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21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
Read full article: 21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court rulingViolence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections has killed at least 21 people, including two police officers.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Read full article: Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death rowPresident-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
Read full article: After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on winsNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
Read full article: Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executionsPresident Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.
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Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
Read full article: Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoilRomanian lawmakers have voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.
Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
Read full article: Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and botsBluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms.
What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
Read full article: What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 yearsAfter days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal.
What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts
Read full article: What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pastsEven with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.
Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body
Read full article: Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic bodySeven International Olympic Committee members are running as candidates to be the next president in its first election since 2013.
Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with him
Read full article: Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with himA handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing's agent in local California election
Read full article: Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing's agent in local California electionA Chinese national has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed local California politician.
Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage's populist party, a move that could shake up UK politics
Read full article: Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage's populist party, a move that could shake up UK politicsBritish politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as $100 million, which would be the largest political donation in U.K. history.
A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the states
Read full article: A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the statesDemocrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins in the swing state after the November election, including victories for governor and other top statewide offices.
Romania's political tumult continues as leftist party leaves talks to form pro-European coalition
Read full article: Romania's political tumult continues as leftist party leaves talks to form pro-European coalitionRomania’s leftist Social Democratic Party has withdrawn from negotiations to form a pro-European coalition government, extending political turmoil that has gripped the European Union country after a top court annulled a presidential election.
Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should set partisanship aside, work to meet people's needs
Read full article: Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should set partisanship aside, work to meet people's needsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should think less about partisan politics and more about meeting people’s needs.
The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump's administration
Read full article: The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump's administrationDuring the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at least some coordination on West Wing affairs.
Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'
Read full article: Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members says it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election.
China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
Read full article: China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon saysA Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year.
Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
Read full article: Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedomsThe past year has been both a glass half empty and half full for the world's democracies.
Iran's rial hits a record low, battered by regional tensions and an energy crisis
Read full article: Iran's rial hits a record low, battered by regional tensions and an energy crisisThe Iranian rial has fallen to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of value since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November.
Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll findsElon Musk’s attachment to President-elect Donald Trump has created an unprecedented alliance between America’s most powerful politician and its richest businessman.
After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney
Read full article: After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz CheneyWrapping up their report on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for her work probing the riot.
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll
Read full article: Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election pollPresident-elect Donald Trump is accusing the Des Moines Register newspaper and its pollster of “brazen election interference” for publishing a poll the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris was leading by three percentage points in the midwestern state.
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
Read full article: What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC pollA new poll finds that Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump's victory.
EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards
Read full article: EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguardsEuropean Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election.
Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after the election
Read full article: Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after the electionVice President Kamala Harris is urging anyone disappointed over her loss in last month's election to “stay in the fight” as Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Trump says it was 'stupid' for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike deeper into Russia
Read full article: Trump says it was 'stupid' for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike deeper into RussiaPresident-elect Donald Trump says he might reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to permit Ukrainian forces to use American long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russian territory.
UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya
Read full article: UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in LibyaThe top U.N. official in Libya has announced a new initiative to overcome a three-year deadlock and move the divided oil-rich North Africa nation toward a national election.
Trump says he's a 'believer' in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeaways
Read full article: Trump says he's a 'believer' in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeawaysPresident-elect Donald Trump has held a wide-ranging news conference in which he took questions from reporters for the first time since winning the election.
Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
Read full article: Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrestA man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.
Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.
Read full article: Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.
Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February
Read full article: Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in FebruaryChancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.