Washington does have a say in the choice of president. The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gives it the same number of ...

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An obvious plot offers itself to the deft diplomat: could Europe, the continental home of the Nobel prizes, dangle the ...

That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...

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FROM THE examination table, Sagobai chats as her doctor moves the ultrasound wand across the dome of her belly. Aged 20, she ...

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It is the first stirring of co-ordinated opposition to the regime. Mr Sharaa has yet to lock up any of his new opponents. But ...