Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. CBC | World News
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South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed by attacker, officials say
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been attacked and injured by an unidentified man, officials say. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli teen jailed for refusing to serve in IDF over opposition to war in Gaza
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Read More »U.S. reiterates opposition to ceasefire as UN pushes for emergency vote, warns Gaza ‘at breaking point’
Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Poland’s opposition declares victory after exit poll shows ruling conservatives losing majority
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday’s election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party. CBC | World News
Read More »Poland’s ruling party looks set to lose as opposition claim to have ‘stopped Polexit’
The anti-EU Law and Justice was looking to secure a third term – but an exit poll suggests it could struggle to form a coalition Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel’s opposition leader angers supporters with move toward unity government with Netanyahu
Israel appeared headed for a unity government on Friday after opposition leader Benny Gantz moved toward an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disappointing voters who had hoped to bring down the right-wing premier. CBC | World News
Read More »IOC wrestles with logistics amid growing opposition to Tokyo 2020
The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games as athletes, teams and federations called for a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. CBC | World News
Read More »Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido enters legislative palace after troops allow him to pass
Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s opposition leader and National Assembly president, and a group of allied lawmakers entered the legislative palace on Tuesday following a half-hour standoff with security forces blocking the entrance. CBC | World News
Read More »Maduro blocks Venezuela’s opposition from congress, elects more pliant leadership
Nicolas Maduro’s government has moved aggressively to wipe out what remains of resistance to his socialist rule, attempting to install a pliant leadership in congress in a move opponents compared to an attempted coup in Venezuela’s last democratic institution. CBC | World News
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