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Georgia’s pro-EU protests entered their third week Thursday, amid fears the post-electoral crisis could further escalate with the ruling party set to appoint a loyalist as the country’s next president.The Black Sea nation has been in turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October’s parliamentary elections, and the government’s decision last month …

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Thousands of Afghans on Thursday attended the funeral of the refugees minister, AFP journalists saw, after he was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul the day before in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.The Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a suicide bombing at …

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Brazil’s 2026 presidential election may offer a field of candidates featuring neither incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nor far-right rival Jair Bolsonaro.That scenario — possible, given Lula’s state of health and a ban on Bolsonaro holding public office — would present a novel situation and open the door to possible successors.Lula, 79, is currently …

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Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her.The 52-year-old has been jailed repeatedly over the past 25 years, most recently since November 2021, for past convictions relating to her advocacy against the obligatory …

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was returning early from a trip abroad as pressure grew to name a new prime minister a week after MPs toppled the government.Macron had promised to name a replacement government chief within 48 hours of meeting party leaders on Tuesday, participants said.On Thursday, he left France on a day-long …

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Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest undisputed world chess champion Thursday after beating China’s Ding Liren in the final match of their series in Singapore.The 18-year-old Gukesh burst into tears, burying his face in both hands, after Ding resigned in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.Gukesh later …

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Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “person of the year,” marking the second time he has won the accolade, in acknowledgement of the mogul’s stunning political comeback.Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, adorns the magazine’s title cover sporting his distinctive red tie and striking a …

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is “cognitively healthy” after surgery to relieve bleeding pressure on his brain and should be leaving intensive care on Friday, his medical team said.A follow-up operation on Thursday to block blood flow to the affected area was a “success”, Lula’s doctor, Roberto Kalil, told a news conference at …

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UN investigators say they have compiled secret lists of 4,000 perpetrators of serious crimes in Syria and hope the fall of Bashar al-Assad will help ensure accountability up to the highest level.”It is very important that the top level perpetrators are brought to justice,” said Linnea Arvidsson, who coordinates the United Nations Commission of Inquiry …

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French President Emmanuel Macron was expected Thursday to name a new prime minister a week after MPs toppled the government, shortening a visit to Poland amid a torrent of criticism over the prolonged political crisis.Macron had promised to name a replacement government chief within 48 hours of meeting party leaders Tuesday, participants said.But he remains …

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