Tunisia votes in presidential poll

Voting began in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday, with no real opposition to the incumbent, Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics remain behind bars. Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab, the election is seen as the closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy. For more…

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Hezbollah battles Israeli soldiers at Lebanon’s border

Hezbollah said Saturday its fighters were confronting Israeli troops in Lebanon’s southern border region, where the Israeli military said it struck militants from the Iran-backed movement inside a mosque. Rapidly escalating violence in recent days saw intense Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds across Lebanon as ground troops conducted raids near the border, transforming nearly a…

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