Tag: National governments
Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first woman president
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Samia Suluhu Hassan, 61, made history Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president at the...
Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Forgive progressives who aren't looking forward to the sequel of their personal “Nightmare on First Street," a Supreme Court succession story.
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Turkey: 20 detained in raids targeting PKK militants
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police have detained some 20 people in raids against suspected Kurdish militants, including three top local officials of the country’s...
Yemeni rebel offensive threatens camps of those who fled war
CAIRO — Already displaced once in Yemen's grinding civil war, Mohammed Ali Saleh fled with his pregnant wife and their three children to central...
Germany: Greens set out climate-friendly vision for election
BERLIN — As it reaches for power in September's national election, Germany’s Green party announced a program Friday that proposes speeding up the country’s...
Dutch prime minister powers to fourth straight election win
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party powered to a fourth consecutive election victory in a vote held during a...
Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return
NEW YORK — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the...
COVID tax break could open door to student loan forgiveness
The tax break on college debt cancellations in the COVID-19 relief package signed last week by President Joe Biden has removed a potential roadblock...
South Carolina judge: Abortions to continue during lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A lawsuit challenging South Carolina's new ban on most abortions is “likely to succeed," a judge wrote Friday, ruling that abortions...
Spain passes euthanasia law despite conservative opposition
MADRID — Lawmakers voted Thursday to make Spain the seventh country in the world and the fourth in Europe to allow physician-assisted suicide and...
