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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
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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
Read More »Pro-democracy opposition wins landslide in Hong Kong elections
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada will ‘support’ Bolivian opposition government
Canada updated its position on the fluid and chaotic situation in Bolivia today, saying it would work with and support the caretaker administration of Jeanine Añez — while still stopping short of formally recognizing her presidency. CBC | World News
Read More »Pound euro exchange rate steady as PM and opposition leader clash on Brexit timetable
THE pound euro exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.157 after Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn failed to reach a consensus on a timetable for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement bill. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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