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Australian Politicians Were Already on Edge Before One of Their Own Was Attacked

Much remains unclear about why a driver ran a car into Helen Haines, a lawmaker. Even so, fellow representatives, especially women, spoke of feeling threatened in a polarized atmosphere.

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Tributes and flowers were left on Wednesday outside the electoral office of the lawmaker Helen Haines, who was struck by a car on Monday, in Wangaratta, Australia.
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Modi Seeks to Calm Allies by Shackling Gen Z Protests

Leaders of India’s governing coalition are trying to frame the demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties rather than a grass-roots youth movement.

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Security personnel detained protesters in New Delhi this month demanding the resignation of the election commission chief.
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178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It

In a symbolic move, the French Senate approved the repeal of regulations that had remained on the books long after slavery’s abolition.

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Max Mathiasin, a centrist lawmaker who has championed the push to repeal the “Code Noir,” speaking in Paris in May during a debate on the subject.
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France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics

Europe’s centrist parties are losing ground among young people and workers, who are increasingly tempted by populist promises of radical change.

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A burned-out vehicle on Rue Yves Toudic in Paris on Monday after a weekend of rioting.
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What Could Swing Israel’s Election? Thousands Living in the U.S.

Thousands of Israelis living in the United States are expected to fly to Israel to vote in the country’s national election this month.

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Workers preparing ballots and polling station equipment last week at the Central Elections Committee’s Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel.
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Egypt’s President Says He Will Leave Office in 2030

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President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has so far ruled for over a dozen years, pledged to respect constitutional limits while also seeking parliamentary approval to help defend Saudi Arabia.

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President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, last year. His earlier promises to respect presidential term limits that were then changed have raised questions about whether he will honor his latest pledge.
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Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.

Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.

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Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said her all-male team of aides has had trouble adapting to her schedule.
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6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.

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Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the African National Congress, in Cape Town in May.
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Indian Protesters Describe Rough Treatment by the Police

Some of those detained accused security forces of beating them during an intense crackdown on demonstrations in India’s capital over the weekend. Police have said they followed the law.

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Security personnel detained protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, in October.
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Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed

The delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts.

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Hussein al-Sheikh, deputy to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, West Bank, in February. He was said to have sent the letters to European officials notifying them of the postponement.
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Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Labour’s candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali takes a selfie with supporters during her campaign launch in London last month.
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Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify

Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.

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Police detaining Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, during a protest organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday.
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Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election Winners

Supporters of the legislation say it will bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a threat to democracy.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy speaking on Wednesday at a summit meeting in Split, Croatia. She has set a record for leading Italy’s longest-serving government.
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The Fight for Britain’s Right: Can Kemi Badenoch Reboot the Conservatives?

Attendees at the party’s annual conference have been buoyed: both by leader Kemi Badenoch’s rising poll ratings and by a mock Bayeux Tapestry. But the challenge from Reform U.K. remains.

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The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
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India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.

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A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.
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Germany’s Far Right Claims Its First Statehouse Speaker Since 1945

After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.

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Tobias Rausch was chosen as the first far-right leader of a German statehouse since 1945.
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India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.

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A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.
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The Separatist Parti Québécois Wins Quebec Election, Reviving Sovereignty Push

The separatist party’s victory fell short of clinching a majority that would have all but guaranteed a potential showdown with Ottawa over Canada’s future.

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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, celebrated a provincial election victory in Montreal.
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Housing, Corruption and a Migrant Surge: Why Spain Is Holding an Early Election

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, dissolved Parliament on Monday, after months of spiraling crises.

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People demonstrating on Saturday in Madrid for stronger protections for renters.
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Voters in Quebec Election Go to Polls as Separatist Parti Québécois Leads

The Parti Québécois, which promised an independence referendum if elected on Monday, could return to power after more than a decade.

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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the separatist Parti Québécois, arriving to cast his ballot on Monday during Quebec’s provincial election in Montreal.
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Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term?

The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases.
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Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, has faced challenges including a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain called an early election on Nov. 29.
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Iran Jails Hard-Line Lawmaker, Exposing Deep Rifts in Its Leadership

Hamid Rasaei, a vocal opponent of a diplomatic deal with the United States to end the war, was convicted of publishing false information with the intent to harm the Parliament speaker.

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A pro-government rally in Tehran in April.
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