The incumbent centre-right parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked set Monday to retain power in Ireland as vote counting in the European Union member’s general election continued, with coalition talks looming.With 153 of 174 seats in the lower chamber of parliament decided since Friday’s vote, the two parties were ahead of the main opposition, …
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te kicked off his second day in the United States on Sunday, as China fumed over more US arms sales to the island and Lai’s stopover in Hawaii that is part of his Pacific tour.China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, opposes any international recognition of Taiwan and its claim …
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Romania’s ruling Social Democrats (PSD) were set to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections while the far right secured big gains, partial results showed, deepening uncertainty in the NATO country rocked by political chaos.With more than 96 percent of ballots counted, the pro-European PSD — which has governed with the Liberals until now — was leading other …
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Police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannon Sunday on a fourth straight day of pro-EU protests that drew tens of thousands of people, as the prime minister rebuffed calls for new elections.The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October 26 parliamentary polls …
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Divisions between countries have stalled negotiations on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution, after a terse week of talks in South Korea’s Busan.Here are some of the sticking points that led to a decision early Monday to resume discussions at a later date after negotiators were unable to strike a deal:- Production cuts …
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UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called it a “moonshot moment”: a 12-day meeting for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), looking to protect …
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Kosovo and Serbia continued to sling allegations at each other on Sunday, just days after an explosion targeting a strategic canal in Kosovo sent tensions soaring between the long-time rivals. During a press conference, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of “copying Russian methods to threaten Kosovo and our region in general” after the explosion …
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Norway has suspended plans to start giving licences for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the centre-left government said on Sunday.Norway, Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, had planned to become one of the world’s first countries to start handing out rights …
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sought to shore up support from his allies Sunday, after a monitor said a shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo for the first time since the start of the country’s civil war.An Islamist-dominated rebel alliance attacked forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government on Wednesday, the same …
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Dozens of Venezuelans took to the streets in Caracas on Sunday calling for the release of prisoners detained in protests against the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.”I’m tired of living in a country with such a dictatorship, I want to be free,” said one protester, who asked not to be named due to worries …
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