MOSCOW (Reuters) – A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for freedom and custody of his children told Reuters that the country’s opposition is trusting a candidate he characterized as Joan of Arc in recent days. Valery Tsepkalo, a Belarusian opposition figure who was banned from …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s party beat her rivals in the latest opinion poll, setting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on the way to a comfortable victory in the September election. FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a press conference leading up to the …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Navy Day Parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2020. Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW / KYIV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and both voiced support for a ceasefire …
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a distrust vote on Saturday, as a power struggle between him and the president came to light. FILE PHOTO: Newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire attends Parliament seats where he was confirmed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on …
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MINSK (Reuters) – An opposition candidate who wanted to confront Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in next month’s presidential election fled to Russia with his two sons, fearing they might be removed, his campaign said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Valery Tsepkalo, a potential candidate in the upcoming presidential election, speaks to …
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