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Spanish opposition may secure votes to topple Rajoy

Bloomberg The Socialists, Spain’s biggest opposition party, are negotiating on two fronts for the support they need to oust PM Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote on Friday, according to people briefed on the talks. The party has made inroads in the past 24 hours but the result is likely to remain in the balance until the last moment as ...

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Infighting dogs S African opposition as poll nears

Bloomberg South Africa’s main opposition party has been its own worst enemy as it attempts to unseat the African National Congress. The Democratic Alliance has botched attempts to fire Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, igniting infighting and irking supporters ahead of next year’s elections, while an agreement that sees it run other major cities risks unraveling. With the ANC ...

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Behind Trump’s zig-zag course to Singapore

“Are you on the road or in the ditch?” That’s the question labor reporters used to ask about big contract negotiations back when I covered the United Steelworkers union 40 years ago in Pittsburgh — and it’s the right one to pose now as President Trump zigs and zags toward a summit meeting with Kim Jong Un. Trump and Kim ...

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