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The world's media has not reacted kindly to Andy Burnham's rapid rise to high office. Burnham, who became the UK's prime minister on Monday after Sir Keir Starmer formally handed his resignation to the King, has become…
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Yotam Marom knows why the Occupy Wall Street movement fell apart 15 years ago. The New York-based organizer and author was a key participant in the nationwide constellation of encampments and rolling protests that…
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The National Vice Chairman, South West, of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP Wolimoh Olajide Epe, has resigned from the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a resignation letter addressed to Hakeem Baba-Ahmed,…
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TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during the Martyrs' Day programme organised by her faction, in Kolkata, on July 21, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) appealed to all INDIA…
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Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his opening remarks as he sits down with premiers at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa, Jan. 29.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Domestic trade and major…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and the Independent senator from Maine pushed for more details Monday from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the agency’s vetting practices for new agents and…
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria and one of the candidates in the recently concluded Nigerian Bar Association, NBA election, Akinboro Olumuyiwa, has alleged that the exercise was the worst the association has ever had. DAILY…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government announced an investigation Monday into a large foreign investment by Chinese automaker BYD negotiated by a former foreign minister who last week resigned from Parliament to…
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Karnataka’s PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi \| Photo Credit: File photo The Congress high command is considering the names and profiles of three senior leaders for induction into the Karnataka cabinet. One of them is…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Republicans will choose a nominee in a state primary Tuesday to challenge Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. Voters across the state will also set the general election matchups for…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Sani, says the faction of the party which is recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is not original. Sani made this remark on Tuesday…
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Key events Democrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Donald Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties.…
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COTABATO CITY – Police officers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have been ordered to remain non-partisan as security preparations intensify for the region’s historic parliamentary…
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One claim that resurfaces periodically in public debate over Balochistan’s accession to Pakistan is that the Instrument of Accession of the Khanate of Kalat is evidence of Balochistan’s accession as a whole. This…
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A judge has condemned calls to legalise cannabis after a son killed his estranged mother during a severe mental health episode when he developed paranoid schizophrenia following his habitual smoking of the drug. Judge…
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Vice President Sara Duterte —File photo by Grig C. Montegrande \| INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — The bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte, which the Senate impeachment court will subpoena, could reveal a broader…
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The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Tuesday announced that elections in the region, which were originally slated for July 27, would now be held in three phases ending on August 10. AJK Election…
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FBI Director Kash Patel is planning a trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg in mid-October, Politico reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official and a person familiar with the travel arrangements. The precise agenda for…
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Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham kickstarted his programme to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons by planning to remove tax on household electricity bills. The VAT cut is meant to reassure the…
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Another election, another study has concluded that asking an AI chatbot for political guidance is a spectacularly bad idea. Research conducted during Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary election found that ChatGPT and Google…
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Nainar Nagenthran. File \| Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), termed as “not civilised”, the action of a police officer making aggressive gestures and…
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator in talks with the United States, is facing perhaps the greatest political test of his career. A lifelong conservative and former Revolutionary…
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Despite its humorous origins, the CJP quickly became a lightning rod for disaffected young people in India, where there is high youth unemployment. Despite its name, it's not a party. The movement is led by Abhijeet…
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Florida GOP House candidate Scott Singer, who was previously mayor of Boca Raton, spoke to Fox News Digital about the New York primary elections. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A conservative…
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As a 40-year ALP member, I now question party’s integrity Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Photo: Matt Golding To submit a letter to The Age,…
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Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano during Day 5 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on July 14, 2026. Also in the photo is Senator-judge Pia Cayetano.…
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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi launched the buses in Gandhinagar. Credit: X/@Bhupendrapbjp The Gujarat government on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) flagged off 139 new buses…
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World leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham on his entry into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, but international media largely focused on the scale of the challenges awaiting…