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Bolivia declares emergency as El Nino intensifies, threatens severe weather
President Rodrigo Paz warned of severe droughts and flooding as El Nino intensifies, with at least 78,000 families already affected by drought.
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EU Commission: Polish Parliament has right to appoint judges to the Constitutional Court
The statement comes after a confrontation outside the Constitutional Tribunal building on Friday night, broadcast live on television, that has pushed a decade-old dispute into the wider…
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Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
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Ruto Picks Former Minister, Ex-Senator in Latest Appointments
The former ministers and legislators will lead different state agencies, as Ruto moves to streamline and enhance government operations ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
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Piles of rubbish, power cuts and potholes: anger grows over Johannesburg’s run-down infrastructure
The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections?One week before the local elections in South Africa, the pavements and roads…
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University Put on the Spot Over Honorary Degree for Sitting Governor
Awards of honorary degrees to political figures has been a subject of contention for a while now, with COFEK now seeking a fresh presedent to settle the matter.
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Kalonzo Sends Warning After Heckling at Sifuna Event
On Friday, during the Linda Mwananchi event, Kalonzo faced a fierce crowd after he was heckled while making his remarks at the podium, raising questions over opposition unity.
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How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.
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Police clash with Paris protesters as demonstrations grip Europe
There was another wave of violence in Paris Saturday as anti-government protesters clashed with police. Demonstrations were also held across Europe.
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Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
The incumbent Republican running for re-election and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to also stand in the race.
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Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.
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Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials
The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.
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Former Mossad agent assisted Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil via Argentina - report
The escape followed Bolsonaro's defeat to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of elections on October 25.
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Israeli protesters demand opposition ally with Arab parties to oust Netanyahu
Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to urge the opposition to ally with Arab parties to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has gone on the offensive against the…
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Judge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal lawsuit
A US judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein.
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Poland crisis: Donald Tusk strikes defiant tone vowing ‘no compromise’ on rule of law after Tribunal clash
Tusk addressed the nation as tensions over Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal escalated, accusing PiS and President Nawrocki of undermining the rule of law and pledging support for the newly…
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Serbia after Vucic: The winners are losing patience
After the Student List's election victory, Aleksandar Vucic's power apparatus is disintegrating. People want justice as soon as possible. But the losers still hold sway in the judiciary and…
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UK police arrest Palestine Action supporters ahead of Supreme Court hearing
British police on Saturday arrested at least 139 Palestine Action supporters, who protested in London and Edinburgh days ahead of a court appeal over the government's contentious ban of the…
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Will Iran take up Vance lifeline to avoid another US attack?
Vance’s letter comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity ahead of the Nov. 3 deadline; Jordan and Syria move to deepen security ties following a terrorist attack.
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Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
Deaths in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest government…
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Sifuna rallies opposition leaders to unite against Ruto in 2027
The movement officially opened its new Kwale County office as part of a push to build county-level structures ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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Iranian envoys meet Qatari mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterms
By Andrew Mills, Yasmine Ghania and Andrea ShalalDUBAI/ATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators on Saturday to discuss paths out of war in…
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More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak
Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.
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Ethiopian PM puts ministers through military training
The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.
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The secret behind Lula’s win in Brazil may be an ‘army’ – of social media creators
There are many explanations for the incumbent president’s win over Flávio Bolsonaro, but analysts – and he – point to reinvention of his social media useFour days before his stunning…
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Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
The British government has never formally apologised for slavery despite repeated calls from a number of Commonwealth leaders.
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10/31: CBS Saturday Morning
Days until the midterm elections, plus an octogenarian trains for the New York City Marathon. All this and more.
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Tshisekedi seeks Putin's help against Rwanda-backed rebels
President Felix Tshisekedi said he "absolutely" wanted the help of Russia, a permanent UN Security Council member "in the search for peace" with Rwanda, during talks with Putin at the end…
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Indo-Pacific Quad ministers work on supply chains, denounce arbitrary export restrictions
By Andrea ShalalATLANTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the US, Australia, India and Japan on Saturday pledged to work on building reliable global supply chains and expressed…
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UK PM signals the government will consider an apology for its role in the slave trade
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says his government will consider apologizing for the first time for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade as it seeks to strengthen relations with…
