Tag: political and civil unrest
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Peru’s president appoints lawyer as new prime minister
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Peru’s President Dina Boluarte swore in lawyer Gustavo Lino Adrianzen as her new prime minister after his predecessor resigned amid a scandal over leaked tapes. Adrianzen is specialized in human rights and most recently served as Peru’s ambassador to the Organization of American States. Under President Ollanta Humala, he was justice minister for six months…
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State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union on Thursday night
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Flight suspensions between Haiti and South Florida extended. Here’s what you need to know
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MIAMI — Amid worsening security in Haiti, airlines have extended flight cancellations between the country and South Florida for the next several days. Tuesday was the second consecutive day carriers did not operate flights as they wait and assess events on the ground approach even as that may provide little comfort to Haitians. American Airlines…
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Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
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A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility just days after a series of coordinated attacks across the capital led to the escape of hundreds of jailed prisoners, including several notorious gang leaders. The attack against the airport came amid…
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Netanyahu leaned on his top rival to help unify Israel. Now, Benny Gantz is more popular
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Benny Gantz, who is in Washington this week for meetings with U.S. leaders, is a crucial member of Israel’s War Cabinet
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Latest international effort to help Haiti greeted by doubts
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A new international effort is under way to reverse Haiti’s rapid descent into lawlessness, but disagreements, tepid contributions and delays in deploying police forces have raised concerns that yet another mission to rescue the Caribbean nation is doomed to fail. A multinational security force established by the United Nations Security Council last October has yet…
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Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
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A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
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Pakistan parties’ coalition talks hit snag over who becomes PM
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Pakistan’s two main family-controlled political parties hit a snag in their talks to form a new government, as they can’t agree who would become prime minister in their coalition designed to thwart jailed ex-leader Imran Khan. The Sharif and Bhutto clans both want their candidates to take the top job, local media reported Monday. Sherry…
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Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?
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Pakistanis are electing a new parliament Thursday in a race that essentially is concentrated on two parties