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Vice President Han Zheng, China's representative at Trump's inauguration, is a trusted adviser to Xi
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump's inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping and a long-time survivor of Chinese politics who rose from toiling on a collective farm and in factories to becoming one of the most powerful...
France’s new prime minister says he'll renegotiate a contested plan to raise the retirement age
PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister François Bayrou announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government. In his first address to lawmakers at the National...
Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his toughest challenge yet
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power. The self-declared socialist is widely believed to have lost last year's election by a landslide. That sparked criticism by the United States...
Spain's prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk's interest in European politics
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized Elon Musk on Wednesday as he joined European leaders who are are voicing concerns that the immensely wealthy backer of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to influence politics across the Atlantic. Sánchez, a...
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early Sunday morning from his...
President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in...
Albanians abroad will vote for the first time in parliamentary elections set for May
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s president on Thursday set May 11 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary election, and Albanians living in other countries will for the first time be able to cast ballots from overseas. Albania's number of potential voters is 3.6...
Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao
CHANGCHUN, China (AP) — Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and cigarettes shake and sway in a red-lit passageway, below a big...
Trump's second term could realign US diplomacy toward authoritarian leaders
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's fiery, right-wing leader says Donald Trump’s victory will help his own battle against immigration and multiculturalism and restore traditional family values. In Argentina, a president who once bear-hugged Trump at a political conference in...
Sen. Bernie Sanders wins a fourth term representing Vermont
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, won reelection Tuesday to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate. Sanders defeated Republican Gerald Malloy, a U.S. Army veteran and businessman. Also on the ballot were independent candidate Steve Berry, as well as...
