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The incumbent Macky Sall is not competing in the race, after wrapping a second term. Sall’s popularity has slumped after he unsuccessfully tried to postpone the vote to December. Voters in Senegal headed to

The latest arrests targeted two top aides of opposition leader Machado. Caracas has detained several politicians, rights activists and journalists ahead of its July presidential election. Several countries condemned on Thursday Venezuela’s arrest of

Congress, India’s main opposition party, has said it has been crippled ahead of elections starting next month. It accused Modi’s ruling party of freezing its bank accounts. India’s Congress party said on Thursday

Vietnam’s parliament has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong over alleged “violations and shortcomings.” The approval, amid a corruption crackdown, came after days of speculation. The Vietnamese parliament on Thursday

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong have held talks in Canberra. While both sides sought to hail improvements in ties of late, they also noted tensions. Chinese

The government of the semi-autonomous city is set to have greater power to crush dissent, after Hong Kong leader John Lee called for the bill to be pushed through “at full speed.”

EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, Belarus, the situation in the Middle East and other current affairs. The meeting was led by the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who

On Wang Yi’s agenda: Wellington’s defense arrangements, Canberra’s business interests and diplomacy in the South Pacific. China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi started a whistle-stop tour of New Zealand and Australia with a series of