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Manila: The Philippines justice department on Monday labelled Vice President Sara Duterte the “mastermind” of a plot to assassinate the country’s president, giving her five days to respond to a subpoena. Duterte is being asked to explain herself in the wake of a blistering weekend press conference where she said she had instructed that President […]
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Uruguay’s presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio party, Yamandú Orsi, greets supporters after casting his vote during the presidential runoff on November 24, 2024 in Canelones, Uruguay. Yamandú Orsi candidate for the Frente Amplio and Alvaro Delgado candidate for the Partido Nacional run for the presidency in a tight runoff. The winner will run the […]
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Manila: The widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Philippines became public after the Southeast Asian nation’s Vice President Sara Duterte said that she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she were to be killed. Mr Duterte is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Now, the law and […]
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Montevideo: Voters in South America’s laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out a bumper year of elections. The vote in the small nation of 3.4 million people sees opposition center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi take on continuity […]
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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte listens as she attends a joint committee hearing of the House of Representatives in Quezon City. File. | Photo Credit: AP Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said on Saturday (November 23, 2024) she has contracted an assassin to kill the President, his wife and the House of Representatives Speaker if she […]
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Samoan Environment Minister Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster attends the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Negotiators from small islands and least-developed nations on Saturday (November 23, 2024) walked out of overtime consultations on a climate deal with COP29 president Azerbaijan, saying their interests on finance […]
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Vijitha Herath (left), who served as Foreign Minister in President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s interim government, was on Monday [November 18, 2024] sworn in as Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet, installed after the November 14 general election. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who assumed office in September, will […]
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Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, authorities said. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following […]
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Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet sworn in on Monday, November 18, 2024, in Colombo. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (November 18, 2024) installed Sri Lanka’s new 21-member Cabinet, days after his National People’s Power [NPP] alliance won a massive mandate in the parliamentary polls. He retained key portfolios of Defence, […]
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A woman casts her vote for legislative elections at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday (November 17, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Senegal headed to the polls on Sunday (November 17, 2024) to vote in legislative elections that the President hopes will give his party a clear majority and the means to implement […]
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