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The 70-year-old strongman, who has been ruling the country of 9 million since 1994, is all but certain to win a seventh five-year term.

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Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

By YURAS KARMANAU YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press
Sat,01/25/25-11:01PM, 43 Reads
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the
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Israel has said that it needs to stay longer because the Lebanese army has not deployed to all areas of southern Lebanon to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish a military presence in the area. (AP Video shot by Bassam Al Masri)

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22 reported killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB AND ABBY SEWELL KAREEM CHEHAYEB AND ABBY SEWELL - Associated Press
Sun,01/26/25-2:26AM, 87 Reads
MAYS AL-JABAL, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health
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People gather for a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony during the We-Akon Dilinja Mourning Reflection Ceremony on Australia Day in Melbourne, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (Diego Fedele/AAP Image via AP)

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Australians celebrate and protest the anniversary of British colonization

By ROD MCGUIRK ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Sat,01/25/25-10:36PM, 76 Reads
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians celebrated and protested across the country on Sunday as Australia Day drew attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election.
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Ateasong Belts Tajoah shows a bullet scar on his neck during an interview with The Associated Press in Dschang, Cameroon, Friday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert Bociaga)

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He fought in a separatist rebel group that burned schools. Now he's a teacher emphasizing peace

By ROBERT BOCIAGA ROBERT BOCIAGA - Associated Press
Sat,01/25/25-11:22PM, 101 Reads
DSCHANG, Cameroon (AP) — In a classroom nestled in Cameroon’s lush highlands, a former rebel fighter teaches logic and philosophy. His students know him as calm and thoughtful, but his past tells a more turbulent story.
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