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Peru's presidential candidate Alfonso Lopez Chau speaks during his closing campaign rally beside First Vice Presidential candidate Luis Alberto Villanueva Carbajal and Second Vice Presidential candidate Ruth Zenaida Buendia Mestoquiari of the Ahora Nacion party, ahead of the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo
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Ghana Joins China-Backed International Mediation Body
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U.S. Intelligence Questions Whether Venezuela’s Interim Leader Will Cut Ties With China, Iran and Russia
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China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BYD Enters Tanzania as CKD Assembly Remains Africa’s Most Practical Manufacturing Option
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