In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes ...

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Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of ...

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The lawsuits take aim at a central piece of Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown. If allowed to stand, Trump's order would ...

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The federal government is considering legal reforms to require businesses to set and meet gender equality targets, ...

Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by MPs to be the Pacific ...

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Literacy programs were the major focus, with independent reviewer Vicki Baylis urging the state to back in current programs ...