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Anti-austerity protesters hurled petrol bombs at police in front of Greece’s parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers began debating deeply unpopular reforms needed to unlock...
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President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law that brings next year’s Russian parliamentary elections forward by three months, a move some commentators...
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras found himself with a formidable challenge Monday as he prepared to force unpopular bailout reforms demanded by eurozone creditors...
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Afghanistan’s parliament on Saturday rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s nominee for defence ministry, a crucial post that has sat vacant for months as stretched security...
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Kuwait deployed unprecedented security measures around Shiite mosques for Friday prayers following last week’s deadly bombing, as the emir attended rare Shiite-Sunni joint ceremony...
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called in a speech to parliament Saturday for an “emphatic no to the ultimatum” issued by the country’s creditors...
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France passed a controversial new spying law on Wednesday granting sweeping powers to snoop on citizens on the same day that leaked documents caused...
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Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday against impeaching the education minister, in a victory for President Hassan Rouhani over hardliners. Critics had accused Education Minister...
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Iran’s parliament approved a controversial bill Tuesday that it said would protect the country’s nuclear programme, but which could also hinder final negotiations on...
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Taliban militants launched a brazen assault on the Afghan parliament Monday, triggering gunfire and explosions and sending lawmakers scurrying for cover in an attack...