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Slovakia Campaign Rhetoric Raises LGBTQ Concern

A Bratislava protest against the murder in October 2022 of two men at a gay bar
A year after a homophobic double murder, Slovakia's LGBTQ community is concerned about the increase in hate speech ahead of elections on Saturday in a country where gay people have few legal rights.
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The stalemate on the diplomatic front comes as tensions in the troubled north have been smouldering for months

Police Officer Killed In Attack In North Kosovo

One policeman was killed and another wounded in north Kosovo early Sunday, according to authorities, during an armed attack on a patrol as it approached a blocked road near the border with Serbia.
Assad will meet with Xi in Hangzhou

Syria's Assad Visits China Seeking Funds

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad begins on Thursday his first official trip to China in almost two decades, where he will ask a longtime ally for financial support to help rebuild his devastated country.
US President Joe Biden accused his rival Donald Trump of trying to destroy democracy

Biden Says 'I Get It' On Age Issue

Joe Biden, America's oldest ever president, said Monday he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to "destroy" US democracy.
Philippe is widely expected to be eyeing a presidential run in 2027

Slowly But Surely, French Ex-PM Edges To Presidential Run

His physical appearance transformed but largely pledging continuity with the rule of President Emmanuel Macron, France's popular former premier Edouard Philippe is staking out the ground for a run for the presidency in 2027 against an increasingly stern challenge from far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen.
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu (2L), Mayor of Male and presidential candidate of the opposition party, People's National Congress (PNC) casts his vote at a polling station in Male on September 9, 2023, during the 2023 presidential election.He is a frontrunner in t

Maldives Frontrunner Eyes Closer Ties With China

The Maldives stands at a geopolitical crossroads ahead of its presidential runoff vote with the frontrunner, a former construction minister, set on demolishing India's influence and building stronger ties with China.
President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international norms

US, Vietnam Warn Against 'Threat Or Use Of Force' In South China Sea

The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the "threat or use of force" in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels. President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said the competing claims on the strategic waterway must be settled under international norms.Beijing claims almost the entire sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, and has ignored an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

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