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Future king William's influence grows as he hits 40
Prince William's 40th birthday this week marks a significant milestone for the future king, who is rapidly stamping his authority on the British royal family by plotting a course between tradition and modernity.
Sao Paulo's LGBTQ parade calls for Brazilians to 'vote with pride'
Several hundred thousand people marched Sunday in Sao Paulo's annual LGBTQ Pride parade under the slogan "vote with pride, for policies that represent us" -- a reference to Brazil's upcoming presidential election.
Gustavo Petro, from imprisoned guerilla to Colombia's first leftist leader
Colombia's first ever left-wing president Gustavo Petro, elected on Sunday, is a former guerrilla who spent two years in jail before turning to politics. Petro was captured by the military in 1985 and claimed to have been tortured before spending almost two years in jail on arms charges.
What next for Macron after election humbling?
Just two months after being re-elected for a second term, French President Emmanuel Macron saw his hopes of pushing through his domestic agenda take a humbling blow on Sunday. The election will not affect French foreign policy in theory, which is the exclusive domain of the president, but Macron's domestic worries are likely to be a constant distraction and could undermine him abroad.
Tunisian protesters decry constitutional reform plans, judicial purge
Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia's capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied's recent firing of dozens of judges. Rights groups have condemned Saied's firing earlier this month of the 57 judges as a "deep blow to judicial independence".
US recession not 'inevitable,' Treasury secretary says
A recession in the United States is not "inevitable," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday, just days after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, raising fears of an economic contraction. "I expect the economy to slow" as it transitions to stable growth, she said on ABC's "This Week," but "I don't think a recession is at all inevitable."
Uncertainty reigns as Colombia votes between ex-guerrilla and maverick
Colombia's election stations opened for voting Sunday in a presidential race filled with uncertainty, as ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro and millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez vie for power in a country saddled with widespread poverty, violence and other woes. In Bogota, outgoing President Ivan Duque opened voting for Colombia's 39 million voters at 8:00 am (1300 GMT).
Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled a brutal military crackdown five years ago. Sunday's demonstrations come after the foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Myanmar last week held a meeting -- their first in nearly three years -- by video conference.
UN warns African refugees face food cuts due to inadequate funds
The UN's World Food Programme warned on Sunday that refugees in East and West Africa faced smaller food rations due to a surge in demand and insufficient funding. Three-quarters of refugees in East Africa supported by the United Nations' programme have seen their rations reduced by up to 50 percent, WFP said, with those in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda the worst affected.
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