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Politics

US House committee backs contempt charge against Trump aide Bannon

The seven Democratic and two Republican members of the House of Representatives Select Committee approved a report recommending the criminal charge by a 9-0 vote, calling it "shocking"...

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Politics

Trump sues US House committee investigating 6 Jan attack on Capitol

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Politics

Japan kicks off election campaign as support for the ruling LDP dips

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the ruling Liberal Democratic Party President, attends a debate session with other leaders of Japan's main political parties ahead of October 31, 2021 lower house election, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan October 18 , 2021.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool
Analysis

Echoing the opposition, Japan's Kishida woos voters with Abenomics critique

Workers rearrange the chairs in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag to fit the new seating arrangement for political parties after the recent election, in Berlin on Oct. 15. MONIKA SKOLIMOWSKA/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Foreign Policy

What the German election taught America about democracy

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
Politics

Japan PM Kishida to speak with South Korean leader on Friday- Kyodo

Myanmar army and police. File Photo : The Irrawaddy
Politics

ASEAN to discuss excluding Myanmar junta leader from summit

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr speaks after preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced in Najaf, Iraq October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Middle East

Cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Maliki close behind: Officials

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a gala on the eve of Taiwan's National Day at Hsinchu Air Force Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan October 9, 2021. REUTERSN/Ann Wang
Politics

Taiwan president to pledge defence of sovereignty, democracy

Dmytro Razumkov waits before a vote to appoint new Parliamentary Speaker during the first session of newly-elected parliament in Kiev, Ukraine August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Politics

Ukrainian president's party removes speaker in dispute over anti-oligarch bill

Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2021. Toru Hanai/Pool via REUTERS
Politics

Support for new Japan PM's government less than 50% - survey

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopia's parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for June 21, in Jimma, Ethiopia, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
World+Biz

Ethiopian parliament confirms Abiy Ahmed as prime minister

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia September 29, 2021. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey's Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for