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Venezuela's Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela's Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul

Associated Press  

Lee nuestra cobertura de las elecciones venezolanas en español. Maduro told reporters that the ruling party is “I throw myself before justice,” he said outside the Supreme Tribunal of Justice headquarters in the capital, Caracas, adding that he is “willing to be summoned, questioned, investigated.” AP AUDIO: Venezuela’s Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry …

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Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by March 15
11 months, 1 week ago

Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by March 15

The Hindu  

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its troops from the island nation by March 15, a top official said on Sunday, posing the latest in a series of diplomatic challenges from Malé to New Delhi since his September election win. Instead, it noted that both sides discussed “finding mutually workable solution to enable continued operation of Indian …

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EVMs creating ‘distrust’, why not vote through ballot papers, asks Akhilesh Yadav
1 year ago

EVMs creating ‘distrust’, why not vote through ballot papers, asks Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on December 15 pushed for the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines for voting, pointing out that the country should adopt the system practised in developed countries like the United States, Japan and Germany. A country like America, which is powerful in economy, conducts voting through ballot for months; a country like …

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Slovakia’s president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
1 year, 2 months ago

Slovakia’s president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election

Associated Press  

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government. Populist former prime minister Robert Fico and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party captured 22.9% of the vote on Saturday. Pellegrini parted ways with Fico after the scandal-tainted Smer lost the previous election in …

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asks people to use name ‘Bharat’ instead of India
1 year, 3 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asks people to use name ‘Bharat’ instead of India

The Hindu  

While a G-20 invite mentioning President Droupadi Murmu as ‘President of Bharat’ has led to a flurry of reactions from all sides, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, had recently said that people of the country should use the name ‘Bharat’ instead of India. Mr. Bhagwat, who was speaking at an event organised by Sakal Jain Samaj in Guwahati on …

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Biden snaps back as reporter asks him about ‘big guy’ controversy
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden snaps back as reporter asks him about ‘big guy’ controversy

The Independent  

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GOP asks for records from Biden’s family on business deals
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP asks for records from Biden’s family on business deals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans made the first official requests Thursday for documents from Hunter and James Biden regarding their foreign business dealings, further escalating a wide-ranging investigation into the president’s family. Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter; the president’s brother, James; and their former business manager seeking documents and …

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US slaps sanctions on Russian naval entities, asks latter to end 'brutal campaign' against Ukraine
2 years ago

US slaps sanctions on Russian naval entities, asks latter to end 'brutal campaign' against Ukraine

India TV News  

The US, on Thursday, sanctioned 10 Russian naval entities. Asking Russia to end its 'brutal campaign' against Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, "These accountability measures underscore a simple message, the Kremlin must end its brutal campaign against Ukraine." In the wake of Russian naval operations against Ukrainian ports, including those that are providing much-needed food and grain …

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Bandi now asks KCR to take a lie test
2 years, 1 month ago

Bandi now asks KCR to take a lie test

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A day after challenging TRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to swear under oath at the Yadadri temple that his party or its leaders had nothing to do with the episode of luring four MLAs, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday demanded that he undergo a lie detector test to prove his innocence or non-involvement …

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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy asks for additional arms to save Mariupol; Russian rockets strike Lviv
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy asks for additional arms to save Mariupol; Russian rockets strike Lviv

India Today  

On day 31 of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president, once again urged Russia to negotiate an end to the war. US President Joe Biden risks Vladimir Putin's wrath by offering Ukraine extra military support even as Russian troops appear to struggle to hold the territories that they had secured. In this week's meetings of NATO and G7 …

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US asks for UN Security Council meeting on North Korea: Diplomats
2 years, 10 months ago

US asks for UN Security Council meeting on North Korea: Diplomats

Al Jazeera  

The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss North Korea’s test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, diplomats said. North Korea confirmed that it had fired a Hwasong-12 “mid-range ballistic missile” on Sunday, fuelling concen the nuclear-armed state could resume long-range testing. On Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned …

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Former Afghan President Karzai asks Pak PM Imran Khan to 'stop speaking on behalf of Afghans'
3 years ago

Former Afghan President Karzai asks Pak PM Imran Khan to 'stop speaking on behalf of Afghans'

India Today  

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to refrain from propaganda and to stop speaking on behalf of the Afghans. In a series of tweets, the former president of the war-torn country said, "Pakistan's threat from Afghanistan is a clear propaganda infact, the issue is quite the opposite and the ISIS threat is directed from Pakistan …

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Mexico asks US to probe ‘fabricated’ case against ex-minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico asks US to probe ‘fabricated’ case against ex-minister

Al Jazeera  

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the US should probe the case against former minister Salvador Cienfuegos. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the investigation should look into who within the DEA “fabricated” the case against former minister Salvador Cienfuegos, days after Mexico’s attorney general decided to drop charges. Teneo, a political risk consultancy, said Lopez Obrador’s recent …

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Alberta leader asks Biden to ‘show respect’, hold Keystone talks
3 years, 11 months ago

Alberta leader asks Biden to ‘show respect’, hold Keystone talks

Al Jazeera  

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to nix contentious oil pipeline on his first day in office, Canadian media outlets reported. The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is calling on United States President-elect Joe Biden to “show respect for Canada” and negotiate the future of the contentious, multibillion-dollar Keystone XL pipeline project. The words “Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit” …

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