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The Most Important Man in Germany This Month Is Its Soccer Coach
Julian Nagelsmann was hired to win a European Championship on home soil. Can he restore a divided nation’s self-esteem at…
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France’s Conservative Leader Calls for Alliance With Far Right
The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy. Top politicians on the…
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White Politician Poised for Power Faces Hurdle in South Africa
As John Steenhuisen, who leads the second-largest party, negotiates for a place in the government, he must overcome perceptions that…
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South Africa’s President Announces Plan to Form National Unity Government
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party, the African National Congress, is seeking a broad alliance after it failed to win enough seats…
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Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?
A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s…
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South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament
With elections a week away, the political comeback of Mr. Zuma, the former president, has presented a test for the…
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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations
The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption…
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Inmates Escape After an Attack on Haiti’s Largest Prison
The assault on the prison is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged…
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2024 Israeli Municipal Elections May Offer a Glimpse of the Political Mood
Israel is holding local elections on Tuesday, the first time that voters have gone to the polls since the Hamas-led…
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Donald Wildmon, Early Crusader in Conservative Culture Wars, Dies at 85
He founded the American Family Association, which became a juggernaut in the Christian right’s campaign against sex and gay themes…