Politics Archive
Business
Elon Musk has said that he will overturn former US president Donald Trump’s Twitter ban if he successfully completes his takeover of the social media platform. Trump was
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Europe
The Spanish defense ministry has announced that Paz Esteban, the nation’s spy chief, has been dismissed following a phone-hacking scandal involving the controversial Pegasus spyware. The dismissal comes
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Europe
Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union and served as the country’s first president, has died, officials in Kyiv have confirmed.
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Asia Pacific
Beijing has accused Washington of “political manipulation” after an edit was made to the US state department website, removing a line stating that the US did not support
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Asia Pacific
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the late dictator of the same name, is on course to be named the new Philippine president, having gained more than double
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Asia Pacific
The Taliban has ordered all women to cover their faces in public in Afghanistan, the latest restriction on women’s freedom imposed by the regime since regaining control of
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Middle East
Israel’s high court has ruled that about 1,000 Palestinians can be evicted from an area in the West Bank, bringing a two-decade long legal dispute and marking one
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Europe
Around 100 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol in the east of Ukraine, after a deal was brokered by the United Nations and the
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Europe
The UK is set to impose direct rule over the British Virgin Islands following the arrest of the Caribbean territory’s on drug charges in the US, and the
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Europe
US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve a $33 billion package of military and economic aid to Ukraine, ignoring Russian threats of reprisals against countries that
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