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Manchester’s Muslim voters pivotal in UK election showdown
The Manchester suburbs of Gorton and Denton have been thrust to the centre of the fight for Britain’s political future.
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Rubio tells Orban ‘your success is our success’ during Hungary visit ahead of elections
During a visit to Budapest Monday, just weeks before Hungary’s parliamentary elections, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that the nationalist leader’s “success”…
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‘Ola Lula’: Rio Carnival ode to Brazil’s president sparks political storm
One of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools kicked off this year's Carnival with a lavish ode to Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, tracing his rise from rural poverty to superhero status among the working…
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Iran seeks to get out of FATF blacklist amid domestic political divisions
North Korea and Myanmar are other two countries on global financial blacklist as Tehran promises countermeasures.
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Hungary PM Orbán gives inflammatory speech before April elections
Following his appearance in Munich, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Budapest, a visit that comes just two months ahead of elections in Hungary that could see longtime leader and Trump…
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Hungary’s Orban says EU bigger threat than Russia before April elections
'Illiberal' PM, endorsed by ally Trump this week, to receive US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday.
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Tarique Rahman: From 17-year exile to landslide win in Bangladesh election
Results mark a remarkable reversal of fortune for BNP chief who left country in 2008 and returned only two months ago.
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Why the BNP won Bangladesh’s post-uprising election
Jamaat’s surge reshaped the contest, but constituency arithmetic and network power determined the outcome.
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Bangladesh PM-in-waiting Rahman appeals for unity as BNP sweeps polls
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus congratulates Rahman for 'the landslide victory of his party'.
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Could BNP’s landslide win open a new geopolitical chapter for Bangladesh?
Tarique Rahman's decisive victory may redraw regional alignments after years of pro-India policy under ousted PM Hasina.
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Trump threatens an executive order to mandate voter IDs before elections
The US president's message comes as part of a broader push to increase federal control of the election process.
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Thai election sees old order restored as political dynasties weigh on vote
Thailand's traditional centres of political patronage, the 'Baan Yai' (Big Houses), swayed election for conservatives.
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