President Samia last year lifted a ban on opposition rallies and pledged to restore competitive politics.
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‘Unauthorised’ chopper crashes into Australian hotel
The aircraft’s lone occupant, the pilot, has died in the incident in Cairns.
Issac Hayes’ family threaten to sue Trump for $3m
The late soul star’s family demand $3m after Trump’s “unauthorised” use of Hold On, I’m Coming.
Concerns over ‘dangerous gases’ at closed copper mine
A legal dispute over the facility in Panama has caused new environmental fears.
Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa
Kyiv’s hand in aiding rebels in Mali against Russian mercenaries may scupper its Africa diplomacy.
Taiwan cheers boxer who won Olympic gold after gender row
Lin Yu-ting and boxer Imane Khelif became the centre of a gender eligibility row that engulfed the Games.
Venezuela opposition urges global protest over poll result
Both President Maduro and the opposition have claimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential elections.
Hamas says Gaza truce talks must be based on Biden plan
The group says it wants to resume negotiations on a US-backed proposal rather than any new initiative.
US sends submarine to Middle East as tensions grow
An aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, is also ordered to get to the region more quickly .
Ukraine and Russia trade blame over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Both sides say there has been no detected radiation spike at the occupied Zaporizhzhia plant.