UK’s Starmer vows to ‘listen to voters’ after election drubbing
London (AFP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Saturday he would "listen to voters" after his Labour party ...
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Migration, China ties dominate as Trump ally prepares to lead Honduras
Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Conservative businessman Nasry "Tito" Asfura will be sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after ...
Moody’s lowers city of Budapest’s rating to junk
Budapest (AFP) - Ratings agency Moody's downgraded the city of Budapest's credit rating to junk level late Monday, pointing to ...
US Supreme Court weighs campaign finance case
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a Republican challenge to campaign finance ...
Five things to know about Argentina’s pivotal midterm election
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - Two years after a stunning election victory, Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, faces a tough ...
Argentine peso, stocks fall after ruling party’s election setback
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - The Argentine peso and share prices dropped sharply Monday after President Javier Milei's libertarian party ...
‘Things will improve’: Bolivians look forward to right’s return
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivians on Monday began looking to a future without the ruling socialists of the past two ...
No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust
La Paz (AFP) - A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks ...
No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust
La Paz (AFP) - A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks ...
Russia jails prominent vote monitor for five years
Moscow (AFP) - Russia on Wednesday sentenced a high-profile election monitor to five years in prison, part of an intensifying ...
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