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As Swedish voters head to the polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates is seeking a second term for his center-right government in a race that has tightened sharply in the final weeks. The four-party opposition led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson ha...
Huizhao Huangin BerlinPublished: 10:30pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 11:33pm, 9 Sep 2026The landslide victory of a far-right party in a German state election has raised doubts about whether a politically weakened Berlin can remain a driving force behind the European Union’s increasingly ...
FILE PHOTO: Colombian soldiers at the Independence Day parade in Bogota, July 20, 2026. © Diego Cuevas/Getty Images Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to step up operations against armed groups after a drone swarm attack on a military compound killed three so...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. © Mikhail Metzel / RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoys were “constructive,” “extremely candid” and...
STOCKHOLM, Sept 11 - When Ulf Kristersson promised Holocaust survivor Hedi Fried his Moderates would never cooperate with the far-right Sweden Democrats back in 2018, the party was still treated as a political outcast by much of Sweden's right wing.
STOCKHOLM, Sept 11 - Cooperation rather than conflict is the promise Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is offering voters as she seeks a return to the prime minister's office in Sunday's election.
PARIS, Sept 11 - A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a companion the other day at David Zenouda's Paris restaurant while others increasingly share starters, skip wine at lunch or opt only for a main course.
The organizations expressed their concern over the "anti-Semitic manifestations" in Turkey in a letter to Erdogan. ?
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 general elections, the political conversation will inevitably be dominated by candidates, parties, alliances, zoning, ethnicity, religion and the familiar calculations of electoral politics. But Daniel Kamanga asks Nigerians to step back from the...
Sir: I love Ken Saro-Wiwa and wish he were alive today. He wrote essays and books with the hands of an angel and spoke with the tongue of an angel. I envy him. Unlike my generation, people who taught him in school knew the subject matter and history of what they educated him in. ...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on the media to end what he described as partisan narratives in reporting political confrontations, following the reported blockade of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Pete...
Governor Dapo Abiodun and the 2027 APC governorship candidate for Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Adeola fondly called Yayi during the mega rally held in Ijebu Ode. CREDIT: Bankole Taiwo
The Department of Basic Education is looking at ways to strengthen how teachers communicate with learners on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, amid growing concern over the boundaries between legitimate support and inappropriate contact.
The ANC is set to provide an update on its candidate nominations after challenging the IEC’s decision over candidates whose submissions were not formally completed.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday recalled some of the lessons in life and public service that he learned from his late father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City has recommended the dismissal of the complaint filed by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, over the alleged violation of bank secrecy laws by several House members and government offic...