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Politics

After 14 Years, The UK Has Voted Out The Conservative Government And Elected A Center-Left Leader

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pledged in his victory speech that Labour will prioritize "country first, party second" in everything it does.

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Netanyahu Has Rejected The Permanent Ceasefire Deal The US Said He Had Previously Accepted

Netanyahu said it was "no secret" that he would agree to a "partial deal" that would secure the return of some of Israel's hostages, but the country was committed to continuing the war after the deal to "complete its mission."

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Italy’s Florence Has Elected Its First Woman Mayor

Sara Funaro, a leftist politician, won 60% of the votes to become mayor of the Italian city on Monday June 24.

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Taiwan’s President Slammed China For Threatening Taiwanese People With The Death Penalty For Independence

Lai's statement came after China threatened to impose the death penalty for "diehard" supporters of Taiwanese independence involved in "particularly serious" events.

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Namibia’s Youngest Woman Minister Says There Should Be More Young Women In Politics

28-year-old Emma Theofelus says that everything we do is related to politics so young women and young people must get involved in politics to help make decisions about our future.

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Vladimir Putin Went To North Korea To Meet Kim Jong Un And Now They Look Like Dictator Best Friends

In a scene straight out of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke, Putin drove Kim, who was sitting in the passenger seat, through the streets of North Korea’s capital, in a Russian-made Aurus limousine that Putin had gifted to Kim.

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North And South Korea Are Engaging In A "Balloon War" And Sending Each Other Trash And Propaganda

Since late May, North Korea has sent more than 1,000 balloons filled with garbage, excrement, cigarette butts and used batteries to South Korea.

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The UN Security Council Has Endorsed A Deal For A Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza Presented By The US

The UN resolution supports a three-phase proposal announced by US president Joe Biden on May 31.

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This Israeli Minister Has Resigned From The War Cabinet Over Netanyahu’s Failure To Manage The War On Gaza

Benny Gantz, who is seen as Netanyahu’s main political rival, had joined Netanyahu’s emergency government in October 2023 as a show of unity.

Politics

India’s Popular Right-Wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Been Re-Elected But Lost The Majority In A Shocking Upset

73-year-old Modi had vowed that his right-wing nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win by a huge majority but ended up falling short.

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Israel Massacred 274 Palestinians To Retrieve Four Hostages It Could Have Freed From Ceasefire Deals It Rejected

Members of the Israeli army disguised themselves as humanitarian relief workers and entered the Nuseirat refugee camp on a fake humanitarian aid truck on May 8 as part of its “rescue” operation, according to exclusive footage obtained by Al Jazeera

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Mexico Has Elected Its First Woman President

61-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and energy engineer, had also made history in 2018 as the first woman mayor of Mexico City.