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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed on Saturday bringing forward parliamentary elections to this year, as he seeks to crush the threat posed by the National Assembly’s head, Juan Guaido, who has proclaimed himself legitimate head-of-state. Maduro in a speech to supporters

U.S. prosecutors announced Thursday they had dismantled three secret “birth tourism” networks that illegally offer Chinese expectant mothers the chance to give birth in California so their children will have U.S. citizenship. In total, 19 people were charged in the schemes,

French lawmakers have backed a bill banning protesters from hiding their faces during demonstrations, reinforcing President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to push back against violent members of the “yellow vest” movement. Protesters wearing masks or covering faces during demonstrations will face one

As the demand for gold increased 74 percent globally in 2018, Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan became the world’s top buyers of gold, a recent report showed. According to the report published by World Gold Council (WGC), the amount of gold bought

Whereas some countries boast up to five former presidents – be they democratically elected or military rulers – others can count none. Most of those without ex-presidents are the countries where we have the sit-tight leaders, those that have held onto