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Good Friday Agreement: How the US became a major peacemaker in Northern Ireland's deal
•The 1998 Good Friday Accord was made possible thanks in large part to former US president Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell's efforts to keep the involved parties at the table. Irish America and the US government believe they contributed to the peace deal, and wish to preserve this success
Greece election to be held in May under shadow of the country's deadliest rail disaster
•In power since 2019, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' administration has seen its popularity tank since the train crash killed 57 people and brought tens of thousands of Greeks onto the streets, furious over the country's dilapidated infrastructure and government mismanagement of the crisis
Election conspiracy movement grinds on as 2024 approaches
•As the nation barrels toward the next presidential election, the election conspiracy movement that mushroomed after the last one shows no signs of slowing down
Explained: Lessons to learn about burnout and when to quit from Jacinda Ardern
•Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand prime minister is a necessary reminder that burnout starts with the work environment. Instead of asking why she could not continue in her post, it should be asked what factors in her job contributed to her feeling this way
'We extend our full support to the Brazilian authorities', says PM Modi
Fp Staff •Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday
Congress approves new election rules in response to 6 January insurrection
•The House passed an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act as part of its massive, end-of-the-year spending bill, after the Senate approved identical wording Thursday. The legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature
Explained: How Donald Trump ignored advisers and spread election lies
•The executive summary of the House 6 January committee's report details how former president Donald Trump was repeatedly warned by those close to him that claims he was defeated in re-election due to fraud were false. Nonetheless, Trump spread those lies
Peru's first female president Dina Boluarte vows to finish term, others want election
•After being sworn in as president, Boluarte called for a truce with legislators who dismissed Pedro Castillo for 'permanent moral incapacity'
Democracy's Day: People of Gujarat get inked
Fp Staff •Fifty-seven per cent of voters in Gujarat exercised their right to franchise today in the first phase of the state Assembly elections. From first-time voters to the aged, people showed off their inked fingers after casting their ballot across 19 districts in the state
Nepal polls: PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins from Dadeldhura; Nepali Congress ahead in election tally
•Deuba secured 25,534 votes against his nearest rival Sagar Dhakal, 31, an independent candidate who received 1,302 votes. Deuba has never lost any parliamentary election in the five decades of his political career