Russian police detain hundreds protesting against pension reform
Russian police detained more than 800 people protesting against planned increases to the pension age on Sunday, a rights group said, disrupting demonstrations against an unpopular change that has hurt President Vladimir Putin's approval rating.
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Russian police detained more than 800 people protesting against planned increases to the pension age on Sunday, a rights group said, disrupting demonstrations against an unpopular change that has hurt President Vladimir Putin's approval rating.
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Sudan's President Bashir dissolves government: SUNA
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, dissolved the government on Sunday and announced a cut in the number of ministries to 21 from 31, the state-run SUNA news agency said.
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Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, dissolved the government on Sunday and announced a cut in the number of ministries to 21 from 31, the state-run SUNA news agency said.
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Sudan's President Bashir dissolves government
President Omar al Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday in a bid to fix its crisis-hit economy.
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President Omar al Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday in a bid to fix its crisis-hit economy.
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Uganda warns against interference as pressure mounts on U.S. to cut military support
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday warned against foreign interference in the country's politics days after an opposition call for the United States to suspend military aid over the government's human rights record.
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday warned against foreign interference in the country's politics days after an opposition call for the United States to suspend military aid over the government's human rights record.
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Iran completes facility to build centrifuges: nuclear chief
Iran has completed a facility to build advanced centrifuges, Iran's nuclear chief was quoted on Sunday as saying, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses after the United States exits.
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Iran has completed a facility to build advanced centrifuges, Iran's nuclear chief was quoted on Sunday as saying, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses after the United States exits.
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European liberals seek alliance with France's Macron for European elections
The leader of the liberal group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt said on Sunday he is seeking an alliance with French President Emmanuel Macron's political party for the European elections in May in a bid to counter populists.
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The leader of the liberal group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt said on Sunday he is seeking an alliance with French President Emmanuel Macron's political party for the European elections in May in a bid to counter populists.
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Russia says U.S. dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria, which Pentagon denies
Russia's military said on Sunday that two U.S. F-15 fighter jets dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Saturday, the TASS and RIA news agencies reported, an allegation the United States denied.
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Russia's military said on Sunday that two U.S. F-15 fighter jets dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Saturday, the TASS and RIA news agencies reported, an allegation the United States denied.
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Sweden faces political deadlock after far-right gains
Sweden headed for a hung parliament after an election on Sunday that saw the popularity of the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge, as one of Europe's most liberal nations turns right amid fears over immigration.
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Sweden headed for a hung parliament after an election on Sunday that saw the popularity of the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge, as one of Europe's most liberal nations turns right amid fears over immigration.
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Swedish center-right leader calls on PM Lofven to step down
Swedish center-right opposition leader Ulf Kristersson called on Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to step down on Sunday after preliminary election results showed his opposition Alliance coalition in a virtual dead heat with its center-left rivals.
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Swedish center-right opposition leader Ulf Kristersson called on Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to step down on Sunday after preliminary election results showed his opposition Alliance coalition in a virtual dead heat with its center-left rivals.
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Sudan's Bashir appoints new prime minister: ruling party official
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appointed Motazz Moussa as the country's new prime minister on Sunday after dissolving the government, a ruling party official said.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appointed Motazz Moussa as the country's new prime minister on Sunday after dissolving the government, a ruling party official said.
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British ex-Foreign Minister Johnson attacks government on taxes, rail
Former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson launched a two-pronged attack on Britain's government on Sunday, criticizing suggestions it may increase taxes to fund services and its management of a high-speed rail project.
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Former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson launched a two-pronged attack on Britain's government on Sunday, criticizing suggestions it may increase taxes to fund services and its management of a high-speed rail project.
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Sweden Liberals seek Alliance govt, won't work with nationalists
The leader of Sweden's Liberal Party, Jan Bjorklund, said on Sunday he wanted a center-right Alliance government but that it would not come as a result of any cooperation with the unaligned, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.
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The leader of Sweden's Liberal Party, Jan Bjorklund, said on Sunday he wanted a center-right Alliance government but that it would not come as a result of any cooperation with the unaligned, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.
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Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha released on bail: media
The leader of Cambodia's main opposition party, Kem Sokha, has been released on bail, the country's pro-government Fresh News website said on Monday.
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The leader of Cambodia's main opposition party, Kem Sokha, has been released on bail, the country's pro-government Fresh News website said on Monday.
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Islamic state claims responsibility for an attack in Kabul: Amaq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near a procession in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, according to the group's news agency Amaq said.
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Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near a procession in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, according to the group's news agency Amaq said.
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Swedish Social Democrat PM says will not step down after vote
Sweden's Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said early on Monday he would remain in office in the coming weeks and called for cooperation across the political divide after an election which showed the country heading for a hung parliament.
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Sweden's Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said early on Monday he would remain in office in the coming weeks and called for cooperation across the political divide after an election which showed the country heading for a hung parliament.
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Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves aimed at fixing a crisis-hit economy battered in recent months by shortages of bread, fuel and hard currency.
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President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves aimed at fixing a crisis-hit economy battered in recent months by shortages of bread, fuel and hard currency.
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U.S. energy chief to meet Russian, Saudi counterparts ahead of Iran sanctions
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will meet his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Russia starting on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the Trump administration encourages oil-producing countries to keep output up two months before it is due to renew sanctions on Iran's crude exports.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will meet his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Russia starting on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said, as the Trump administration encourages oil-producing countries to keep output up two months before it is due to renew sanctions on Iran's crude exports.
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Man arrested after knife attack in Paris wounds seven: source
French police detained a man who wounded seven people in a knife attack in downtown Paris late on Sunday, a judicial source said early on Monday, adding there was no initial indication the attack was linked to terrorism.
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French police detained a man who wounded seven people in a knife attack in downtown Paris late on Sunday, a judicial source said early on Monday, adding there was no initial indication the attack was linked to terrorism.
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Australian government under threat as voters punish political infighting
Australia's center-right government returns to parliament on Monday for the first time since a divisive leadership battle and confronted with an opinion poll pointing to a heavy defeat at an election due by May next year.
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Australia's center-right government returns to parliament on Monday for the first time since a divisive leadership battle and confronted with an opinion poll pointing to a heavy defeat at an election due by May next year.
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Mali's Keita names new defense and mines ministers for second term
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named new defense, mines and foreign ministers on Sunday as he began his second five-year term presiding over a country ravaged by jihadist and inter-ethnic violence.
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Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named new defense, mines and foreign ministers on Sunday as he began his second five-year term presiding over a country ravaged by jihadist and inter-ethnic violence.
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Meeting of U.S., Central American officials is called off this week
A U.S.-hosted meeting with Mexico and Central American countries scheduled for this week in Washington has been called off, officials said on Sunday, as President Donald Trump's policies test relations with the region.
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A U.S.-hosted meeting with Mexico and Central American countries scheduled for this week in Washington has been called off, officials said on Sunday, as President Donald Trump's policies test relations with the region.
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