Dyankovo, Bulgaria, April 17, 2026 (AFP) - Bulgarian graft leaves voters stranded by the roadside

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Few in the Bulgarian village of Dyankovo believe they will ever drive on the unfinished A2 motorway, a decades-old project fuelling disillusionment among voters in the corruption-ridden country. The motorway, designed before 1989 when the EU and NATO member of 6.5 million people was still ruled by Moscow-steered communists, is a recurrent feature in election campaigns. The run up to Sunday's snap election is no exception as all candidates have pr......

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Caracas, April 17, 2026 (AFP) - Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners

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