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China's Foreign Ministry has taken action against Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei, imposing sanctions for his involvement in spreading "fallacies" about Taiwan, the Diaoyu Islands, and other regional disputes. Hei's actions, including visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, have been deemed as a serious interference in
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke intervened to resolve a crisis that recently engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The crisis led to a vote of no confidence in Deputy Governor Kola Adewusi, among others. Governor Adeleke summoned stakeholders, including the party Chairman, Senator Lere Oyewumi, and
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Aminu Tambuwal, a serving senator and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been accused by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of making baseless allegations and lacking leadership in the opposition space. The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, dismissed Tambuwal's claims
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Norway is voting in parliamentary elections on Monday, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store's center-left Labor party facing a potential upset by the right-wing Progress Party led by Silvi Listhaug. Store has been prime minister since 2021, and the finance minister is the popular Jens Stoltenberg. The election
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Congresswoman Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) have introduced the No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act, aimed at banning the use of U.S. diplomatic posts for raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. The bill seeks to uphold the integrity of U.S. diplomacy
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Libertarian President Javier Milei's party has suffered a significant setback in local elections in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, marking a major challenge to his economic austerity policies. The results, announced on Sunday, saw candidates from Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party capture just 34%
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his decision to step down, less than two months after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its majority in the country's upper house election. Ishiba, who has been in power for less than a year, faced calls to resign from the
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Senators Dick Durbin and Cory Booker, along with several of their Judiciary Committee colleagues, have sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi expressing concerns about the politicization of antitrust enforcement under the Trump Administration. The Senators specifically criticize the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of Hewlett Packard
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Preliminary results from Monday's Norwegian election have shown the centre-left party leading with 89 seats, while the centre-right party trails behind with 80 seats. The Norwegian Labour party, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, is on track to remain in government despite a surge in support for
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Lagos State's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been advised by Hon. Rahman Owokoniran, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition leader, to utilise the remaining 18 months of its tenure to rectify its image by prioritizing a transformation agenda. Owokoniran noted that the APC's
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attempted to reboot dialogue with the opposition People Power Party (PPP) and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) at a luncheon meeting on Monday, just days before his 100th day in office. The meeting was seen as a test of the president'
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken issue with former Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other opposition leaders, accusing them of an "obscene sense of entitlement". The party's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, dismissed Tambuwal's claims that his arrest and ongoing investigation
