THE HAGUE--Some parties in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament are questioning the law proposal of the Dutch Government to take away the voting rights of foreign citizens of the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Representatives of the Socialist Party (SP), the Labour Party PvdA, the Christian Democratic Party CDA, the Democratic Party D66 and the reformed Christian party...
Law proposal to strip foreigners of voting rights met by criticism
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The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
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The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....