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Germany calls for fresh free, fair polls in Venezuela

Germany is considering to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as “interim president”, if Venezuela would not hold free and fair elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Steffen Seibert said European Union member...

Israel forces, Palestinians clash in occupied West Bank

Clashes erupted on Friday between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in different parts of the occupied West Bank. The clashes, which occurred in the town of Al-Mughayyir east of Ramallah and Kafr Qaddum west of Nablus, saw Israeli forces use teargas, rubber bullets and live...

Venezuelan military: the muscle behind Maduro

The latest developments in Venezuela's political crisis have dealt a severe blow to President Nicolas Maduro -- severe, but not fatal, for one key reason: the military still backs him. The National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela pointedly reiterated their loyalty to Maduro on...

In Davos, elites strike deals and seek happiness

A roundtable on solitude, an empathy conference, a meditation workshop: the annual gathering in Davos sometimes appears more like a group therapy session, nudging global elites towards happiness. "I am sorry. It is full," a hostess tells dozens of suit-clad business types who have been...