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China joins big oil in opposition to Trump’s biofuel proposal
US oil refiners have found an unlikely ally in their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s proposed changes to biofuel policy: China.…
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German coalition backs "game changer" budget, opposition unimpressed
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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'Win-win for our people': Iranian opposition seeks Israeli expertise in visit for post-regime Iran
A seven-member team led by Crown Prince associates explores a cooperation blueprint for post-Islamic Republic Iran. A high-level Iranian…
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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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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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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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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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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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Tunisian opposition leader jailed for 14 years
Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, adding to a string of other jail terms he has…
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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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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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Tanzania's most prominent opposition leader appears in court on charges of treason
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania's most prominent opposition leader appeared in court Monday to face treason charges after calling…
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Tanzania court orders an opposition leader, who is on a hunger strike, to appear in person
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A magistrate court in Tanzania on Tuesday ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason…
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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…
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Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’
Uganda’s military chief, the son of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding a missing opposition activist in his basement…
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Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader's bodyguard, who has been…