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Campaigning to be Mexico's next president reached a climax on Wednesday with two women leading the race for the first time in the violence-plagued Latin American nation. Gema Kloppe-Santamaria, Associate Professor of Latin American History and International Affairs at George Washington University and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, speaks…

Following an air strike – and subsequent fire – that left 45 Gazans dead at a camp for the displaced in the southern city of Rafah, Israel has stated that its munitions are not what triggered the blaze. The IDF said it's investigating possible theories, including a Hamas weapons warehouse…

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

As one of the winners of the Africa Lyric's Opera prize, Aaron-Casey Gould has just wrapped up a string of concerts across France, performing a repertoire that embraced Verdi, Gershwin and contemporary African compositions. He joins us to talk about introducing a younger generation to the traditional repertoire, his latest,…

Spain’s Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid.

A centuries-old British institution is set to be sold to a foreign firm. Royal Mail's parent company has accepted a £3.6 billion takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP group. Privatised about a decade ago, the postal service that dates back to Tudor times has struggled in the era…

In Hungary, which has seen an erosion of democratic norms since far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban came to power, a turncoat from Orban's own Fidesz party is shaking things up. Peter Magyar says he wants to make Hungary a normal democratic country again. He left Fidesz and joined a minor…

Black passengers who were briefly ordered off an American Airlines plane in January sued the airline Wednesday, alleging that they were victims of racial discrimination.

Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash.