Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez looks on while holding a folder containing the recently approved Simon Bolivar Liberator law after a session at the National Assembly. | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday (November 28, 2024) approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the United States, as crimes against […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

S. Africa opposition seeks to revive impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest as they head to the Constitutional Court, challenging the National Assembly’s rejection of a report that could have initiated impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, on November 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

U.S. recognises Venezuela’s Opposition candidate as President-elect months after the disputed election

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. government recognised Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “President-elect” of the South American country on Tuesday (November 19, 2024), months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have won the July contest. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized Mr. González in a […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election

Wadani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, speaks during a press conference on November 10, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election. | Photo Credit: AFP The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission said Tuesday (November 19, 2024). Abdirahman Mohamed […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

New U.K. Opposition leader picks Priti Patel as her shadow Foreign Secretary

Former British-Indian Home Secretary Priti Patel has been chosen by the newly elected Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch as her shadow Foreign Secretary to join her top team on the Opposition benches in the House of Commons. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Former British-Indian Home Secretary Priti Patel has been chosen by the newly elected […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Georgia begins investigating its disputed election amid Opposition questions probe

Supporters of Georgia’s opposition parties hold a rally to protest and dispute the result of a recent parliamentary election won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in Tbilisi, Georgia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia said Wednesday (October 30, 2024) it has launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in last […]

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Georgia’s Opposition disputes result in crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe

Georgia’s Opposition disputes result in crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe

Georgia’s Opposition disputed the results of its election Saturday (October 26, 2024) after officials said the ruling party led the crucial vote, which could decide whether the country pivots to embrace the West or falls back into Russia’s orbit. Many Georgians viewed the vote as a make-or-break referendum on the opportunity to join the European […]

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Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir is a testament to resilience

In a memoir released eight months after he died in prison, Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny never loses faith that his cause is worth suffering for while also acknowledging he wishes he could have written a very different book. “There is a mishmash of bits and pieces, a traditional narrative followed by a prison diary,” […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Belgrade’s landmark Hotel Yugoslavia faces likely demolition, despite opposition

A view of Hotel Yugoslavia, once a symbol of progress in the former socialist state of Yugoslavia that broke apart in the 1990s and a favorite gathering place for local residents as well as world leaders, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Belgrade’s iconic Hotel Yugoslavia, once a symbol of […]

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Canadian Opposition leader says Justin Trudeau using Nijjar’s murder to divert attention from other controversies

Canadian Opposition leader Maxime Bernier. Photo: Wikipedia A Canadian Opposition leader has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder to divert attention from other controversies and asked the government to posthumously take away the Khalistani militant’s citizenship to right the past administrative error. Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party […]

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