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Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
World
April 9, 2018
Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily won a third consecutive term Sunday and his Fidesz party was poised to regain…
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
World
April 5, 2018
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
The right-wing government wants to ban girls in kindergarten and primary schools from wearing headscarves. It’s unclear how many children…
Britain is facing serious far-right terrorism threat, UK’s top officer
World
February 27, 2018
Britain is facing serious far-right terrorism threat, UK’s top officer
Britain faces a new and significant threat from organized far-right terrorism, the UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Monday…
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz
World
January 17, 2018
Make Austria Great Again — the rapid rise of Sebastian Kurz
Sebastian Kurz was sworn in in mid-December as Austria’s new, and at 31, youngest-ever chancellor, leading a nationalist government that…
Thousands of Israelis protest corruption in Netanyahu’s government for fourth week
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Thousands of Israelis protest corruption in Netanyahu’s government for fourth week
For the first time right-wing government allies joined anti-corruption rallies in Israel. Netanyahu is being investigated in two corruption probes…
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
World
December 18, 2017
Austria swears in Europe’s youngest leader amid protests
Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Monday as Austria’s new chancellor, making him Europe’s youngest leader at age 31, after his…
Conservative ex-President Pinera easily wins Chile election
World
December 18, 2017
Conservative ex-President Pinera easily wins Chile election
Billionaire former President Sebastian Pinera easily won Chile’s presidential runoff election Sunday, moving the world’s top-copper producing country back to…
Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in right-wing push
World
October 15, 2017
Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in right-wing push
Austrians vote Sunday in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU’s youngest leader and…
EU to take legal action against Poland over judiciary reform
World
July 26, 2017
EU to take legal action against Poland over judiciary reform
The European Commission said on Wednesday it would start legal action against Poland over an overhaul of the judiciary that…
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Middle East
July 3, 2016
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Israel's Minister of Internal Security on Saturday accused Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, of not doing enough to prevent…