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Israel's vote on 27 October is unlikely to be decided by fraud at the ballot box, but four years of pressure on the ...

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Most report fleeing worsening insecurity, with several boats reportedly coming ashore short of their destination as fuel runs out New data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has ...

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term in office in Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in the latest run-off election. Following Lula – who won 51.79 per cent of the vote – being declared ...