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Hungary's government spokesman denied a media report on Thursday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban was about to introduce a ...

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A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government. By Jenny Gross Reporting from Eupen, Belgium About two dozen ...

As tensions between Washington and Caracas intensify, over 250,000 Venezuelans living legally in the United States are set to ...

In September this year, the Nobel prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa gave a powerful speech to the National Press Club ...