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Dutch and U.K. polls opened Thursday in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc that pits supporters of deeper integration against populist euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments. A half hour

U.S. President Donald Trump is aware of the ties between the YPG and the PKK terror group, his special envoy for Syria and the global coalition to defeat Daesh said Wednesday. “The president is aware of the traditional and political links

The main opposition Istanbul mayoral candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, has kicked off his campaign for the June 23 rerun elections in the city, pledging to win again after the first vote was ruled invalid. Addressing a packed out conference room in the Hilton hotel on Wednesday, the Republican

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after a proposed expansion of the tournament to 48 sides was scrapped, FIFA announced on Wednesday. World football’s governing body said in a statement that “following a thorough and

One of Africa’s best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at the age of 48. The Kenyan author died on Tuesday night in Nairobi after a short illness, the BBC reported. His death was confirmed by Tom Maliti, the

The Vice-President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia has said All government transactions will be done electronically from June next year. He said the introduction of the cashless payment system was to reduce corruption, minimise human interaction and ensure efficiency in all government

A Penn State professor with a side job as a Pittsburgh Uber driver who was arrested this month for allegedly kidnapping two women is now accused of kidnapping a third woman that same night. The third woman spoke with police on

Japan aims to set the record straight, at least about its names when pronounced in a foreign language, local media reported on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Taro Kono (or Kono Taro in the customary Japanese order) plans to meet foreign media to