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Presidential candidate Luka Maksimovic, alias Beli Preletacevic, casts his ballot at a polling station in Mladenovac near Belgrade on April 2, 2017. (AFP)

Serbians Vote for New President as PM Likely Favorite

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2017 | World

Serbians went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, with conservative Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic the runaway favorite despite opposition accusations he is steering the nation toward authoritarian rule. Vucic, 47, is hoping to clinch more than 50 percent...

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A Scottish Saltire flies between a Union flag and a European Union flag, in front of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, on March 13, 2017. (AFP)

Spain Will Not ‘Initially’ Veto Scotland from Joining EU

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2017 | World

Spain said it would not “initially” veto an attempt by an independent Scotland to join the European Union after Britain has left the bloc as British Finance Minister Philip Hammonds will travel to India next week to boost international trade as Britain...

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Azpilicueta celebrates with his teammates after defeating Manchester United in the Premier League in October 2016. (AFP)

César Azpilicueta: Barcelona Link is Flattering but I Feel Loved at Chelsea

by Sid Lowe | Apr 2, 2017 | Uncategorized

London – Everything changes but César Azpilicueta. Coaches, team-mates and competition: for the first time since he arrived in London the Champions League is just something he watches on. Results have changed, European absence compensated by domestic dominance....

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Moral confrontations have been politicized in today’s world. (Getty Images)

The Strange Persistence of Guilt

by David Brooks | Apr 2, 2017 | Opinion

In 1981 the philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre opened his book “After Virtue” with a passage that is now famous. Imagine if we lost the theoretical coherence of science. Imagine if we still used scientific words like neutrino and atomic weight, but had no overall...

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An Armenian soldier casts his ballot at a polling station in Yerevan, on April 2, 2017. (AFP)

Armenians Cast Vote in Closely Fought Parliamentary Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2017 | World

Armenians voted for a new parliament on Sunday for the first time since the adoption of constitutional reforms aimed at transforming the ex-Soviet country into a parliamentary republic A tight race is expected between the ruling party and a former coalition partner...