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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked President Isaac Herzog to grant him a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that ending the proceedings is now in the …

Tunisian police on Saturday arrested leading opposition figure Chaima Issa while she participated in a demonstration in Tunis, a day after an appeals court issued prison sentences of up to …

Swiss voters have rejected a tax on ultra-wealthy residents and turned down a proposal to extend mandatory military service to women, initial poll results showed Sunday. Nearly 85% of voters …

The US president wrote in a Truth Social post that this would “allow the US system to fully recover” from policies that had eroded the “gains and living conditions” of …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” after Guinea-Bissau’s military this week seized power and ousted the West African country’s president, his spokesman said on Thursday, calling for an “immediate …

The US has suspended processing all immigration requests from Afghans, after an Afghan man was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White …

France’s Court of Cassation has upheld the conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy for illegally financing his 2012 re-election campaign, sealing a major legal setback for the ex-leader. The decision …

Two National Guard soldiers are critically injured after being gunned down in Washington, DC, less than two blocks from the White House, in what the city’s mayor called a “targeted …

Australia’s landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation’s highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right …

African and European leaders ended a summit in Luanda on Tuesday with new cooperation pledges on trade, minerals and migration but acknowledged that the two-day gathering produced no major breakthroughs. …