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Senatorial candidate Willy Ochoa walks with other PRI candidates before beginning his rally in San Juan Chamula, Mexico.

Dozens of politicians killed ahead of Mexican election. Hundreds more quit

Enter the world of a political hopeful in a country dominated by cartel violence. An armed convoy transports Willy Ochoa; one of his guards watches the sky for drone strikes.

  • by Mary Beth Sheridan

Opinion & Perspectives

Australia and India have long enjoyed close ties. But not everything is rosy

The recent actions of Narendra Modi’s nationalist government are putting decades of good relations between the two countries under strain.

One more time, with feeling: The reinvention of David Cameron

The former British prime minister’s shock return to politics was cynically received by the public. Now he’s got less than a year to rewrite his legacy.

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‘It could boomerang’: Stormy Daniels testimony on sex, lies and money is risky for both sides

The porn actor’s account was explosive in her indignant delivery and in the details of a sexual encounter with Donald Trump that at times sounded non-consensual.

Shayna Jacobs, Perry Stein, Marianne LeVine and Devlin Barrett
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“I always sign my cheques, so I know where my money’s going,” Donald Trump wrote in one of his books, in a passage that was read aloud in court.

Trump is a micromanager. Prosecutors doubt he’d let lawyers handle Stormy Daniels

Prosecutors say Donald Trump would simply be unable to leave hush-money payments to other people. They even called an unusual witness: a book written by Trump himself.

  • by Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Reigning Miss USA Noelia Voigt announced this week she would be resigning from her position.

Sudden resignations. A leaked letter. What’s happening inside Miss USA?

The reigning winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other in a shock to the Miss Universe Organisation.

  • by Madison Malone Kircher

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Narendra Modi during the Indian PM’s Australian visit last year.
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Australia and India have long enjoyed close ties. But not everything is rosy

The recent actions of Narendra Modi’s nationalist government are putting decades of good relations between the two countries under strain.

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Fishing boats in Indonesia

People-smuggling boat carrying Chinese stopped en route to Australia

The group was discovered near the city of Kupang, and believed to be heading to Australia.

  • by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies

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Meghan received a Nigerian fabric as a gift alongside Harry at an Invictus Games event.

Meghan named ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria on first visit after doing genealogy test

The Duchess of Sussex acknowledged Nigeria as “my country” during her trip with Prince Harry, who met her after a visit to the UK.

  • by Chinedu Asadu

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