2 h. ago French prime minister urges end to absurd political spectacle

Paris on Edge: The Reluctant Return of a Prime Minister and a Country Counting Down There is a peculiar hush in the cafés along the Seine this weekend — not the idle chatter of tourists, but a quieter, more taut silence. Patrons sip their espressos and scroll through their phones, hunting for the next twist […]

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5 h. ago Somalia: Parliament Approves National Independent Human Rights Commission

Members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on Saturday approved the Independent National Human Rights Commission during their session.

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8 h. ago White House Doctor Confirms President Trump Is in ‘Excellent’ Health

At Walter Reed, a routine checkup becomes a political moment On a gray morning at Walter Reed, the antiseptic smell of the hospital seemed to mingle with something else — the peculiar electricity that follows a president’s footsteps. Reporters craned their necks as a motorcade rolled toward the compound on the outskirts of Washington. Cameras […]

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10 h. ago Von der Leyen Navigates Political Tightrope After Parliament’s Failed Censure Votes

In the Eye of the Storm: How Ursula von der Leyen Survived Another Parliamentary Maelstrom The glass-and-steel atrium of the European Parliament hummed like a hive this week: whispered strategy sessions, clipped press briefings, the clack of shoes on marble. Outside, the river reflected a low sun and a city that feels permanently in recess—Brussels […]

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32 h. ago New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted on Bank Fraud Charges

When Law and Politics Collide: The Indictment of New York’s Attorney General It was a damp morning in Norfolk — the kind where the harbor fog clings to the hulls of Navy ships and the air tastes faintly of salt and diesel — when a routine legal filing rippled across two coasts and a nation […]

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3 d. ago Trump demands Chicago mayor be jailed as federal troops arrive

When Soldiers Show Up at the Bus Depot: Chicago, Troops, and the Politics of Occupation The morning the National Guard buses rolled into the dull gray of Elwood, a town southwest of Chicago, people stopped their errands and stared. For some it was a jolt — an unmistakable reminder that the federal government had crossed […]

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4 d. ago New French prime minister steps down hours after cabinet announced

The Day French Politics Tilted: A Cabinet Named, a Prime Minister Gone It began like a political movie with an abrupt, breathless cut: a freshly minted cabinet unveiled after weeks of talks, ministers posed for photographs under palace lights — and then, within hours, the man who assembled it had handed in his resignation. For […]

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4 d. ago Four Puntland Parties Condemn Security MoU as Threat to Somali Unity

Garowe (PP News Desk) — Four political parties of Puntland State of Somalia have rejected the security Memorandum of Understanding… Sii akhri The post Four Puntland Parties Condemn Security MoU as Threat to Somali Unity appeared first on Puntland Post.

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5 d. ago Ali H. Warsame urges Puntland parliament to summon security MoU signatories amid conflicting accounts

Garowe (PP News Desk) — Ali Haji Warsame, the former Puntland Minister of Education, has today urged the Puntland Parliament… Sii akhri The post Ali H. Warsame urges Puntland parliament to summon security MoU signatories amid conflicting accounts appeared first on Puntland Post.

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5 d. ago Syria names members of inaugural parliament following Assad’s rule

In the hush of a great library, a nation casts a curious ballot The National Library in Damascus — once the Assad National Library, its marble facade a familiar silhouette against the old city skyline — felt like a living, breathing archive of a past that the country is still arguing over. On a late […]

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6 d. ago Populist leader Andrej Babis clinches victory in Czech election

After the Cheers: What Andrej Babiš’s Win Means for the Czech Republic — and for Europe On a cool Prague evening, the crowd outside the Forum Karlín swelled like a sea of navy caps. “Strong Czechia” baseball hats bobbed in the lights, a deliberately familiar echo of international populist branding. Inside, billionaire-turned-politician Andrej Babiš stepped […]

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6 d. ago Guddida Doorashooyinka Somaliland oo ku guuleystay Abaalmarin Caalami ah

Komishanka Doorashooyinka Somaliland (KDQ) ayaa ku guuleystay abaalmarinta caalamiga ah ee ICPS Excellence Award 2025, taas oo lagu maamuuso hay’adaha doorashooyinka ee ugu hufan uguna shaqada fiican adduunka. Abaalmarintan oo uu bixiso Machadka International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) ee fadhigiisu yahay dalka Ingiriiska, ayaa lagu guddoonsiiyey intii lagu jiray Shirka 21aad ee Abaalmarinta Caalamiga … The post Guddida Doorashooyinka Somaliland oo ku guuleystay Abaalmarin Caalami ah appeared first on Oodweynenews.com Oodweyne News.

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6 d. ago US budget standoff masks a broader political, ideological battle

Washington’s Empty Hallways and the Politics of a Shutdown There is a strange hush in the corridors of power: fluorescent lights glow over largely darkened offices, coffee machines gurgle in the distance and the echo of hurried footsteps is replaced by the quieter thrum of worry. The federal government has hit a familiar snag — […]

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1 week ago UN sanctions against Iran imminent after failed bid to delay

When Diplomacy Paused: The Snapback That Reopened the Door to Confrontation There are moments in international life when the entire globe seems to hold its breath. I felt it in two cities this week: the hushed corridors of the United Nations, where diplomats murmured into phones and scanned scrolling votes, and the winding alleys of […]

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1 week ago Climate Week continues as Trump calls the effort a ‘con job’

Gasp in the Great Hall: When Climate Week Met a Political Storm It was a scene that felt cinematic and slightly surreal: climate scientists, campaigners, investors and negotiators filing into conference rooms beneath the glint of Manhattan skyscrapers, suit jackets still damp from morning humidity, coffee cups in hand—only to be stopped mid-sip by a […]

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2 w. ago Moldova’s decisive election: democracy under siege from disinformation

On the Eve of Decision: Moldova’s Tightrope Between Europe and Moscow There is a crispness to the air in Chisinau that feels like expectation: flags flutter, campaign posters peel at the edges, and the city’s cafés—where students sip black coffee under chestnut trees—are full of hushed debates. For a nation of roughly 2.4 million people, […]

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2 w. ago Israeli PM criticizes countries for recognizing Palestinian state

When the UN Hall Held Its Breath: A Moment of Fracture and the Weight of Memory The United Nations General Assembly, a place where diplomatic ritual often softens into ritualized rhetoric, erupted this week into raw politics and rawer grief. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbed the rostrum, scores of delegates rose and filed […]

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2 w. ago Electoral Showdown in Somalia: Averting Another Round of Turmoil

Political tensions are rising in Somalia. With elections due in 2026, politicians are arguing over the terms for the polls. The government and its opponents urgently need to compromise in order to stave off the possibility of violence and implement improvements to the voting process.

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2 w. ago Adan Madobe: ‘Deplorable’ Attack at Warta Nabadda Police Station Evokes Civil War Memories

Mogadishu (PP News Desk) — The Speaker of the Somali Federal Parliament, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), today visited Warta Nabadda Police… Sii akhri The post Adan Madobe: ‘Deplorable’ Attack at Warta Nabadda Police Station Evokes Civil War Memories appeared first on Puntland Post.

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2 w. ago China Announces First Ever Commitment to Reduce Carbon Emissions

When Promise Meets Policy: China’s New Climate Pledge and the Tightrope of Global Ambition There’s a curious kind of theater to modern diplomacy: leaders speak to glass and pixels, while the planet waits with its old, messy, un-sentient patience. President Xi Jinping’s recent video address to the United Nations—laying out a first-ever numerical emission cut […]

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