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![Malawi said South Africa gave the diplomats and their families 72 hours to leave the country [File - Mike Hutchings/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RTR439TC.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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![Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Washington Post's report as 'garbage' [File:AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_9BP9XG.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the killings a 'terrorist attack' and vowed to clamp down on far-right groups and online hate [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-12T023814Z_1449107772_RC2JYN9W3CZK_RTRMADP_3_CANADA-ATTACK.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
US ‘gravely concerned’ ahead of elections in Ethiopia
Washington says ethnic violence and detentions of opposition figures will raise doubts about the vote’s credibility.
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Peru’s Castillo on verge of winning presidency after tight race
Electoral observers from American states say no ‘serious irregularities’ were detected during last Sunday’s vote.
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