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Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents
As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable
Sarkozy’s rival alarms Germany
The frontrunner in the French presidential election François Hollande wants to push the European Union to spend big money on growth and jobs.
Mr Ordinary tops French election polls
Francois Hollande close to becoming France’s first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand.
Car bomb explodes in Spain after ETA warning
A car bomb exploded on Friday close to a Guardia Civil police station in Calahorra, a town in the Rioja region of northern Spain, after a warning from the Basque separatist group…
New riots shock France
A French judge ordered a manslaughter inquiry on Monday after the death of two teenagers in a crash with police sparked a night of rioting in a flashpoint Paris suburb. The…
Spanish judge due to rule on Madrid train bombs
A Spanish court will deliver verdicts on Wednesday on 28 people accused of playing a role in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, ending a politically charged trial into Europe’s…
June 16 victim Poppy Buthelezi dies
Poppy Buthelezi, who was shot by police during the 1976 Soweto uprising died this week. She was ubuntu personified, a family friend said on Friday. Buthelezi (48), who had been…
New wildfires in Greece as anger rises
More wildfires have broken out in Greece and others rekindled as anger rose over the government’s handling of catastrophic blazes that have laid waste to vast stretches of the…