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Vladimir Putin was re-elected after 70 percent voters backed him in an election (Reuters)

Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six years as Russian president on Monday, buoyed by popular support but weighed down too by a costly confrontation with the West, a fragile economy and uncertainty about what happens when his
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JERUSALEM:  At least three U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday ahead of next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital.

A Reuters witness saw workmen installing the signs, in English, Hebrew and Arabic, near

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After the shooting Ahsan Iqbal was rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Lahore (File)

Pakistan's interior minister was recovering in hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to
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A ceremony to inaugurate Vladimir Putin as President of Russia at a press centre in Moscow (Reuters)

Moscow, Russia:  Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years.

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Paris, France:  A year ago, on May 7, Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election, defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen by 66.1 percent versus 33.9 percent in the second and final round of voting.

AFP looks back on some of the striking images and characteristics of the first year in power

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its political allies won more than half the seats in Lebanon's first parliamentary election in nine years, according to unofficial preliminary results cited by politicians and Lebanese media.
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