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Islamist parties re-create coalition to ‘establish sharia’ in Pakistan

MuttahidaMajlis-e-Amal(MMA),acoalitionofIslamistpartiesinPakistan,hasannounceditsrevivalwithafocusonimplementationofshariainthecountryalongwithdefeatingseculari

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China calls for sound atmosphere for PyeongChang Winter Olympic

ChinaWednesdaysaidithopesallpartiesconcernedcanadheretothespiritofanOlympicTruceresolutionandcreatesoundconditionsfor2018WinterOlympicsintheRepublicofKorea(ROK)

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CPC said will deepen friendly cooperation with world political parties

TheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)willconsolidateanddeepenfriendlycooperationwithpoliticalpartiesworldwide,ChineseStateCouncilorYangJiechisaidSunday.Addressingtheclo

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Opinion: Political stalemate with Syrian opposition at Geneva talks

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Separatists, unionists tied for support ahead of Catalan elections

Pro-independencepartiesmayfailtoretainanabsolutemajorityofseatsintheCatalanparliamentinregionalelectionsnextmonth,apollpublishedonSundayshowed,withpro-unitypart

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How does China’s political system work?

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Far-right victories in Germany: sign of disillusion, not disintegration

No,youdon’thavetoworry–therearenoswastikaflagshangingoffofGermanbuildingsandnooneiswalkingthroughthestreetsinbrownNaziuniforms.Germanyhasnotfundamentallychanged

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Rising populism in Europe calls for addressing root causes

Thegainsmadebythefar-rightAlternativeforGermany(AfD)partyinGermany'srecentparliamentaryelectionindicatespopulismiscontinuingtosurgeacrossEurope,aphenomenonthatn

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UK graduation parties give service business a boost

As graduations are a significant milestone, more and more students in the UK are marking the events in style.

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India to choose President soon

Acting on the Election Commission’s notification, parties in India are deciding on their candidates to contest the presidential election scheduled for next month.

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India to choose President soon

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June18(APD)-ActingontheElectionCommission’snotification,partiesinIndiaaredecidingontheircandidatestocontestthepresidentialelec

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Japan's ruling bloc forces enactment of controversial "conspiracy" law

Controversial legislation to criminalize the planning of serious crimes was enacted by Japan's parliament on Thursday despite vociferous calls from opposition parties and the public.

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Japan's ruling bloc forces enactment of controversial "conspiracy" law

ControversiallegislationtocriminalizetheplanningofseriouscrimeswasenactedbyJapan'sparliamentonThursdaydespitevociferouscallsfromoppositionpartiesandthepublic.Pr

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S.Korean opposition parties opposes nomination of 1st female FM

SouthKorea'soppositionpartiesonFridayopposedthenominationofthecountry'sfirstfemaleforeignministeramidcontroversyoverherdaughters.Theparliamentaryconfirmationhea

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Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in

Venezuela's government is pushing forward with measures that could exclude some opposition political parties from future elections, potentially paving the way for the ruling Socialists to remain in power despite widespread anger over the country's collapsing economy.

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German left-of-center majority edges ahead as Merkel prospects dim: poll

Three left-leaning German parties would now win enough combined support to oust Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's election, according to an opinion poll by the INSA institute to be published in Bild newspaper on Tuesday.

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UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Syria ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the Syria cease-fire arrangement brokered by Russia and Turkey as well as the new peace talks plan among Syrian conflict parties.