What to know about France’s political mess
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As the thirty-something leader of Finland, Sanna Marin pursued an ambitious policy agenda. The press focussed on her nights out and how she paid for breakfast.
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Donald Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to US-sponsored Gaza peace proposal
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Russia's involvement in drone sightings [that closed Copenhagen airport for four hours] cannot be ruled out, Danish PM says: "the most severe attack on Danish infrastructure so far"
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Benjamin Netanyahu vows there will be no Palestinian state ahead of UN meeting
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Norway's election shows how multi-party politics doesn't have to mean random results – Scandinavian country has now used proportional representation for over 100 years
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Norway's Labour party under Jonas Gahr Støre has won a second term in general elections, ahead of a populist right-wing party that doubled its vote
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Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign amid fallout from disastrous elections
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Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a tight race to decide whether to continue with a Labour-led government or turn to the centre right
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China and India pledge to be 'partners not rivals'
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Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli airstrike killed the group’s prime minister
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Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power
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Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year
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Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has come under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion in his role running the country
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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite ruling coalition’s loss in upper house election
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Iceland to launch talks on defence partnership with EU – agreement is independent of NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the US
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Thousands protest Bulgaria’s euro adoption and call for a referendum
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US President Donald Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader
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Denmark votes for defence bill giving US access to airbases – new agreement places bases in cities such as Karup and Skrydstrup under US jurisdiction
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Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach to immigration. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge.
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Denmark quits the Frugal Four EU budget coalition – PM Mette Frederiksen calls for defence spending to be the "number one" priority
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Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040
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Family mourns boy killed by Israeli strike as he searched for bread
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Australia PM Anthony Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win election
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Canadian election: Liberals projected to form government
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More than twenty killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir
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The average age of major world leaders is 72. Why?
Just had a thought that the 3 countries considered the biggest powers have leaders who are all 70+. So I looked into it and found that the average age of the leaders of the 10 most populous...
Just had a thought that the 3 countries considered the biggest powers have leaders who are all 70+. So I looked into it and found that the average age of the leaders of the 10 most populous countries (and EU) is 72.
Has the age of major countries' leaders ever been higher?
Has it always been like this?
I understand it irt. authoritarian countries. Democracies trend way lower.
Ages of leaders for reference
India, Modi - 74
China, Xi - 71
USA, Trump - 78
Indonesia, Subianto - 73
Pakistan, Zardari - 69
Nigeria, Tinubu - 73
Brazil, Silva - 79
Bangladesh, Shahabuddin - 75
Russia, Putin - 72
Mexico, Sheinbaum - 62
Leyen, EU - 66
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Singapore announces general election on May 3, dissolves parliament
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Norway-EU ‘situationship’ blossoms – Norwegian PM has argued that Brussels and Oslo need each other now more than ever
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Norway's government is under growing pressure to let the country's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund invest in certain defense firms
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Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Benjamin Netanyahu visit
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America’s future is Hungary
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Finland plans to quit global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for snap election amid trade war with US
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A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved
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Mark Carney elected as leader of Liberal Party, becoming Prime Minister-designate of Canada
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An unexpected Donald Trump bump for the world's centrists
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Jens Stoltenberg's shock return to Norway politics upends polls before election – Arbeiderpartiet surges ten points ahead of September vote
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Denmark's spectacular shift from Atlanticism to European defense – fearing destabilization of transatlantic relationship, it had historically avoided European defense integration
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Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission
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US President Donald Trump shares bizarre AI vision of what Gaza will look like under his rule
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In an age of right-wing populism, why are Denmark's liberals winning?
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Denmark will spend an additional €6.7bn on defence over the next two years, amid the ongoing threat Russia poses to Europe, PM Mette Frederiksen has announced
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The path to American authoritarianism - what comes after democratic breakdown
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Denmark grants asylum to 'historically' low number – 309 were from Syria, 130 were from Eritrea and another 130 were from Afghanistan
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Sweden's government has announced its intention to pursue a gun control reform law after an attack in the city of Örebro killed eleven people
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Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
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Ex-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will be Norway's finance minister – former military alliance chief returns to the political fray in Oslo after governing coalition collapsed
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Trade tariffs tomorrow and now US President Donald Trump is jockeying for Canadian water. Americans, what's your take on this?
What are your predictions for what will happen? What are the Trump supporters in your communities saying about a leader that picks fights with his country's friends?
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