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The French upper house Senate has begun debating a controversial immigration bill that the government says will bolster security for legal migrants. But opponents see it as new evidence of a move to the right by President Emmanuel Macron.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invoked article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the first part of the government’s 2024 budget. The move skips debate in the National Assembly, where lawmakers had introduced hundreds of amendments. This is the first time she has used 49.3 since it was used…

Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Significant media attention focused on the uneven playing field between the ruling…

Soldiers in Gabon announced the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of state institutions.

French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

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Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the…