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Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership was thrown into serious risk Tuesday after the House voted to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. The narrow outcome forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who said he was unworthy of leadership. The vote was 208-218 not to table the motion, with 11 Republicans allowing it to advance. By refusing to set aside the motion, the House now opens an extraordinary floor debate ahead of the ne...
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Malé (Maldives) (AFP) - Le président-élu des Maldives Mohamed Muizzu a obtenu dimanche la sortie de prison de son mentor, l'ancien président Abdulla Yameen, au lendemain d'un scrutin présidentiel qui devrait marquer le retour de l'archipel de l'océan Indien dans l'orbite de Pékin. Le président sortant Ibrahim Mohamed Solih a répondu favorablement à la demande de M. Muizzu et ordonné la fin de l'incarcération de son prédécesseur dans une prison de haute sécurité et son maintien en résidence surveillée à son domicile à Male. Des centaines de partisans ont salué l'arrivée chez lui de M. Yameen, a...
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Malé (Maldives) (AFP) - Le candidat pro-chinois Mohamed Muizzu a remporté samedi la présidentielle aux Maldives en devançant nettement le chef de l'Etat sortant Mohamed Solih, qui a oeuvré au renforcement des liens avec l'Inde, allié traditionnel de l'archipel. Selon les résultats de la commission électorale, M. Muizzu, 45 ans, a obtenu 54,06% des suffrages face au président sortant de 61 ans qui a aussitôt concédé sa défaite en adressant ses "félicitations" à son rival, sur X (ex-Twitter). La victoire de M. Miuzzu pourrait déboucher sur un rapprochement avec Pékin, dans une région hautement s...
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Washington (AFP) - X-owner Elon Musk said that he had gutted the platform's team dedicated to preserving election integrity as key votes in many countries are approaching. "Oh you mean the 'Election Integrity' Team that was undermining election integrity? Yeah, they're gone," Musk wrote in a post on Wednesday, in response to a report in The Information. The online outlet said that X, formerly known as Twitter, was cutting half of its global team dedicated to monitoring and limiting disinformation and fraud around major elections. There are more than 50 major elections expected around the world...
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Simi Valley (United States) (AFP) - In the shadow of Air Force One, and with the image of Ronald Reagan all around them, Republican presidential hopefuls gathered Wednesday to try to claim the mantle of one touchstone former president -- and steal the spotlight from another. The Ronald Reagan Library's presidential debate is a rite of passage for Republicans who want to convince their party they can capture the White House. With sweeping vistas of beautiful California countryside, its paeans to American greatness and its rich evocations of history -- there's a chunk of the Berlin Wall here -- ...
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Genève (AFP) - Des citoyens suisses souhaitent lancer un vote populaire pour une nationalisation partielle des grandes banques systémiques comme UBS, après que cette dernière ait accepté en mars sous la pression des autorités de racheter Credit Suisse afin d'éviter sa faillite. Le projet, intitulé "BANKENINITIATIVE" (Initiative bancaire), a été rapporté dimanche par l'hebdomadaire Sonntagszeitung. La Chancellerie fédérale doit d'abord procéder à l'examen préalable du texte avant que les citoyens ne se lancent dans la phase de récolte des signatures. En Suisse, pour qu'un texte puisse être soum...
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Washington (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump courted evangelical Christians and women at two back-to-back Washington events on Friday -- voting blocks whose loyalties to him once seemed contradictory but have now become a well-established part of his base. The legal, moral and sexual escapades of the scandal-plagued frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination have earned him indictments, impeachments and public scorn in many quarters. But support among his devotees remains strong. "As a woman I understand that he can be offensive," Joan Horswell, a 76-year-old retired n...
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Washington (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump courted evangelical Christians and women at two back-to-back Washington events on Friday -- voting blocks whose loyalties to him once seemed contradictory but have now become a well-established part of his base. The legal, moral and sexual escapades of the scandal-plagued frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination have earned him indictments, impeachments and public scorn in many quarters. But support among his devotees remains strong. "As a woman I understand that he can be offensive," Joan Horswell, a 76-year-old retired n...
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Voters in a southern Swiss region have rejected plans to allow large solar farms to be constructed in the Alps. The proposal was part of the federal government’s push to develop renewable energy sources. The referendum, held in the Valais canton on Sunday 10 September, centred on economic and environmental interests at a time of high and rising concerns about climate change. The canton wrote on its official website that almost 54 per cent of people voted against the proposal. Turnout was almost 36 per cent. Why did Swiss citizens reject plans for Alpine solar parks?The vote was a noteworthy te...
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Abuja (AFP) - Une cour d'appel au Nigeria a rejeté mercredi la requête de l'un des deux principaux partis d'opposition contestant les résultats de la présidentielle de février qui a porté au pouvoir Bola Ahmed Tinubu, en poste depuis mai. Les cinq juges de la cour d'appel d'Abuja délibèrent depuis des mois sur une série de poursuites engagées par le principal parti d'opposition, le parti démocratique du peuple (PDP), et le parti travailliste (LP), qui dénoncent fraudes et irrégularités. Le parti travailliste a été débouté de sa requête qui portait sur des accusations de fraudes et d'infraction...
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