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March 2, 2020

Israeli election exit polls put Netanyahu, allies just short of majority

Exit polls in Israel's unprecedented third general election in less than a year indicated Monday that incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds an edge over his main challenger, retired military chief Benny Gantz, but not enough to clinch a parliamentary majority -- despite Netanyahu's upcoming trial on corruption charges.

March 1, 2020

Omar Bashir: What to know about Sudan's dictator accused of genocide

For three decades, Omar al-Bashir ran Sudan with an iron fist while marred by allegations of genocide before a military coup overthrew him.

March 1, 2020

Israel, Netanyahu go back to the polls for a third time in under a year

For the third time in under a year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election, and once again the Israeli leader is on the ropes.

February 28, 2020

'The Unauthorized History of Socialism': Lenin's 'Red Terror' sweeps Soviet Russia

In October 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov became the ruler of Russia. The world would know him by his alias: Lenin.

February 28, 2020

5 of the wildest parliament brawls

Washington has been divided in recent years, but it has never sunken to this level.

February 27, 2020

'The Unauthorized History of Socialism': Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' kills millions in China

In early 1958, Mao Zedong, the leader of Communist China, announced a new economic experiment meant to catapult his country ahead of the West in both agriculture and industry.

February 26, 2020

Could Bernie Sanders do to Democrats what Jeremy Corbyn did to UK's Labour Party?

As Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign appears to have the momentum headed into the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, parallels are being drawn between the 78-year-old self-described democratic socialist and another far-left politician, the United Kingdom’s Jeremy Corbyn.

February 26, 2020

Philippines' Duterte says country can fight insurgents, Muslim extremists without US military

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said Filipino forces can fight insurgents and Muslim extremists without American military help, in a defense of his recent decision to terminate a U.S. security pact.

February 24, 2020

French ex-prime minister and wife to go on trial for fraud

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will begin trial Wednesday to face charges that he used public money to pay his family for work they supposedly never performed.

February 20, 2020

Portugal approves euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in spite of protests

Portuguese lawmakers voted Thursday to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people amid protests outside the parliament building.