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Nicolas Sarkozy has sought to get his centre-right UMP party a facelift by rebranding it ‘Les Republicains’ two years before the French presidential elections. The...

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Burundi says open to postponing vote, to wait electoral body direction

YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 202305

Burundi’s government on Monday held out the possibility of a postponement of elections which have led to weeks of protests and bloodshed. President Pierre Nkurunziza...

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International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants

YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaJune 1, 2015July 8, 202302

The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday along with 454 survivors as efforts intensified to...

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Saudi religious body slams mosque attackers

YoopyaMay 31, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 31, 2015July 8, 202303

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars on Friday condemned the suicide attack near Al-Anoud Mosque in Dammam. The council, also known as the Senior Council...

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Ethiopia’s ruling party sweeps parliament in early vote results

YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 202306

Ethiopia’s ruling party and its allies have won a big majority in parliament, election officials said on Wednesday, based on an early count in a...

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Madagascar president challenges impeachment vote count

YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 202304

Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina challenged on Wednesday an impeachment vote against him in parliament, where critics say he has dragged religion into politics and failed...

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UNHCR slashes Burundi refugee figure from earlier “guesstimate”

YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 202302

The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday that 72,618 people have fled Burundi in recent weeks, cutting its estimate of how many had sought...

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Erdogan aims to turn Turkey into major defense industry power

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 202301

For years Turkey has boasted NATO’s largest army, bar only the United States, and now President Tayyip Erdogan wants a defense industry to match. Erdogan’s...