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Algeria’s interim president calls for dialogue to prepare new elections
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Algeria’s interim president calls for dialogue to prepare new elections

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah called on Thursday for all parties to launch an “inclusive dialogue” to…
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
Middle East

Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown

Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a crackdown on protesters that…
Venezuela’s Guaido urges backers to reject ‘fear’ as Maduro clamps down
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Venezuela’s Guaido urges backers to reject ‘fear’ as Maduro clamps down

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday urged his supporters to reject fear and maintain nationwide protests against President Nicolas…
Backers ‘failed to follow through’ in abortive uprising, Guaido tells AFP
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Backers ‘failed to follow through’ in abortive uprising, Guaido tells AFP

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said Monday that backers who had pledged support for his abortive uprising last week had…
UK climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electric
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UK climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electric

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. should eliminate almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will…
Paris police brace for May 1 rallies
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Paris police brace for May 1 rallies

France’s zero-tolerance approach to protest violence will be tested Wednesday when a heady mix of labour unionists, “yellow vest” demonstrators…
Argentina: Thousands launch anti-austerity strike
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Argentina: Thousands launch anti-austerity strike

Tens of thousands of Argentines protested against President Mauricio Macri’s austerity drive on Tuesday after labor unions began a 24-hour partial…
Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’
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Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call on…
Venezuela’s Guaido says troops have joined him to end Maduro presidency
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Venezuela’s Guaido says troops have joined him to end Maduro presidency

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he had begun the “final phase” of his plan…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East

Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
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