The Colonel Who Would Be President: Doumbouya’s Landslide Rewrites Guinea’s Story
Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, the coup leader who shed fatigues for ballots, swept Guinea’s presidential race with 78 %, setting up a test of soldier-turned-civilian rule.
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Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, the coup leader who shed fatigues for ballots, swept Guinea’s presidential race with 78 %, setting up a test of soldier-turned-civilian rule.

Mali and Burkina Faso have barred U.S. citizens from entering, mirroring Washington’s own visa clamp-down and leaving travelers stranded across West Africa.

From the Vatican to the Sunset Strip, 2025 claimed the lives of Pope Francis, Ozzy Osbourne, and Diane Keaton—three icons who reshaped faith, metal, and film.

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is reportedly losing weight, trembling and struggling to speak, his daughter says, igniting alarm from Washington to Westminster.

Diplomatic tensions rise as China pushes the Netherlands to rethink its stance on chipmaker Nexperia.

Beijing brokers a surprise cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, swapping artillery for aid and reshaping regional diplomacy in the process.

Marathon talks in Beijing end with a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, handing China a rare diplomatic victory and reshaping power dynamics in Southeast Asia.

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers and signs a ceasefire after months of border clashes near the disputed Preah Vihear temple.

Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July, keeping a fragile ceasefire alive and giving border villagers hope that artillery duels are over.
Taiwan breathes easier as Chinese warships withdraw after three-day drills, while U.S. envoy gathers Quad allies in Beijing to discuss keeping sea lanes open.

A brazen $400,000 lobster heist in Portland, Maine has triggered an FBI manhunt and exposed a lucrative black market for premium shellfish.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the first Native American elected to the Senate in decades and a towering figure in Colorado politics, has died at 92.