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Opposition

Three Iranian drones target Kurdish opposition sites north of Erbil

Three Iranian drones struck “residential” sites belonging to the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) north of Erbil on Friday, the group said, accusing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of carrying out the attack, which it said was the second such incident in less than three days.

15 May 2026-16:18
Georgian PM rejects opposition calls for sweeping electoral reform

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has firmly rejected opposition proposals for wide-ranging electoral reform, saying the country’s next parliamentary elections will be held under existing legislation.

15 May 2026-14:11
Russia signs expanded integration treaty with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia

Russia’s State Duma has ratified a treaty on “deepening allied cooperation” with South Ossetia, a Georgian breakaway region recognised by Moscow following the 2008 war. In Tbilisi, the agreement is being described as another step towards the de facto annexation of the occupied territory.

14 May 2026-13:56
Georgian speaker blames Brussels for October unrest, demands EU envoy response

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has accused Brussels of bearing responsibility for violence during the October 2025 municipal election-day protests and called for the EU ambassador in Tbilisi, Paweł Herczyński, to be held accountable.

08 May 2026-11:46
Tbilisi court jails opposition figures over 4 October protest

A court in Tbilisi has sentenced organisers and participants of the 4 October 2025 protests to lengthy prison terms, in a case linked to an attempted storming of the presidential palace during municipal elections.

08 May 2026-11:27
European Parliament backs EU-wide consent-based definition of rape

European Parliament lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of a consent-based definition of rape — known as "only yes means ‌yes" — and urged the European Commission to propose legislation establishing EU-wide rules.

28 Apr 2026-19:57
Somali opposition wants president out of office after May 15

Opposition forces that make up the Somali Future Council (SFC) oppose the idea of extending President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s mandate by another year and refused to recognize him as the legitimate head of the state after May 15.

22 Apr 2026-22:39
Slovenia’s PM Golob heads into opposition after coalition collapse

Robert Golob and his liberal Freedom Movement are set to move into opposition after failing to secure enough support to form a governing coalition following March’s parliamentary election.

20 Apr 2026-17:57
Death toll rises to 16 in Vedanta power plant blast

The death toll in a blast at the Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 16 with three more workers succumbing to injuries, police said on Wednesday.

15 Apr 2026-14:32
Why did Viktor Orban not win the parliamentary election?

Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary election represents one of the most consequential political turning points in Central Europe in recent decades.

13 Apr 2026-09:28