Benin votes for new president, with finance minister favoring Talon’s successor

Benin votes for new president, with finance minister favoring Talon’s successor

Dakar, Senegal — Voters in Benin voted on Sunday to choose a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is leaving a mixed legacy of economic growth, a growing jihadist insurgency in the north and repression of opposition critics after a decade in power. Romuald Vadagni, the 49-year-old finance minister and standard-bearer of the ruling coalition,…

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Netanyahu reacts after Pakistan Defense Minister calls to ‘get rid of European Jews’ amid peace talks world News

Netanyahu reacts after Pakistan Defense Minister calls to ‘get rid of European Jews’ amid peace talks world News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Pakistan for calling Israel “a curse to humanity” and a “cancerous state”. On Friday, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement: “Pakistan’s defence minister’s call for Israel’s destruction is outrageous. This statement is intolerable from any government, especially one that claims to be a neutral mediator for peace.   The…

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