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Official campaigns kick off in Tanzania as main opposition leader remains in custody
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — The official campaign period has started for Tanzania's October general elections with incumbent President…
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Video shows crowd gathered for bullock cart race, not Indian opposition leader's rally
As eastern India's Bihar gears up for elections later this year, politicians across party lines have begun canvassing in the state, but…
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Northern Iraq's Kurdish region on edge after arrest of local opposition leader
The sudden reason for the arrest of Lahur Talabany is not clear but it casts a potential shadow over the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. A…
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Uganda court denies bail to opposition leader Kizza Besigye in treason case
A Ugandan judge has refused to grant bail to veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been in jail for nearly nine months on…
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Brazilian opposition ends Senate protest over Bolsonaro house arrest
Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia after two days of protest over former…
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Opposition demands to convene Knesset plenum to discuss haredi draft, hostages
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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'From bad to worse': Ugandan opposition figure describes struggle ahead of next year's vote
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figure Bobi Wine said the political climate in Uganda has “gone from bad to worse” ahead of presidential…
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Russian journalist sentenced to 12 years over ties to opposition group
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian journalist was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday on charges of “extremism” over her links…
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Cameroon opposition leader banned from challenging world's oldest president
Cameroon's opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13…
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South Sudan's main opposition party rejects president's call for dialogue to avoid civil war
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s main opposition party on Thursday dismissed a presidential call for dialogue to avoid the country…
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Small but rising Japanese opposition party warns against near-term BOJ rate hike
The Bank of Japan should hold off raising interest rates until the economy achieves a stronger recovery, Sohei Kamiya, head of the small…
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'Absurdity' of A-G's opposition must be terminated, Israeli gov't tells High Court
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel said that the government’s response “clearly reveals the serious flaws” in its dismissal…
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Kenya opposition leaders demand president's resignation over shooting comments
GITHUNGURI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s opposition leaders demanded the president’s resignation over his call for police to shoot those found…
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Posts falsely claim UK issued warrant for South African opposition leader
The United Kingdom has twice refused visas to radical leftist South African politician Julius Malema in 2025. In June, social media posts…
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Pakistan seeks YouTube ban on 27 opposition and journalist channels
Alphabet-owned YouTube has informed more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is reviewing a court directive seeking…
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Nigeria's opposition leaders form alliance in effort to unseat the ruling party in 2027
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's key opposition leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new coalition which they say is aimed at unseating the…
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New EU sanctions on Russia on hold after opposition from Slovakia
A new set of European Union sanctions on Russia fell short of the required unanimous backing after Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico…
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Nigerian leader denies one-party plan after he's accused of clamping down on opposition
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday denied that there were plans to turn Africa's largest democracy into a…
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Visuals of Indian opposition leader 'posing with YouTuber detained for spying' are altered
Two images of Rahul Gandhi have circulated in social media posts falsely claiming they are proof that the Indian opposition Congress party…
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Portugal's Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe's far-right surge
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe's far right on Wednesday after…
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Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month,…
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Social Security, Medicare cuts face massive opposition in deep red state
Registered voters in Tennessee, which backed President Donald Trump by nearly 30 points in the 2024 election, are deeply opposed to cuts…
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Ugandan opposition bodyguard charged after torture, lawyer says
A bodyguard for one of Uganda's opposition leaders, Bobi Wine, has been charged with aggravated robbery, days after the head of the…
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Singaporean opposition candidate misquoted online ahead of polls
Ahead of Singapore's national elections on May 3, a graphic spread in social media posts falsely claiming a candidate from the opposition…