The authorities say the high amount is needed to ensure only credible candidates take part.
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We won’t accept a stolen vote, Cameroon opposition leader tells BBC
Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he won the election and is not concerned about being arrested or put in jail.
Ecuador’s president says he was target of foiled chocolate and jam poisoning
Daniel Noboa claims three highly-concentrated toxic substances were found in gifts he was given.
Vance and Rubio criticise Israeli parliament’s vote on West Bank annexation
Vice-President Vance says the move by far-right lawmakers was “stupid”, while Secretary of State Rubio warns of the impact on Gaza peace plan.
Louvre heist lift-maker seizes the moment with new ad campaign
Böcker is touting its “quiet as a whisper” technology for “when you need to move fast”.
German bid to close migrant boats loophole could face delay
There are growing doubts Germany will be able to tighten its laws this year, the BBC has learned.
Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert
The US president says he is axing negotiations over an advert that used Ronald Regan speaking negatively about tariffs.
X-ray tables, high-tech glasses, NBA players: How a poker scheme allegedly stole millions
Prosecutors said the elaborate plot, which allegedly netted $7m from victims, belonged in a Hollywood film.
NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown
It follows a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged, mafia-linked poker games.
‘Heist made it more exciting to go to the Louvre’: Tourists react as museum reopens
The famous Paris museum reopened on Wednesday, three days after millions of euros worth of jewellery stolen in broad daylight.