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Zimbabwe's six-year engagement with the United Arab Emirates under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has provided a lifeline for an African nation that has been ostracized by the West for a quarter of a century and is unable to repay its loans to China. The Gulf state has become Zimbabwe's top export partner, pumping $1.4 billion into everything from gold trading to real estate as part of a broader UAE push to increase its influence in Africa.
Greenland's Prime Minister Múte B. Egede has called a general election for next month, as global attention has focused on the island after Trump said he wanted to wrest control of the country away from Denmark. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to overcome two no-confidence votes today, giving him the stability he needs to implement a delayed 2025 budget.
The Philippine House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, accusing him of embezzlement, bribery, breach of public trust and threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The United States is weighing Nicaragua's membership in a regional free trade agreement as the Central American nation's authoritarian government cracks down on dissent and encourages rising migration.
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