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German government coalition: Can CDU, SPD come together?
Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points. ......
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Young South Korean men and women deeply divided on politics, survey shows
The poll found that men and women in their 20s had the largest political ideology gap of any age group. ......
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Court orders South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial
A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law. The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Yoon to stand trial while not being...
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Are we living through a ‘polycrisis’ or is it ‘just history happening’?
The term ‘polycrisis’ has gained traction as we face one disaster after another. It’s overwhelming – but diagnosing the catastrophe is the first step to addressing it...
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The international conference that Switzerland doesn’t want but must organise
Switzerland is set to host a conference on the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday. Keen to avoid taking a position on the Middle East...
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Türkiye kills 26 Kurdish militants in past week despite PKK's ceasefire declaration
ANKARA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday its forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the past week, despite the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s declaration of a ceasefire with Türkiye over the weekend. A total of 478 "terrorists" have been...
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EU Prosecutors Accuse Greek Livestock Breeders of Farming Fund Fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office says it suspects 100 livestock breeders in Greece, mostly in Crete, of the fraudulent use of EU agricultural funds via false land ownership or leasing claims. ......
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Who is to blame for Sri Lanka’s crises?
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country in 2022 amid mass protests and an economic crisis, parliament elected veteran politician and six-time Prime...
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S Korea’s lefty opposition shifting to the center-right
Former factory worker and labor activist Yoon Jong-oh says being a left-winger in South Korea has always been tough. The dictators in charge for most of the first four decades after the Republic of Korea gained independence in 1948 saw communists under every bed and, specifically, did not like labor...
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Something is smelling really bad among the peace brokers of Ukraine
You don't have to be a genius to work out that if you exclude Russia and just look at the three groups who are vying for war, or whining for peace,...
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