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EU parliament adopts stricter migration rules in landmark asylum reform
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The parliament's main political groups overcame opposition from far-right and far-left parties to pass the new migration and asylum pact, a sweeping reform nearly a decade in the making, according to the report.
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Netherlands: Geert Wilders to forgo premiership due to 'lack of support',
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Geert Wilders, the hard-right politician who won a surprising victory in the last Dutch elections, announced that he was willing to forgo becoming the prime minister of the Netherlands for now to increase chances of forming a 'right-wing' coalition, the New York Times reported.
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France makes abortion a constitutional right, becomes first country to do
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Hailed by lawmakers as a historic step, the measure demonstrated France's unwavering support for reproductive rights at a time when abortion rights are under attack in the US and in regions of Europe like Hungary where far-right parties are gaining ground.
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"Islamist extremists, far rights groups spreading poison of extremism": Ri
Updated : 2 years ago IST
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came out heavily against the rising cases of 'extremism' in the United Kingdom, and in warned that while people have the right to march and protest 'peacefully', they can't call for violence and extremism.
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Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist, following mediation by Qatar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Fritz's was arrested after he disregarded Austria's longstanding advisory against traveling to Afghanistan, which had fallen back under the control of the Taliban in 2021.
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Bangladesh Islami Front rejects `India Out' social media campaign, calls f
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangladesh's far right political party Bangladesh Islami Front has completely rejected a recent 'India Out' social media campaign in Bangladesh.
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Argentina's President Milei pulls out of plans to join BRICS bloc
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The newly elected far-right President of Argenrina, Javier Milei, pulled out of plans to join BRICS bloc of developing economies and said that the timing for Argentina's membership in the bloc is not opportune, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
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European far-right leaders congratulate Geert Wilders' party leading Dutch
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dutch far-right leader, Geert Wilders is doing increasingly well in the Dutch exit poll setting him on course to win big in the Netherlands elections, leaders from across Europe are congratulating the PPV (Freedom Party) leader.
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Far-right leader Geert Wilders to win Dutch elections, says exit poll
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A win for Wilders will put the Netherlands on track -- potentially -- for a dramatic shift in direction, after Rutte's four consecutive centrist governments. The question now, though, is whether any other parties are willing to join Wilders to form a coalition. Despite emerging as the larges
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Far-right Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential polls amid inflation ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pulling off a major upset, Javier Milei -- considered a far-right conservative leader -- won the Argentina presidential elections in provincial results, CNN reported on Sunday (local time).
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US: ‘Proud Boys’ leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in Capitol Riots c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Joe Biggs, a leader of the ‘Proud Boys’ group has been sentenced to 17 years of prison for allegedly leading the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, CNN reported on Thursday.
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Protests erupt in Israel as Netanyahu govt advances plan of judicial overh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, tens of thousands of protesters gathered and vowed "days of disruption" as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right administration decided to advance its plan to reform the judiciary, Al Jazeera reported.
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