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Equatorial Guinea president launches bid for sixth term
Equatorial Guinea president launches bid for sixth term

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled his country with an iron fist for 43 years, launched his bid for a sixth term on Thursday in a first campaign event. "An old friend is better than a new one," added the president's deputy and son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.

At Web Summit, 'Bored Apes' emerge from swamp but remain murky
At Web Summit, 'Bored Apes' emerge from swamp but remain murky

With a blast of "Break on Through" by The Doors and a flashy video of cartoon apes careening around a fantasy landscape, the boss of one of crypto's most secretive companies took to the stage on Thursday. BAYC is a set of 10,000 auto-generated images of cartoon apes sporting various expressions and accessories, with a back story about them living in a swamp.

Senegal opposition leader appears in court in rape case
Senegal opposition leader appears in court in rape case

Senegal's main opposition leader appeared in a Dakar court over rape accusations for the first time on Thursday, with a lawyer calling the case a state "conspiracy" that should be dropped. Sonko hopes the case will be dropped entirely due to the "non-existent acts" he is accused of, Ly added.

Lula, Bolsonaro teams start Brazil power transition
Lula, Bolsonaro teams start Brazil power transition

Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's advisers met government officials Thursday to start the power transition, as supporters of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro continued loud -- albeit shrinking -- protests against his election loss.

G7 pledges winter help for Ukraine
G7 pledges winter help for Ukraine

Top diplomats from the G7 on Thursday vowed to help see Ukraine through the coming winter as they held talks in Germany, with Kyiv's fight against Russia topping the agenda. The foreign ministers held a session on Ukraine on Thursday afternoon to kick off the two-day meeting in Muenster, held under Germany's G7 presidency.

NATO chief says 'time to welcome' Finland, Sweden into alliance
NATO chief says 'time to welcome' Finland, Sweden into alliance

Sweden and Finland are committed to working with Turkey to address its concerns ahead of their membership in the alliance, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding it is time to welcome them. "And they are clearly committed to long-term engagement with Turkey to address your security concerns."