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Violence Mars Pakistan Elections

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07/25/2018

07/25/2018

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Violence Mars Pakistan Elections

Top news: Polls have opened in Pakistan for the country’s parliamentary and provincial elections. The vote has boiled down to a two-party race between the Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, formed by the former cricket star Imran Khan, and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, which heads the current governing coalition.

Most analysts predict a hung parliament, and the latest polls by Gallup Pakistan show the PTI marginally ahead nationwide, but lagging in the country’s largest province.

Violence has already marred voting in some parts of the country. A bomb attack killed at least 31 people and left more than 30 others injured in Quetta, in the country’s southwest. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

Syria: The Islamic State launched a series of coordinated attacks in government-held parts of southern Syria, killing dozens.

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AFRICA

•  India plans to open 18 new embassies throughout Africa, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

•  Amazon is expanding its presence in South Africa, building a new set of offices in Cape Town.

•  The World Health Organization officially declared the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo over.

AMERICAS

•  In an interview with Fox News, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega went on the offensive following months of anti-government protests, blaming the opposition for violence and refusing to hold early elections.

•  Venezuela’s inflation rate might hit 1,000,000 percent—a new high.

•  In a letter sent to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, U.S. President Donald Trump called for a quick renegotiation of NAFTA.

ASIA

•  Chinese state media warned that the country’s judiciary should prepare for a spike in bankruptcies as a result of the trade dispute with the United States.

•  American Airlines has removed references to Taiwan from its website in an effort to avoid Chinese penalties.

•  A heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week.

EUROPE

•  Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is set to return to Belgium to resume “political activities” related to Catalonia’s push for independence after a month of detention in Germany.

•  The number of deaths from massive wildfires in Greece, the deadliest on record, has climbed to 80.

•  According to a recent ruling by the European Union’s high court, one cannot copyright the taste of cheese or any other foodstuff.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Ahead of a summit in South Africa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways of protecting Syrians in the northern province of Idlib.

•  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani named a new head of the central bank as the country’s currency continues to decline in value.

•  Houthi fighters in Yemen targeted a Saudi Arabian warship off the country’s coast, according to the group’s TV station.

- By Rhys Dubin

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