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Kuwait plunges into political turmoil amid crackdown

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Kuwait plunged into political turmoil on Friday after the public prosecution ordered the detention of three former opposition MPs for three days with more arrests expected. The three — Falah al-Sawwagh, Bader al-Dahum and Khaled al-Tahus — were questioned for nine hours on accusations of undermining the status of Kuwait’s…

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Romanian court puts impeached president back in power

Romanian President Traian Basescu holds a 'democracy torch' as he addresses reporters at his electoral campaign headquarters in Bucharest in July. Romania's Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that a referendum to impeach the country's president was invalid, leaving Basescu in power after months of political turmoil. (AFP Photo/Daniel Mihailescu)

Romania’s Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that a referendum to impeach the country’s president was invalid, leaving Traian Basescu in power after months of political turmoil. “The court noted that the turnout was lower than the minimum threshold required for the ballot to be valid,” the judges said. “The ruling was adopted with a qualified majority,”…

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