FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is issuing subpoenas to five Biden administration agency officials to sit for sworn depositions after the congressman claims their respective agencies failed to comply with previous congressional subpoenas to turn over their strategic plans to implement President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. In March 2021, Biden…
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News Ramaphosa sworn in for second term as South African president
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn into a second term in office. Ramaphosa, first elected in 2018, was administered his oath in a public ceremony Wednesday by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress, the party to which revolutionary geopolitical figure Nelson Mandela once belonged, won its narrowest-ever plurality, forcing a coalition…
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News In South Africa, Ramaphosa Is Sworn In for a Second Term
With a humility stemming from his party’s electoral disappointment, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday, conceding bluntly to the government’s failure to cure a nation that remains deeply divided and economically fraught in the three decades since the end of apartheid. Facing the reality of governing…
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News Modi, Striking a Modest Tone, to Be Sworn In for a Third Term
As a humbled Narendra Modi prepared to take the oath for a third term as India’s prime minister on Sunday, the political air in New Delhi appeared transformed. The election that ended last week stripped Mr. Modi of his parliamentary majority and forced him to turn to a diverse set of coalition partners to stay…
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Kenya news Kenya´s Veronica Nduva sworn in as new EAC Secretary General in Juba
Veronica Mueni Nduva The new East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Veronica Mueni Nduva, took the oath of office on Friday evening at State House in Juba, Republic of South Sudan. Nduva was sworn in during the 23rd Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Heads of State that was held virtually and chaired by Salva Kiir…
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News Republican Vince Fong sworn into Kevin McCarthy’s old House seat
Republican Vince Fong of California was sworn into Congress on Monday after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong was a member of the California State Assembly before running for the House. He was backed by former President Donald Trump and McCarthy,…
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News Top Vietnamese security official sworn in as president, worrying human rights groups
Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed the country’s top security official, To Lam, as its new president. Vietnam’s presidency is largely ceremonial, but experts say the new role puts Lam in a good position to become the next Communist Party general secretary, the most important political position in the country. Lam oversaw police and intelligence operations…
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News Singapore’s new prime minister to be sworn in, marking end of Lee dynasty
Lawrence Wong, a U.S.-trained economist, is set to become Singapore’s fourth prime minister, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. Wong’s rise follows a carefully planned political succession aimed at ensuring continuity and stability in Singapore. Wong was picked by the ruling People’s Action Party after the withdrawal of Heng Swee Keat, the anointed successor. Singapore’s deputy leader…
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Kenya news 20 new Judges to be sworn in at State House
Newly appointed Judges of the High Court will be sworn in Tuesday morning at State House. The 20 among them eight women were appointed last week by President William Ruto following a recommendation by the Judicial Service Commission. The successful candidates were among 100 applicants shortlisted for the interviews that were concluded on April 30….
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News Guatemala’s New President Is Sworn In, Despite Efforts to Stop Him
Despite staunch resistance from his opponents in the government, the anticorruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo was inaugurated early Monday morning as Guatemala’s president, a turning point in a country where tensions have been simmering over widespread graft and impunity. His inauguration had been scheduled for Sunday, but members of Congress delayed it, and concerns persisted about…
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