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Oscar Ivan Zuluaga defeated Juan Manuel Santos in the first round of vote by a narrow margin

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Colombians are voting in a runoff election between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and his conservative rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga. The campaign has been dominated...

Leading candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani have campaigned relentlessly ahead of Afghanistan presidential election’s second round

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Voters in Afghanistan are deciding who will succeed President Hamid Karzai after run-off polls. The choice was between former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World...

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor intends to resign his leadership post by the end of July after losing Virginia primary election

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According to Republican officials, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor intends to resign his leadership post by the end of July after losing Virginia primary...

David Brat is the tea party's new star after defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the biggest primary upset in recent memory

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David Brat is the tea party's new star after defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the biggest primary upset in recent memory. David Brat,...

Spain’s crown prince is expected to be proclaimed King Felipe VI on June 19

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The Spanish parliament has backed the abdication of King Juan Carlos and accession of his son Crown Prince Felipe by a large majority. The succession...

Eric Cantor has lost a Virginia Republican Party primary election to David Brat

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Eric Cantor has lost a Virginia Republican Party primary election to David Brat, a challenger from the hard-right Tea Party movement. Little-known economics professor David...

Hillary Clinton launched new book Hard Choices

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Hillary Clinton is seeking to refine remarks she made about her and former President Bill Clinton being broke when they left the White House...

Angela Merkel and David Cameron met Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt and Dutch PM Mark Rutte at Harpsund mini-summit

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has restated her support for Jean-Claude Juncker to take over as president of the European Commission, at a mini-summit in...

President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7 percent of votes

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President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes in Syria's presidential election, the parliamentary speaker has announced. Earlier,...

Mayor Giorgio Orsoni and dozens of officials and businessmen are being held over claims of bribery during the public tender process of the Moses project in Venice

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Venice Mayor Giorgio Orsoni is among 35 people arrested in Italy over alleged corruption in connection with new flood barriers built to protect the...

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election in Egypt

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Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election in Egypt. The former army chief said he wanted "freedom" and "social...

Seattle council has voted unanimously to raise the city's minimum wage to $15

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Seattle council has voted unanimously to raise the city's minimum wage to the highest level of any major US city - $15 per hour,...

King Juan Carlos announced on Monday his intention to abdicate after nearly 40 years on the throne

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Spain’s cabinet will discuss today the next steps in the process of King Juan Carlos's abdication and the accession of his son, Crown Prince...

Hassan al-Nouri and Maher Hajjar are not widely known and have been unable to campaign on an equal footing with President Bashar al-Assad

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Syrians are voting in the country’s presidential elections amid heightened security. The poll takes place three years into a civil war in which tens of...

US shares closed at record levels, helped by strong data on the manufacturing sector

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US shares closed at record levels, helped by strong data on the manufacturing sector. The Dow Jones rose 26 points to close at 16,743, its...

Salvador Sanchez Ceren has been sworn in as El Salvador’s president

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Former El Salvador’s left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren has been sworn in as the country’s president. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, 69, of the FMLN party,...

Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi's president after the High Court rejected a request for a recount following allegations of vote-rigging

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The leader of Malawi’s Democratic Progressive Party, Peter Mutharika, has been sworn in as the country's president after the High Court rejected a request...

Thailand's military coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha has said elections will not be held for more than a year, to allow time for political reconciliation and reform

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Thailand's military coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha has said elections will not be held for more than a year, to allow time for political...

The US economy contracted in 2014 Q1 to an annualized rate of 1 percent

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The US economy contracted in 2014 Q1 to an annualized rate of 1%, official estimates have shown. It is the worst economic performance since 2011...

Egypt’s former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi gained over 93 percent of the vote with ballots from most polling stations counted

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Egypt’s former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won an overwhelming victory in the country's presidential election, according to partial results. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi gained...

General Prayuth Chan-ocha has received royal endorsement at a ceremony in Bangkok

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Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha has received royal endorsement at a ceremony in the capital, Bangkok, after taking power in a coup last...

Analysts predict an easy victory for Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the former army chief who led the removal of Mohamed Morsi

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Egypt is voting in new presidential election, for the second time in two years. A huge security operation has been mounted for the polls to...

Marie Le Pen’s National Front has come first in France's elections to the European Parliament

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France’s National Front has come first in the country's elections to the European Parliament according to exit polls in what PM Manuel Valls has...

Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in Ukraine's presidential election

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Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in Ukraine's presidential election. Billionaire Petro Poroshenko, known as the "chocolate king", won more than 55% of the vote...

General Wojciech Jaruzelski led Poland from 1981 to 1990

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General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last Communist leader, has died aged at the age of 90 after a long illness, Polish media say. Wojciech Jaruzelski led...