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A rash of dire warnings has appeared in US media that a second Trump presidency could slide into dictatorship

'Dictator' Trump Warnings Spook America

Could a second Donald Trump presidency slide into dictatorship? The most eye-opening piece appeared in The Washington Post by conservative commentator Robert Kagan, with the headline: "A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hosting a Mercosur summit, with the fate of a  long-awaited but controversial Europe-South America trade deal in the balance

Crunch Time For EU-Mercosur Deal At Rio Summit

The fate of a long-awaited but controversial Europe-South America trade deal hangs in the balance this week when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hosts a summit of the Mercosur regional bloc.
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said China's internal challenges means it is unlikely to mull an invasion of the island for now

Taiwan Leader Says China Invasion Unlikely For Now

China is not likely to consider a major invasion of Taiwan for now due to domestic challenges, the island's president Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, although Beijing is trying to sway its upcoming election.
Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former president Donald Trump look set for a rematch in 2024

Five Elections In 2024 That Will Shape The Global Order

Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Poll after poll shows that a majority of voters think the gaffe-prone Democrat is too old to be commander-in-chief, despite his likely rival, ex-president Donald Trump making similar slip-ups at 77.
Andry Rajoelina styles himself as a 'builder president'

Rajoelina, Madagascar's Ambitious President Who Parties On

From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the past decade, life has been one long party of one kind or another for Andry Rajoelina, who on Saturday secured a second elected term as Madagascar's president.
Dutch politics is very fragmented

Dutch Vote In Knife-edge Election

Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks to members of the press after the third Republicad debate on November 8, 2023

In Field Of Would-be Trumps, Haley Gains Ground

There is Trump, there are wannabe Trumps, and then there is Nikki Haley -- the sole woman in the Republican presidential field and now on the cusp of consolidating second place after showing there may be another way than simply aping the main man.
To win the support of two Catalan separatist parties, Sanchez agreed to grant an unpopular amnesty to people facing legal action over Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid

Spanish PM Keeps Most Ministers In New Cabinet

Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who was sworn in for another term last week by floating a controversial amnesty deal for separatists, unveiled a new but largely unchanged cabinet on Monday.

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