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Congo: CENI postpones announcement of election results
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 6(ANI): The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has decided to postpone the announcement of Presidential election results to anytime later this week.
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US troops deployed in Gabon amid fears of violence in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Libreville [Gabon], Jan 5(ANI): The United States has started deploying troops in Gabon amid escalating tension over violence and protests as the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is scheduled to announce the results of the Pres
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Mitt Romney publicly castigates Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): Senior Republican Mitt Romney strongly criticised US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time), mentioning that Trump failed to rise to the "mantle of the office".
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Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to contest US Presidential elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday announced her intent to run for the post of President in the 2020 elections.
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Congolese President confirms elections to take place on Dec 30
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Dec 28 (ANI): Amid rising protests against government's decision of postponing presidential elections slated to be held on December 30, President Joseph Kabila has confirmed that the voting will take place on its scheduled time.
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Congo: Protests held over delay in presidential elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Goma [DR Congo], Dec 28 (ANI): A massive agitation took place between the anti-riot police and protesters in the three cities of Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday where presidential elections, scheduled on the year-end, were postponed further.
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To oust Trump, Democrats 'have to win' in 2020: Ex-FBI Director
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, who was fired by United States President Donald Trump last year over the ongoing Russia probe, has called on the people to "use every breath" to defeat the latter in the 2020 presidential electio
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Time for the witch hunt to end: Trump on Mueller's Russia probe
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 9 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his stand over the wrapping up of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election as there was "no collusion".
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Trump threatens to declassify Mueller probe documents to compromise Democr
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): United States President Donald Trump has threatened to declassify documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election that would hurt Democrats if they decided to launc
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Afghan peace: Khalilzad hopes for peace deal with Taliban before April '19
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) November 19 (ANI):The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has expressed hope that a truce would be reached with Taliban before Afghanistan's presidential elections due next year in April.
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Democracy in tatters, Sirisena pushes Lanka into deep political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 16 (ANI): With the political situation highly turbulent in Sri Lanka, the parties are now waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on December 6 to see if the House will be dissolved and Presidential elections will be announced or Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government w
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Haven't discussed anything with Whitaker: Trump on Russia probe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has said that he had never discussed anything in connection to the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections with the acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker.
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