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Ursula von der Leyen is seeking a second term as head of the EU’s powerful Commission

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union’s powerful Commission in a move that could make her the most significant politician representing the bloc’s 450 million citizens in over a generation. Following five years of leading the 27-nation bloc through multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the first …

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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration. Imed Khemiri, the spokesperson for his political party, told The Associated Press on Monday that Ghannouchi’s strike intended to draw attention to the plight of Tunisia’s political prisoners and the …

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