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Truss 22 points ahead in race to be next UK PM, poll suggests

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country's next prime minister, a poll of Conse

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U.S. Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was unveiled last month by Democratic Senators to relieve the inflationary pressure.The budg

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Boris Johnson defends record as government wins confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended his three years in power as his government survived a no-confidence vote.The prime minister's speech in the House of C

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Sri Lanka starts the process of selecting a new president

The nominations for candidates in Sri Lanka’s new presidential election will be heard on Tuesday, according to Dhammika Dasanayake, secretary general of the parliament.

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Sri Lankan parliamentary speaker to formally announce president's resignation on Friday

Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has received the resignation letter of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and will formally announce his resignatio

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Macron's party loses majority with 245 seats in French parliament: ministry

French President Emmanuel Macron will not have an absolute majority in the upcoming National Assembly following the second round of legislative elections held on Sunday

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UK PM Boris Johnson to face confidence vote on Monday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote on Monday, Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 backbench committee of Conservative MPs, has confirmed."In a

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Somali president announces re-election bid

Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has officially announced his candidacy for re-election in the presidential elections slated for May 15 in the capital, Mogadishu.Farmaj

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French president Emmanuel Macron wins second term: projections

French President Emmanuel Macron was on course Sunday to win a second term by defeating Marine Le Pen in presidential elections, projections showed.Macron was set to wi

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UN establishes formal ties with Taliban-governed Afghanistan

The UN Security Council voted on Thursday (March 17) to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition.It

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The UN General Assembly adopts a draft resolution on Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, voted in favour of a non-binding resolution that condemns Russia for the violence in Ukraine and demands an

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UN Security Council fails to pass draft resolution on Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council failed to pass a draft resolution on the Ukraine-Russia crisis on Friday.The draft, proposed by the United States and Albania, was r

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Negotiating with Manchin is like playing on an 'Etch A Sketch' because his opinion changes based on the last person he talked to, Democrats say

Democrats trying to convince Sen. Joe Manchin to pass the Freedom to Vote Act say it's "like negotiating via Etch A Sketch," because he changes his mind based on the la

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January 6 committee releases a resolution recommending Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with their investigation

The January 6 select committee issued a resolution recommending that Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with their investigation.

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UN General Assembly defers action on representatives of Afghanistan, Myanmar

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Monday decided to defer action on the representatives of Afghanistan and Myanmar at the most representative organ of the UN.

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U.S. Capitol riot panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt

A U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously on Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congres

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Romanian government collapses in censure motion

Romania's coalition government led by Prime Minister Florin Citu collapsed on Tuesday after it lost a no-confidence vote initiated by the main opposition Social Democra