COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A left-wing party opposing a major rare earth mining project has become the largest in parliament after garnering more than a third of the vote in an early election. …
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By James Oliphant, Chris Kahn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since the deadly insurrection on January 6 in the US Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have presented false and misleading …
Read More »Democrats attack Georgia law and defend voting reform
Democrats have seized on Georgia’s new voting restrictions to focus attention on the fight to reform federal election laws, setting up a slow-building showdown that echoes the civil rights battles of half …
Read More »President Macron Says Turkey Has Plans To Try To Influence French Elections
President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern that Turkey will try to influence the upcoming French elections. “The threats are not veiled, so I think we have to be very lucid,” Macron said Tuesday …
Read More »Brazilian Court ruling paves the way for Lula da Silva’s presidential candidacy
SÃO PAULO – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the judge who convicted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of corruption was biased, strengthening the likely electoral candidacy of the leftist leader …
Read More »Washington, DC, Statehood Divides Congressional Hearing
Democrats and Republicans discussed Washington, DC’s statehood on Monday, with advocates saying residents should have full voting rights and critics called it a partisan takeover, arguing that the city’s unique status posed …
Read More »The mayor of Paris, Hidalgo, indicates that she wants to be a left-wing candidate in 2022
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said her goal is to rally left-wing allies to run against President Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 presidential …
Read More »China plans to ask the US to reverse Trump’s policies at Alaska meeting
Beijing plans to pressure Washington to reverse many of the anti-China policies introduced during Trump’s presidency in the first face-to-face meeting of senior U.S. and Chinese officials since the election of President …
Read More »Hong Kong reforms prevent ‘majority dictatorship’, says pro-Beijing lawmaker
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s proposal for Hong Kong’s electoral reforms could prevent a “majority dictatorship,” Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing lawmaker Martin Liao told Reuters on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy protesters hold placards during …
Read More »Haley and Noem differ in their approach to Trump as the jockey begins in 2024
The only two women to appear on the top 2024 Republican presidential candidate lists so far – Nikki Haley and Kristi Noem – have taken divergent paths in navigating the still considerable …
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