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Infographic: Everything You Need to Know About Canada’s Elections | Elections News
Canadians will vote on Monday to elect the country's 44th legislature after a campaign that saw Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party in a close race against opposition Tories.
More than 27 million people are eligible to vote,…
Biden administration to deport Haitians in Del Rio, Texas
The majority of migrants arrived after months of overland travel from Brazil and Chile, where many were granted permission to reside and work after an earthquake struck the country in 2010. The economies of these countries were hit by the…
How hope, fear and misinformation drove thousands of Haitians to the US border
The United States is home to around one million Haitians, with the largest numbers concentrated in Miami, Boston and New York. But Haitian communities have flourished in Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina and California.This week, the United…
Antony Blinken deletes tweet saying “We stand with the people of Hong Kong”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken deleted a tweet on Thursday that criticized recent actions by the Chinese government in Hong Kong and said the United States was on the side of the people in the territory.Blinken was addressing China's…
Criticism of GOP District Maps Intensifies | Indiana News
During the final day of public testimony on proposed maps for the…
Message open to criticism from president not well understood by police
It is possible that the president's messages of openness to criticism and that criticism is healthy for democracy have not been well understood by the authority on the ground. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of the National Human…
Brazil: Bolsonaro threatens democratic regime
President Jair Bolsonaro threatens democratic rule in Brazil, Human Rights Watch said today on International Democracy Day. He is leading intimidation campaigns against the Supreme Court, signaling that he could try to…
Brooks and Capehart at 9/11 Anniversary Vaccination Policy
Jonathan Capehart:
Law. Law. I was working on his first of three New York City mayoral campaigns, and it was primary day.And I remember waking up. I lived in a skyscraper, so I had a perfect view of the city. It…
Why opposition parties must unite
As the reality of the dominant (second) party system begins to sink in, non-BJP parties have started to engage in the language of opposition unity. Based on the experience of the past three decades, the obstacles to forming coalitions are…
Post-Trump, Ukrainian leader will push Biden to gain US support
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Ukrainian leader who found himself trapped in Donald Trump's first impeachment comes to Washington to see a new US president, seeking increased military aid and backing his country's candidacy for membership…