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Chad votes for president after three years of military rule
Chadians go to the polls on Monday after three years of military rule following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Deby, the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups. Mahamat Idriss Deby has been serving as transitional president since taking power after his father Idriss Deby, who ruled Chad for 30 years, was killed in battle in April 2021. Deby has promised to bolster security, strengthen the rule of law and increase electricity production. But his chief oppo
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UK and Scottish governments ‘sleepwalking’ on future of Grangemouth refinery
Both of Scotland’s governments have been accused of “sleepwalking towards disaster” on protecting the future of Scotland’s only oil refinery.
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EU's soaring far-right parties set to stay
Far-right parties, seen making soaring gains in elections to the European Parliament from June 6-9, have one by one abandoned plans to get their countries to leave the European Union."Quickly a lot of far-right parties abandoned their firing positions and their radical discourse aimed at leaving the European Union, even if these parties remain eurosceptic," Thierry Chopin, a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges told AFP. Britain, which formally left the EU in early 2020 followin
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VideoHigh-speed California pursuit ends with suspect breaking into home
A driver suspected of DUI and his passenger were arrested in Lynwood, California after leading police on a high-speed chase on May 5. The driver initiated a standoff after breaking into a person's home, but surrendered within an hour.
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China's Xi in Paris to meet Macron, with trade, Ukraine talks planned
Chinese President Xi Jinping awoke in Paris on Monday on his first visit to the region in five years, with trade and Russia's war with Ukraine on the agenda in talks with France's Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. Xi said ties between China and France were "a model for the international community of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between countries with different social systems". "China-EU economic and trade cooperation is huge, and bumps and brui
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VideoPolitics daily briefing: May 6
All the latest political developments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak admits Sunak admits the Tories may not win election, while claiming hung Parliament is likely.
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NSW weather: Sydney’s record run of rainy days in play as another wet week forecast
Harbour city has already recorded 124mm of rain in first six days of May, more than the long-term average for the month
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