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Green Party wins major by-election in northern England city of Manchester
The Green Party of England and Wales candidate Hannah Spencer has been declared the winner of Thursday's by-election in Gorton and Denton, a parliamen
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White House deletes Truth Social post portraying Obamas as apes
The White House has deleted a post on Donald Trump's social media account containing a video portraying former United States President Barack Obama an
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U.S. Senator Cory Booker breaks records with marathon speech on floor of US Senate
US Senator Cory Booker broke a Senate record for the longest speech of all time, holding the floor for 25 hours and four minutes. The senator's speech
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Australian MP Barnaby Joyce resigns from the National Party
Australian politician and Member of Parliament for New England Barnaby Joyce gave a short speech before the Parliament on Thursday announcing his resi
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Wikinews interviews the President of WSA: today's World Passports and World Citizen Government
World Service Authority (WSA), founded in 1954, describes itself as a "world-governmental organisation" and serves as the administrative branch of the
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Wikinews attends Veterans Day event in Texas, United States
On Tuesday, Wikinews attended a Veterans Day event in New Chapel Hill, Texas. 21 military veterans and one active member of the Army National Guard we
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Turkish military transport plane crashes near Georgia border, 20 dead
On November 11, 2025, a Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed near the Georgia–Azerbaijan border, killing all 20 military personnel
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Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election
New York City residents voted for Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani over disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Mayoral race. For weeks, Mamd
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United National Congress party wins elections, new government cabinet meets in Trinidad and Tobago
On Thursday, May 8, the new cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago met at the Red House in Port of Spain, the capital. The new government of Kamla Persad-Biss
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Brazil's supreme court sentences former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison
The ruling was announced on Thursday. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court, formed by a panel of five justices, sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to
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Wikinews interviews Australian Fusion Party President Drew Wolfendale
Wikinews conducted an interview with Fusion Party President Mr. Drew Wolfendale over the course of several email exchanges.
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Scottish Labour win Scottish Parliament by-election
On 5 June 2025, the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held in Scotland. The election was held following the death of incumbent MSP Chr
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UK voting age to be lowered to 16, among other reforms
In the United Kingdom (UK), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government unveiled plans on Thursday to lower the voting age to 16, follow
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Russia launches record drone, missile attack on Kyiv
According to the BBC and Deutsche Welle, one person was killed and 26 others injured after a night of intensive Russian strikes on nearly every distri
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Ugandan military helicopter crashes in Mogadishu, Somalia
On Wednesday, July 2, a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. According to Ugan
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Ukrainian drone strikes target four airfields in Russia
A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed that on Sunday, the agency carried out drone strikes on four military airfields in Russia, d
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Nobel laureate writer from Peru, Vargas Llosa dies
A Nobel Prize laureate writer from Peru, Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away. Llosa was a past presidential runner.
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Australian Coalition reunite after one week
The Liberal-National Coalition of Australia, for decades the dominant centre-right party, has reunited after a separation that lasted a week. At a joi
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Australian Nationals leave Coalition with Liberal Party
On Tuesday, May 20, the leader of the National Party, David Littleproud, announced that the party would be ending their century-long partnership with
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World AIDS Day 2024 is marked around the world
World AIDS Day 2024 is its 37th commemoration since its first recognition by the United Nations in 1988. The observance, aimed at raising public aware
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2025 Khelo India Youth Games begins, first time in Bihar
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2025 Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) on Sunday, hailing India's overall progress in sport. This was
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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić gets sick, flies home early from US visit
On May 3, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić tried to make a brief visit to the US before having to go home to Serbia and getting sick. He had a short
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People's Action Party wins Singaporean election in landslide victory
On Saturday, in a landslide victory, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won the 2025 Singaporean general election, claiming 65.57% of the national
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Competitive local elections held in England
On May 1, 2025, local elections were held in England. The results saw both Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Conservative opposition leader Kemi