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4 days ago

Will Madagascar's coup overshadow its Gen Z revolution?

The Take Madagascar's Gen Z protesters are declaring victory this week after President Andry Rajoelina fled the country and Colonel Michael Randrianirina declared himself president. This comes after young people led weeks of antigovernment protests. But with military leaders taking control and government institutions suspended, is this really the change Madagascar's Gen Z wants for their country?
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Gen Z gave us the victory': how young protesters toppled Madagascar's leader

Mass protests in Antananarivo prompted elite unit Capsat to back demonstrators, President Rajoelina's reported flight, and Col Michael Randrianirina's oath as transitional president.
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Diplomat Season Premiere: The President Is Dead, Long Live the President

Since the third season overlaps the second by about ten seconds, let's refresh our memories about what happened before we see Kate (Keri Russell) racing across the Winfield House back lawn following the news of President Rayburn's (Michael McKean) death. It was a doozy of machinations and intended next steps, all thrown into chaos by the abrupt loss of one president and the ascension of another.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Sri Lanka: Ex-president's arrest sparks corruption debate DW 08/25/2025

Wickremesinghe, 76, is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested. He has been accused of using around $55,000 in state funds for a stopover in Britain while returning home from a diplomatic trip to Havana and New York in September 2023. Following his arrest on Friday, the ex-president was taken to Welikada prison in the suburbs of Colombo before being moved to the prison hospital and later the main state-run hospital in the city.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Resilience in the Face of Russian Aggression

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen transitioned from chess grandmaster to high-level Lithuanian politician while Lithuania defends Ukraine and shelters Russian dissidents.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

The DOGEfather Part II

Joe Gebbia is a likely candidate to lead the Department of Government Efficiency after Elon Musk.
Gebbia aims to leverage his design background to innovate federal processes.
Europe politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

European Union lifts economic sanctions on Syria DW 05/28/2025

The EU lifted economic sanctions on Syria, aiming to support its reconstruction while maintaining security-based sanctions.
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fromBrooklyn Paper
5 months ago

Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club bids farewell to Canarsie space ahead of Mill Basin move * Brooklyn Paper

The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, Brooklyn's influential political entity, is relocating from Canarsie to Mill Basin, marking a significant transition in its long legacy.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago

Germany's Scholz to meet Poland's Tusk in Warsaw visit DW 04/16/2025

Chancellor Scholz's farewell visit to Poland highlights strained relations, particularly regarding World War II reparations and upcoming presidential elections.
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