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Mexican candidate assassinations hit grim record ahead of Sunday’s election

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By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for ...

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr warns China against ‘acts of war’

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Marcos was speaking at a defence chiefs’ summit in Singapore Article information Author, Tessa Wong ...

We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, says Estonia

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Estonia considers itself a front-line state, a Nato member where its border guards stare across the Narva River at the Russian fortress ...

Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?

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Johannesburg, South Africa CNN  —  South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party is set to fall short of a majority for the first ...

Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as ‘foreign agents’ as it presses crackdown

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The Russian authorities on Friday declared a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others to be “foreign agents,” ...

Israel-Gaza war: Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end conflict

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, US President Joe Biden said that ‘it’s time for this war to end’ US President Joe ...

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before

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COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine ...

How Russia-, China-linked actors use OpenAI for disinformation

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A new report from AI company OpenAI reveals that actors based in Russia and China have used generative artificial intelligence to bulk ...

Incendiary device thrown at front doors of Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver said Friday an “incendiary device” was thrown at the front doors ...

Biden says Israel has agreed to ‘enduring’ Gaza ceasefire proposal | Joe Biden News

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Israel has agreed to a proposal that would lead to a “lasting” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden has ...