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Coup leader expected to stay in power in Guinea presidential vote

FILE PHOTO: Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya waves after submitting his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea, November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya waves after submitting his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea, November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Brazil Senator Bolsonaro vows to moderate father's legacy in presidential run

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Guinea's Doumbouya looks to complete journey from coup leader to president

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard in front of supporters of Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya who hold campaign signs, as they wait for him to submit his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard in front of supporters of Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya who hold campaign signs, as they wait for him to submit his candidacy at the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, in Conakry, Guinea November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

US demands that Honduras proceed immediately with stalled election count

Supporters of the Liberty and Refoundation party protest in front of the presidential palace in support of Honduran President Xiomara Castro in what she called an \"electoral coup\" unfolding amid a chaotic recount of votes from the November 30 presidential election, marked by technical glitches, allegations of fraud, and the shadow of US President Donald Trump, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leonel Estrada
Supporters of the Liberty and Refoundation party protest in front of the presidential palace in support of Honduran President Xiomara Castro in what she called an \"electoral coup\" unfolding amid a chaotic recount of votes from the November 30 presidential election, marked by technical glitches, allegations of fraud, and the shadow of US President Donald Trump, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leonel Estrada

Myanmar junta hits back at criticism of military-run polls

Myanmar's junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun (centre) speaking at a press conference in Yangon on Dec 14.
Myanmar's junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun (centre) speaking at a press conference in Yangon on Dec 14.

Protesters march in Guinea-Bissau to denounce coup

Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Alleged leader of foiled Benin coup has sought refuge in Togo, Benin says

Traffic moves along a road, a day after the country's armed forces thwarted the attempted coup against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, on December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou
Traffic moves along a road, a day after the country's armed forces thwarted the attempted coup against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, on December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Myanmar junta air strike on hospital kills 31, says on-site aid worker

The junta has increased air strikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil war.
The junta has increased air strikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil war.

Guinea-Bissau's transitional military adopts charter barring leaders from elections

FILE PHOTO: Major-General Horta Inta-a, the new transitional president, attends the swearing-in ceremony of Major-General Tomas Djassi as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Major-General Horta Inta-a, the new transitional president, attends the swearing-in ceremony of Major-General Tomas Djassi as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo

Brazil lawmakers approve Bill that could cut Bolsonaro sentence after ruckus

Lawmakers and supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro celebrating a vote for a Bill, which could slash his prison sentence for plotting a coup, on Dec 10.
Lawmakers and supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro celebrating a vote for a Bill, which could slash his prison sentence for plotting a coup, on Dec 10.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.