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Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s electionWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
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Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying
The bill, proposed by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, is set to be debated in parliament on Friday.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
What is left of Hamas?
Israel believes it has shattered the group’s military force in Gaza but the remnants will be harder to destroyWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
‘Carved on bodies and souls’: Ukrainian men face ‘systemic’ sexual torture in Russian detention centres
Ukraine only beginning to grapple with impact of widespread but unspoken abuse . Russian troops tortured Oleksii Sivak for weeks, applying electric shocks to his genitals in a freezing basement in ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Rúben Amorim reluctantly takes centre stage after farewell gift to Sporting fans | Simon Burnton
The incoming Manchester United manager delivered a Champions League rout of Manchester City on an emotional night. After the final whistle Rúben Amorim trudged on to the pitch clutching his gilet, ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Prime UK office and shopping centre values rise for first time in 2 years
Two big London landlords say portfolio valuations improving as rents rise and rates fallBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
Italian police and social workers leave Albania after staffing empty migrant centres
Centres had been open for over a month but received just 24 asylum seekers, whose detention was deemed unlawful. Dozens of Italian police officers and social workers deployed by Italy’s far-right ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament
A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority governmentWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Albania's opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Belarus commission approves Lukashenko's 7th term bid but rejects opposition candidates
The national elections commission in Belarus has registered an initiative group for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a seventh term in office, but rejected the attempts of two ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Georgia begins investigating its disputed election but the opposition calls the probe into question
The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia says it has launched an investigation into alleged vote-rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials said was won by the ruling party and the ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
A Grim Trump and an Upbeat Harris End the Race Hitting Opposite Notes
The moods and messages were more different than ever as the presidential rivals made one last scramble through battleground states, their ambitions riding heavily on Pennsylvania.Top stories - The New York Times - November 5 -
Europe’s chocolate groups lead opposition to EU deforestation law delay
Nestlé, Ferrero and more than 50 other companies say the uncertainty is putting investment at riskWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
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Scotland’s ‘industrial-scale’ forestry triggers opposition in border town
Campaigners say fast-expanding spruce plantations are pushing out farmers and native tree speciesBusiness - Financial Times - November 10 -
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
A dream day for Labour as opposition is reduced to noises off | John Crace
Reeves is untroubled by a financially illiterate Tory leader, while Starmer allows himself a minor celebration. UK politics live – latest updates This was the sort of day of which all ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Democratic group launches opposition research effort on Trump administration
A major Democratic super PAC on Friday announced the launch of an opposition research and tracking effort intended to serve as a hub of information on President-elect Trump’s new administration and ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Paint thrown over Georgia elections chief as ruling party victory confirmed
US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victory. The head of Georgia’s election commission was splashed with paint as the body ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
‘It’s the opposite of Trump’s agenda’: Parks and Recreation’s Jim O’Heir on the show’s legacy
As the ex-president returns, the masterly comedy about local government can feel like a fantasy. But its message is more relevant than ever. It’s been nearly a decade, and three presidential ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Slovak opposition rallies against the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Slovakia’s capital on the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that brought an end to decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia to oppose the ...World - ABC News - November 17
