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Georgia inaugurated a far-right governing party loyalist as president Sunday, escalating a political showdown moments after his pro-EU predecessor declared herself the “only legitimate president”.The inauguration of former footballer Mikhail Kavelashvili ratchets up a months-long political crisis that has seen huge pro-European Union demonstrations.Outgoing head of state Salome Zurabishvili and protesters have declared Kavelashvili “illegitimate”, …

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Croatians cast their votes Sunday to elect a new president, with the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing set to come out on top according to opinion polls.His likely main rival among the eight contenders for the largely ceremonial post is Dragan Primorac, backed by the conservative HDZ party that currently governs the country.The election comes …

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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead.A bird strike was cited by authorities as the likely cause of the crash — the worst ever aviation disaster on South Korean soil — which …

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Chad began voting on Sunday in a general election that is presented by the government as a key step towards ending military rule but has been boycotted by the opposition.Turnout was low in the capital N’Djamena when polling stations opened for voters to choose a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils in one of …

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Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is “ready to make a call” to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey’s pro-Kurd party said Sunday.Two lawmakers from the DEM party made a rare visit to Ocalan on Saturday on his prison island, the first …

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Three migrants died Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, a local mayor told AFP.The deaths take this year’s casualty toll from failed clandestine crossings to a confirmed 76.The boat that was to take the migrants Sunday ran into trouble near Bleriot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to …

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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead.A bird strike and adverse weather conditions were cited by authorities as likely causes of the crash that flung passengers out of the plane and left …

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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 96 confirmed dead.A collision with birds and adverse weather conditions were cited by the authorities as likely causes of the crash that flung …

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Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said.Jetties and public squares were submerged in some parts of Peru, sending residents fleeing to higher ground, according to images on local media. The waves, …

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North Korea will launch its “toughest” ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.The nuclear-armed state held a five-day party meeting last week as part of a drive to chart the country’s course for 2025, the official Korean Central …

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