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Buckley v. Valeo at 50 Rekindles the Fight Over Money in Politics

New commentary questions whether treating spending as speech has concentrated political influence.

Trump Threatens to Cut Iraq Support as Maliki Bid Stalls in Parliament

Nasry Asfura Sworn In as President of Honduras After Razor-Thin Vote

Belgian Court Weighs Trial of Ex-Official in Lumumba Case After Procedural Hearing

Central African Republic Court Confirms Touadéra’s Third-Term Win With 77.9%

Hungary Sets April 12 Election as Orbán Trails New Rival in Fresh Polls

Benin Votes in Legislative and Local Races After Failed Coup Attempt

Gen Z’s 2025 Protest Wave Reshapes Politics Across Continents

Central African Republic Vote Ends Quietly as Touadéra Seeks Third Term

Pakistan Denies Confirming Gaza Troop Deployment

UN Rights Chief Presses Guinea to Halt Pre‑Election Repression, Urges Guinea‑Bissau Junta to End Arbitrary Detentions

Mogadishu Holds First Direct Vote in Nearly 60 Years Under Tight Security

Touadera Favored as Central African Republic Votes on Third-Term Bid

Bachelet Advances UN Chief Bid as Chile’s President-Elect Withholds Endorsement

Castillo Names Antauro Humala No. 9 on Juntos con el Pueblo Senate List

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Reappears in Oslo, Says U.S. Aided Her Escape

Honduras Halts Presidential Count at 57% as Trump Pressures Election Authority

Pro-Schaparow Independents Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote

Japarov Allies Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote, Watchdog Flags Limits on Freedoms

Fifty Years After Franco, Spain Reassesses Dictatorship and the Transition