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2026 Municipal Elections: Grégoire Leads in Paris, Dati Trailing Culture

2026 Municipal Elections: Grégoire Leads in Paris, Dati Trailing

In the first round of the municipal elections on March 15, 2026, Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire significantly outpaced Rachida Dati in Paris with 37.4% o...

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How US Government Shutdowns Work and Why They Happen Economy

How US Government Shutdowns Work and Why They Happen

When Congress fails to fund the federal government, hundreds of thousands of workers lose paychecks and public services grind to a halt — a uniquely A...

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How Government Internet Shutdowns Work—and Why They Spread Technology

How Government Internet Shutdowns Work—and Why They Spread

Internet shutdowns are no longer rare emergencies — governments worldwide are deliberately severing or throttling connectivity to suppress protests, c...

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How Lebanon's Sectarian Power-Sharing System Works Economy

How Lebanon's Sectarian Power-Sharing System Works

Lebanon divides every government post by religious sect — a system born in 1943 that was meant to keep the peace but has repeatedly produced paralysis...

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Slovak Government Rejects WHO Regulations Revision, Citing Sovereignty Concerns Health

Slovak Government Rejects WHO Regulations Revision, Citing Sovereignty Concerns

On March 12, 2026, the Slovak government approved the rejection of the 2024 revision of the WHO's International Health Regulations, citing constitutio...

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Orbán vs. Magyar: Tightest Race in 16 Years Culture

Orbán vs. Magyar: Tightest Race in 16 Years

Conflicting polls ahead of Hungary's April 12 parliamentary elections suggest a neck-and-neck race between the ruling Fidesz-KDNP and Péter Magyar's T...

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Merz Silent on Trump's Threats: Berlin's Cold War with Madrid Economy

Merz Silent on Trump's Threats: Berlin's Cold War with Madrid

Chancellor Friedrich Merz remained silent in the Oval Office when Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade embargo – and even doubled down on the is...

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Dukovany 5 and 6: Czech Republic Seeks Brussels' Approval for Twin Nuclear Reactors Technology

Dukovany 5 and 6: Czech Republic Seeks Brussels' Approval for Twin Nuclear Reactors

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into the Czech Republic's request for state aid to build two new nuclear reactors at Dukov...

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2026 Municipal Elections: France Votes Under New System Culture

2026 Municipal Elections: France Votes Under New System

This Sunday, March 15th, French citizens head to the polls for the first round of the 2026 municipal elections, the first election organized under the...

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Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Ban Investor Home Buying Living & Furniture

Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Ban Investor Home Buying

The US Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 89–10 on March 12, barring large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and...

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How Haiti's Political System Works—and Why It Collapsed Economy

How Haiti's Political System Works—and Why It Collapsed

Haiti is preparing for its first general election in a decade, with over 280 political parties registered to compete. This explainer breaks down how H...

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Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List Economy

Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List

Bratislava and Budapest are conditioning their approval for the extension of EU sanctions against Russia on the removal of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher...

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