BBC | 19 Dec 2019.
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.
Agence France-Presse | 9 Dec 2019.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial law allowing independent journalists and bloggers to be labelled as “foreign agents”, a move that critics say will violate media freedom.
Agence France-Presse | 9 Dec 2019.
Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history.
James Griffiths, Eric Cheung and Maisy Mok | CNN | 25 November 2019.
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy candidates appear to have made major gains in Hong Kong’s district council elections, as early results trickled in Monday morning, with multiple high-profile pro-government figures losing their seats.
Zachary Cohen, Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne | CNN | 31 October 2019.
Washington: The Pentagon released newly declassified video and images Wednesday of the daring, two hour raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that shows US forces taking small arms fire from multiple locations as their helicopters approached the compound.
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ANI | 30 October 2019.
London (UK), Oct 30: British lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a snap election in the UK, paving the way for holding polls on December 12, weeks before the country is set to depart from the European Union (EU) on January 31 next year.
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BBC | 22 October 2019.
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has retained power but a narrow election win means he is forced to lead a minority government as prime minister.
Patricia Zengerle, David Morgan | Reuters | 25 September 2019 WASHINGTON- Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday launched
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Shibani Mahtani | The Washington Post | 17 September 2019
Hong Kong democracy activists presented their case before a congressional commission Tuesday for tougher U.S. action, including possible sanctions, to counter China’s steady erosion of the territory’s freedoms, as momentum builds in Washington for a more robust response.
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Associated Press | 11 September 2019.
(Kabul) – A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported no injuries.
