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Assad stresses the economy as fourth term as Syrian president begins

00:24 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in on Saturday for a fourth seven-year term, emphasizing the importance of production, investment, and anti-corruption given the tough e

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Nepali Congress president Deuba appointed as prime minister

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed prime minister of the country on Tuesday within a deadline set by the Supreme Court."The president has appoin

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WHO warns of 'catastrophe' if Syrian cross-border aid not renewed

Failure to renew a cross-border aid operation into Syria before it expires next month could trigger a new "humanitarian catastrophe" inrebel-held areas in the northwest

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Why the U.S. voting rights bill failed in the Senate

Senate Democrats failed to get the 100-member body to hear a sweeping voting rights reform bill known as the For the People Act on Tuesday.Due to the threat of a filibuster they needed 60 votes to ge

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Iran's Raisi: Won't allow nuclear negotiations for negotiation's sake

01:07 Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi said Monday his administration will not allow negotiations for the sake of negotiations in talks with world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nu

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Helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in SW Iran, 1 killed

A helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashed near Dezful city in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported.One onboard was killed, and 11 others wer

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Iran's presidential candidate congratulates Raisi for his victory

Iran's moderate presidential candidate congratulated his hardline rival judge Ebrahim Raisi for winning the election, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. The interior ministry noted that votes

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Maldives FM elected new president of UN General Assembly

Abdulla Shahid, Maldivian Foreign Minister and candidate for the presidency of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), addresses the UNGA informal interactive dialogue with the candid

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Nevada lawmakers pass bill that would make it first presidential primary state

The Nevada state Senate passed a bill on Monday that calls for making the state the first to hold a presidential primary in the 2024 election.The Nevada Senate passed t

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Iran removes central bank head who is running for president

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18 presidential election, who sa

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Trump is 'fixated' and talks 'constantly' about Arizona election recount, allies say

Former President Donald Trump has become "fixated" on a GOP-led audit of Arizona's 2020 election results, according to The Washington Post.He asks aides multiple times

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Lasso declared himself winner of Ecuador's presidential election

Former banker Guillermo Lasso declared himself the winner of Ecuador's presidential runoff election on Sunday, saying it was a historic day for the South American count

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Pedro Castillo leads Peruvian elections in the first round

02:12 Votes are being counted in Peru as it prepares for a second round of voting in June. Initial results indicate far-left candidate Pedro Castillo has won the first round, as CGTN’s

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Pakistani PM wins confidence vote amid opposition protests, boycott

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan won a vote of confidence from parliament on Saturday in a session marked by opposition boycott and protests.Khan was able to secure 178 votes, exceeding the 172 re

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U.S Capitol Police disclose possible right-wing attack on March 4

00:24 The U.S. Capitol Police said on Wednesday that it is aware of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building on Thursday, March 4, an alleged plan with echoes of the J

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Mohamed Bazoum wins Niger's second-round presidential election

FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum casts his ballot at a polling station in Niamey during Niger's presidential and legislative elections. /Getty Images Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of Niger's ruling

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Ecuador's Arauz claims victory in Sunday's presidential election

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Andres Arauz said on Sunday he had won the day's presidential election, beating his nearest rival Guillermo Lasso by a two-to-one margin.Arauz did not say whether he