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Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right

In the 1980s, a French punk rock band coined a rallying cry against the country’s far right that retained its punch over decades....

This English Naval City is a Bellwether Seat. How Do Voters Feel?

Voters streamed into a polling station in Portsmouth, a city nestled along England’s southern coast that is known for its naval base and...

First African-Born Member of German Parliament Won’t Seek Re-election

Germany’s first African-born member of Parliament said this week that he would not seek office again in next year’s general elections. Although he...

Israeli Leaders to Discuss Hamas Response on Cease-Fire Proposal

Israeli ministers were set to meet Thursday evening to discuss Hamas’s response to a new proposal for a truce in Gaza and the...

Netflix Show Earns Its Saudi Creator Plaudits, and a Prison Sentence

From the outside, the past few years looked like the peak of Abdulaziz Almuzaini’s career.As the head of an animation studio in Saudi...

Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty

Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice...

On Small Islands Off Canada’s Coast, a Big Shift in Power

The Raven, the story goes, alighted on the beach and heard sounds coming from a giant clamshell. He found creatures cowering inside but,...

From Elmo to a man with a bin on his head, these are the UK election’s most eccentric candidates

For each general election the United Kingdom holds, there are a handful of novelty candidates who often succeed in blurring the lines between...

India’s Cable News Predicted a Big Modi Win. How Did They Get It So Wrong?

Through the months of India’s sprawling national election season, the country’s hundreds of cable news outlets all seemed to be trying to outdo...

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