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Ecuador heads to presidential run-off pitting left against right
Ecuadorans will choose between returning to socialism or preserving the conservative status quo in a presidential run-off set for October after Sunday's first round produced a left-right clash rather than an outright winner.
Return of ex-PM Thaksin looms over Thai premiership vote
Thailand's divisive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to return to the kingdom from exile on Tuesday, threatening fresh instability on the day parliament votes for a new prime minister after three months of political deadlock.
Leftist lawyer leads as violence-hit Ecuador heads to run-off poll
Leftist frontrunner Luisa Gonzalez looked set to take on a surprise candidate, the youthful son of one of Ecuador's richest men, in a run-off election in October, official results showed Sunday.
Zimbabwe's 80-year-old 'Crocodile' president seeks new term
Emmerson Mnangagwa became Zimbabwe's second president after outmanoeuvring long-time ruler Robert Mugabe with a military-backed coup in 2017 -- and at 80 shows no signs of wanting to retire.
Vexed by hardship, Zimbabweans brace for tense vote
A large banner featuring Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa hangs from a rundown apartment block in Mbare, a poor suburb of Harare, encouraging voters to give the 80-year-old another term.
Bernardo Arevalo: From the shadows to Guatemala's presidency
Bernardo Arevalo swept from obscurity to become president of Guatemala, his anti-corruption crusade winning the hearts of voters who had long given up hope of change in the troubled nation.
Guatemala dark horse Arevalo wins presidential election
Surprise favorite Bernardo Arevalo was swept to victory in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message firing up weary voters.
N. Korea's Kim oversees cruise missile test as Seoul, US start drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a navy unit and oversaw a strategic cruise missile test, state media reported on Monday, ahead of the start of joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.
Guatemala dark horse Arevalo surges ahead in election results
Surprise election favorite Bernardo Arevalo surged ahead in early results from Guatemala's presidential runoff on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message firing up weary voters.
'We want new faces': Fed-up Guatemalans vote in tense runoff
Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff marred by efforts to disqualify a surprise frontrunner whose anti-corruption crusade has fired up voters and shaken those in power.
'We are afraid': Violence-hit Ecuador votes under heavy security
Heavily-armed security officers kept watch Sunday as Ecuadorans voted in a presidential election marked by the murder of a top candidate and despair over the lawlessness that has engulfed the once-peaceful nation.
'We want new faces': Guatemalans vote in tense runoff
Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff tainted by efforts to disqualify the surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end corruption.
Turkey's leader Erdogan in Hungary for NATO, energy talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Sunday, with energy security and Sweden's membership of NATO on the agenda for both countries.
Ukraine hails 'historic' decision to supply F-16 jets
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Sunday a "historic" decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to provide American F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion.
Pro-coup rally in Niger after leader warns against foreign intervention
Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month's military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention while proposing a three-year transition of power.
Ukraine hails 'historic' decision to provide F-16 jets
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Sunday a "historic" decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to supply US-made F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion.
'We are afraid': Voting begins in tense Ecuador election
Amid heavy security, Ecuadorans headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, as the once-peaceful nation suffers from violence fueled by the illicit global drug trade.
Polls open in tense Guatemala runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans streamed to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
Zelensky hails 'historic' decision to hand F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed on a visit to the Netherlands a "historic" decision to supply F-16 fighter jets to strengthen Ukraine's Soviet-era air force.
Voting begins in tense Ecuador election
Ecuadorans headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the illicit global drug trade.
Pro-coup rally in Niger after military leader warns against foreign intervention
Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month's military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention and proposed a three-year transition of power.
Ukraine's Zelensky in Netherlands after 'heinous' Chernihiv attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday aiming to strengthen his country's air power, a day after a "heinous" Russian missile strike killed seven people and wounded 148 in Chernihiv.
Russia 'thwarts' Ukraine drone attack on Moscow region
Russia said it thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and its region on Sunday, a day after a "heinous" missile strike killed seven people and wounded 148 in Ukraine's Chernihiv.
Young Zimbabwean voters dare to hope for change of old guard
Just days before a national election to pick a president and lawmakers, one word is on the lips of most young Zimbabweans: "change".
Ecuador votes in presidential election dominated by security woes
Ecuadorans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the global drug trade.
Guatemala votes in tense runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics.
Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'
On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria's north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil.
UN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded 144 on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in what the UN denounced as a "heinous" attack.
'Losing Old Sanaa': historic city reels from Yemen war
Doaa al-Waseai spent many happy years working as a tour guide in the Old City of Yemen's capital Sanaa, showing foreigners its hidden hammams and markets teeming with silver and spices.
Ukraine's dilemma: Rebuilding in midst of war
Picking her way through charred ruins with a flashlight, Tetiana Bezatosna returned to her apartment after it was pummelled by Russian bombardment. The Ukrainian mother-of-two has little hope it will ever be rebuilt.
Niger military ruler warns against any attack
Niger's new military ruler warned Saturday that any attack on the country would not be a "walk in the park", as a delegation from West African countries made a final push to find a diplomatic solution following last month's coup.