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Nigeria’s Tinubu gets his turn as president, familiar problems await

By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – Bola Tinubu will be sworn in as Nigeria’s president on Monday under the cloud of a disputed election and pressure to quickly improve economic and security conditions, which many complain worsened under his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari. Two of Tinubu’s main opponents in the February election are challenging his victory …

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Dollar nudges lower as U.S. debt ceiling deal dents safe-haven appeal

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar nudged down on Monday, pulling back from six-month peaks against the yen as a U.S. debt ceiling deal lifted risk appetite in world markets and dented the greenback’s safe-haven appeal. U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday finalised a budget agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend …

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Inside South Korea’s race to become one of the world’s biggest arms dealers

By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is using a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland – Seoul’s biggest ever – to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut that the two nations’ defence companies hope will feed Europe’s hunger for weapons far into the future. South Korea’s arms sales jumped …

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India to push back against ‘agenda-driven’ global ranking firms – Modi advisor

By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India plans to push back against “agenda-driven”, “neo-colonial” country rankings produced by global agencies on topics like governance and press freedom, a key advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, said India …

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Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Ukrainian capital, crowds mark Kyiv Day

By Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said was the largest drone attack of the city but crowds poured into the streets later on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the Ukrainian capital’s founding. Ukrainian military said it had downed 58 of …

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Turkey’s Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule

By Can Sezer, Ali Kucukgocmen and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as a regional military power. His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called it “the most unfair election in …

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