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Thousands of defiant pro-EU protesters in Georgia staged a fresh rally Friday after the prime minister claimed victory in a “battle” against the opposition, amid a deepening post-electoral crisis.Tbilisi has been engulfed in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party declared that it had won a disputed October 26 election.The party’s critics have accused it …

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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday sat down with party leaders on the left and right in a bid to hammer out a compromise that would give France a new prime minister and a path out of crisis.Macron adopted a defiant tone in an address to the nation on Thursday evening, 24 hours after Prime Minister …

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The EU and four South American countries concluded a huge but controversial trade deal on Friday despite fierce opposition from France, which called the agreement “unacceptable.”The deal between Brussels and four members of the Mercosur bloc — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — aims to create a 700-million-customer free-trade area.EU Commission chief Ursula Von der Leyen announced …

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday looked increasingly likely to be unseated after the head of his ruling party demanded he be stripped of office for briefly imposing martial law.If Yoon remains, “there is a significant risk that extreme actions similar to the martial law declaration could be repeated, which could put the …

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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was holding talks with French political leaders on the left and right as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France’s political crisis.Macron adopted a defiant tone in an address to the nation late Thursday, 24 hours after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government …

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Lawmakers camping out in parliament, hundreds of thousands of protestors expected outside, a landmark vote to impeach the president over martial law — South Korean democracy faces its “most critical moment”, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung told AFP Friday.The country could have a new interim leader as soon as Saturday night, if the impeachment motion set …

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South Korea’s ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be stripped of office, warning there was a “significant risk” he could try to impose martial law again.Yoon late Tuesday declared martial law before being forced into a U-turn after lawmakers dramatically faced down soldiers at parliament and voted to overturn the measure, …

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New York police released a new security camera picture Thursday of the man believed to have shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight murder outside a Manhattan hotel.The latest picture, in which the suspect’s face is uncovered and he is smiling or laughing, indicated progress in the manhunt after …

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