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E. Guinea's Obiang eyes sixth term after 43 years in power
E. Guinea's Obiang eyes sixth term after 43 years in power
by  AFP

Equatorial Guinea's iron-fisted president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is eyeing a sixth term in office in elections on Sunday, extending a world-record 43 years in power. His extraordinary spell means that he is just the second president in Equatorial Guinea's history since it gained independence in 1968 from Spain, its colonial power for nearly two centuries.

US and allies vow pressure on North Korea after new missile launch
US and allies vow pressure on North Korea after new missile launch
by  AFP

US Vice President Kamala Harris and leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada vowed to pressure North Korea as they held urgent talks Friday on Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. "These unprecedented multiple ballistic missile launches undermine our security.

UN climate talks enter final day in deadlock
UN climate talks enter final day in deadlock
by  AFP

Talks at a UN climate conference enter their final day Friday, gridlocked by a make-or-break tussle between rich and developing nations over money for countries in the crosshairs of increasingly intense and costly impacts of global warming.

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