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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa declared election winner as rival demands recount

CNN — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday based on preliminary results, an electoral official said, as his main rival demanded a recount of the vote following a race overshadowed by drug-fueled violence that has consumed the once-peaceful South American country. Noboa, a conservative, has made fighting crime and economic …

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Egypt Independent April 14, 2025

After news of DOJ warning, Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce ‘daily’ lottery winner on Wednesday

CNN — Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce a winner for its “daily” $1 million giveaway to registered swing state voters on Wednesday, the same day news broke that the Justice Department warned Musk’s group that its sweepstakes might be illegal. The pro-Trump group, America PAC, had publicly named a winner every day since Saturday, when Musk announced that he would …

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Egypt Independent October 25, 2024

Vladimir Putin unlikely to congratulate US election winner

With tensions between Moscow and Washington at an all-time high, Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to congratulate the winner

Weekly Blitz October 14, 2024

Iranian activist and Nobel Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to further year in prison

CNN — Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been sentenced to another year in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, her lawyer said Tuesday. Jailed for most of the past two decades, Mohammadi was sentenced to a further stretch in prison by authorities who found her guilty of …

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Egypt Independent June 19, 2024

Iran: Meet the ultra-conservative election winners taking over parliament

Iran: Meet the ultra-conservative election winners taking over parliament Iran’s parliamentary elections at the beginning of March saw success for

Middle East Eye March 25, 2024

Iranian press review: Public figures mock judiciary over Grammy-winner’s sentence

Iranian press review: Public figures mock judiciary over Grammy-winner’s sentence Meanwhile, criticism increases over failure to aid flood-hit regions, and

Middle East Eye March 11, 2024

Russia’s presidential election is nearing. We already know who the winner will be

CNN — Russia is nearing a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. The vast majority of votes will be cast over three days from 15 March, though early and postal voting has already begun, including in occupied parts of Ukraine where Russian …

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Egypt Independent February 26, 2024