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Bolsonaro son rallies the right as thousands protest Brazil government

Bolsonaro son rallies the right as thousands protest Brazil government

Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's jailed former leader, on Sunday sought to rally and unite conservatives ahead of October elections in which he hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated in several Brazilian cities, calling for him

Congo-Brazzaville president vows to keep power as campaign kicks off

Congo-Brazzaville president vows to keep power as campaign kicks off

Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso promised to extend his decades-long time in power on Saturday as campaigning kicked off for next month's presidential election in the oil-rich central African nation. Thousands of supporters turned out to watch Sassou Nguesso parade

Starmer vows to fight 'extremes' after UK Labour election drubbing

Starmer vows to fight 'extremes' after UK Labour election drubbing

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Friday to fight "the extremes in politics" after left-wing and hard-right parties both beat his ruling Labour in what had been a traditional stronghold. The embattled centrist leader called his party's third-place showing -- behind the victorious leftist

Nepal PM hopeful eyes 'change' in post-uprising elections

Nepal PM hopeful eyes 'change' in post-uprising elections

Nepali student leader-turned-politician Gagan Thapa has sought to rejuvenate his party's stale image, campaigning on generational change ahead of the Himalayan nation's first elections since a deadly youth-led uprising. "We need energy for Nepal's change," the 49-year-old

UK Labour party fights hard right, leftists in traditional stronghold

UK Labour party fights hard right, leftists in traditional stronghold

Polls closed Thursday in a parliamentary by-election in northern England seen as a key test of the ruling Labour party's ability to fend off growing support for the hard right and leftists, as the country's traditional two-party system splinters. Defeat for the government in

Trump’s intemperate criticisms threaten judicial independence | David Adler

Last week, in International Resources v. Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, declared that President Trump had exceeded his statutory authority by using an emergency statute, the “International Economic Emergency Powers Act,” to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional

German court rules spy service may not label AfD 'extremist' for now

German court rules spy service may not label AfD 'extremist' for now

A German court ruled on Thursday that the domestic intelligence agency cannot label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" group, at least for now. The AfD had challenged the designation, which would empower the spy agency to use broader surveillance