internal affairs
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Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, controls its own internal affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
According to the internal affairs report, Flores claimed that at least one colleague, Shirley Burgos, had inappropriately disqualified candidates based on their appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Cuban foreign minister said on Tuesday that those talks "show no progress", but left the door open "to dialogue based on mutual respect and non-interference in Cuba's internal affairs".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Preferring the less glorious and supposedly less influential position of cihuacoatl, head of internal affairs, he ruled from behind the scenes, dominating the Alliance for more than fifty years and utterly reengineering Mexica society.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
