes.A Supreme Court statement said that it upheld the ver...
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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty, secures his freedom
International 06/24/2024WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions abo...
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Three Americans in alleged coup attempt appear in Congo military court
International 06/07/2024Three Americans accused of being involved in last month’s coup attempt in Congo appeared in a military court in the country’s capital, Kinshasa, on Friday, along with dozens of other defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before t...
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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
International 05/21/2024The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and hi...
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Slovak Prime Minister Fico in serious condition as suspect appears in court
International 05/19/2024The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, officials said.Slovakia&rsqu...
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Top Europe rights court condemns Switzerland in landmark climate ruling
International 04/10/2024Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have im...
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Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy raid
International 04/08/2024The Mexican president has quickly moved to break off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption charges.In an ext...