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Trudeau makes final appeal ahead of Canada’s election
Polls show PM Justin Trudeau’s Liberals hold a slight edge over the rival Conservatives ahead of Monday’s vote.
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Pro-Putin party heads for Russian parliamentary election win
United Russia party is set to win the polls after Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s allies barred from running in June.
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