Tunisia blocks 300km ’Dignity March’ from reaching capital
Tunisian police blocked unemployed graduates from marching into Tunis after they walked nearly 300 kilometres to demand promised public-sector jobs.
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Fury as US Federal Agents Search Anti-Trump Lawmaker’s Home
US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of what officials said was a criminal investigation, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. Omar said she was "ok" following the operation but accused the administration of targeting political opponents just three weeks before she seeks re-election in the November 3 midterms.
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Moroccan centrist party agrees to form coalition government with three other parties
By Ahmed EljechtimiRABAT, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Morocco's centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), who topped last month'sparliamentary election vote, will form a coalition government with three other parties,the four parties said on Monday.The four — which include moderate socialist parties and the nationalist Istiqlal — together hold 207 seats in parliament, above the 198 needed for a majority.
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Canada’s Carney calls for unity as Alberta prepares for secession vote
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Thanksgiving message comes a week ahead of Alberta's referendum to secede.