Politics
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Tonga PM Abruptly Resigns Following Rift with King
Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned on Monday, stepping down in the wake of a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga’s influential King Tupou VI, fuelling…
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Romania’s Top Court Scraps Presidential Election
Romanian authorities had cried foul after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped the first round of presidential elections on November 24, a surprise result in the EU and NATO member bordering Ukraine.
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Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar
The wealthy tech entrepreneur will take on a newly created role advising the Trump administration on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence.
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Trump Names Georgia Ex-Senator David Perdue for US Ambassador to China
If confirmed by the Senate, Perdue will play a key role in managing the relationship between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies.
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Trump Picks Veteran Washington Attorney Paul Atkins to Head US Securities Regulator
An announcement from the Trump transition noted that Atkins had been co-chairman of the Digital Chamber of Commerce, which promotes the use of digital assets, since 2017.
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Namibia Elects its First Woman President
Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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Namibia yamchagua rais wake wa kwanza mwanamke
Nandi-Ndaitwah, mwenye umri wa miaka 72, anakuwa rais wa kwanza mwanamke wa nchi hii tajiri kwa madini, ambayo imekuwa ikiongozwa na SWAPO tangu uhuru kutoka Afrika Kusini ya ubaguzi wa rangi mwaka 1990.
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Namibia’s Ruling Party Candidate Garners Two-Thirds of votes in
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the SWAPO party that has led the mineral-rich country since independence 34 years ago had just over 54 percent of votes, according to an electoral commission tally of nearly 66…
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Nelson Havi To Run For Presidency in 2027
Havi believes that with veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga focusing on the African Union Chairperson seat, there is a leadership vacuum that he aims to fill. He believes there needs to be an alternative to…
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Gachagua: I regret trusting Ruto
The only regret I have is that I dealt with President Ruto as a Christian. I trusted him, I believed in him. Whatever he told me, I took it as the truth and acted blindly,
