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Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former president Donald Trump look set for a rematch in 2024

Five Elections In 2024 That Will Shape The Global Order

Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Poll after poll shows that a majority of voters think the gaffe-prone Democrat is too old to be commander-in-chief, despite his likely rival, ex-president Donald Trump making similar slip-ups at 77.
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Andry Rajoelina styles himself as a 'builder president'

Rajoelina, Madagascar's Ambitious President Who Parties On

From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the past decade, life has been one long party of one kind or another for Andry Rajoelina, who on Saturday secured a second elected term as Madagascar's president.
Dutch politics is very fragmented

Dutch Vote In Knife-edge Election

Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks to members of the press after the third Republicad debate on November 8, 2023

In Field Of Would-be Trumps, Haley Gains Ground

There is Trump, there are wannabe Trumps, and then there is Nikki Haley -- the sole woman in the Republican presidential field and now on the cusp of consolidating second place after showing there may be another way than simply aping the main man.
To win the support of two Catalan separatist parties, Sanchez agreed to grant an unpopular amnesty to people facing legal action over Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid

Spanish PM Keeps Most Ministers In New Cabinet

Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who was sworn in for another term last week by floating a controversial amnesty deal for separatists, unveiled a new but largely unchanged cabinet on Monday.
An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco

US Sees Wins In China Summit But Tumultuous Year Looms

US President Joe Biden scored key wins in a long-awaited summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping but the stability could be short-lived with a potentially tumultuous year ahead that includes Taiwanese and US elections.
Former President Mary Robinson of Ireland was among the signatories of the letter to President Joe Biden

Elders Urge Biden To Craft Viable Mideast Peace Plan

US President Joe Biden should embrace a "historic opportunity" and deliver a peace plan between warring Israelis and Palestinians, but it must be a lasting political solution that "undermines extremists" on both sides, a group of independent global leaders said Thursday.

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