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Ortega Declares an End to Competitive Elections in Nicaragua

Fast-tracking laws to bar opposition candidates has drawn UN and U.S. condemnation with warnings of diplomatic isolation and sanctions.

Ortega Declares Nicaragua Will Hold No More Elections

Ortega Declares End of Electoral Alternation in Nicaragua

Ortega Declares Nicaragua Will No Longer Hold Elections

Trump Administration Moves to Remake Federal Institutions, Analysts Say

Swedish Intelligence Says Russia Will Be a Long‑Term Security Threat

Hungary Bars Orbán From Returning With New Eight-Year Prime Minister Limit

Péter Magyar Unveils 16-Ministry Cabinet Ahead of Swearing-In

Guelleh Wins Sixth Term in Djibouti With 97.8% of the Vote

Assayas’ ‘Der Magier im Kreml’ Wins Praise for Its Study of Kremlin Power

Orbán Faces His Toughest Test as Tisza Leads and Election Tensions Escalate

Jimmy Lai Won’t Appeal Hong Kong National Security Conviction, Leaving 20-Year Term Intact

‘The Secret Agent’ Rolls Out in Theaters and Online as Oscar-Nominated Thriller Earns Strong Reviews

Berlin-Monitor Finds Democratic Support at New Low as Bias and Authoritarian Openness Grow

‘El Agente Secreto’ Opens in Theaters After Cannes and Golden Globe Wins

Aún Es de Noche en Caracas Reaches Theaters as Critics Praise Its Intimate Portrait of Crisis

Taliban Enacts Class‑Based Criminal Code Granting Clerics Near Immunity and Recognizing ‘Slaves’

Sanders Uses Late Show to Warn of Authoritarian Drift, Rebuke Trump's Greenland Push

Wall Street Journal Investigation Intensifies Scrutiny of Rising Abuses Against India’s Religious Minorities

Kast’s Chile Victory Caps Rightward Shift and Rekindles Pinochet Debate