Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December. Officials announced Monday, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to remain in power until 2030.
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Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan taking action to curb sorcery and charlatanism
Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, have teetering economies. The Economist Intelligence Unit says that the risk of sovereign debt default in Kyrgyzstan is high. Meanwhile, poverty, unemployment, austerity, electricity shortages, and political repression are sources of possible destabilization in 2024-25 in Tajikistan.
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Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Georgia and Florida
Hurricane Idalia remained an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it moved into Georgia after making landfall Wednesday morning on Florida’s west coast, where it unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling.
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Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate has docked in Cape Town
Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles has docked in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of joint military drills with South Africa, Russia and China. Cape town’s Russian Consulate said The exercises come as Russia nears the first anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine.
