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Sioux Center, United States, May 14 (AFP/APP): Salesman Rick Lemmon listened intently on Saturday as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pitched his ideas to a crowd in the rural US state of Iowa. “He would be a great candidate for president,” Lemmon told AFP ahead of […]

Tehran, May 14 (AFP/APP): Banned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authorities tighten internet restrictions for security reasons following months of protests. Iranians are accustomed to using virtual private networks, or […]

Bangkok, May 14 (AFP/APP): The names leading the race to become Thai prime minister after Sunday’s election range from a billionaire’s daughter to a canny backroom operator known as the “Rolex general”. Here is a run-down of the main candidates: – Prayut Chan-o-Cha – Incumbent […]

Antakya, Turkey, May 14 (AFP/APP):The Simseks have spent months huddling in tents next to their old home, laid to waste by Turkey’s catastrophic quake. How they vote Sunday could prove decisive to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s future. Amid the wreckage of ancient Antakya, a mountain-rimmed […]