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Libya's interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah registers his candidacy for next month's presidential election, joining a list that includes a son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi and a military strongman. IMAGES
Known for his anti-immigration and anti-Muslim rhetoric, French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour has teased his political ambitions since the start of the year and is beginning a national book tour "to meet the French people". IMAGES
Seoul, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl announced on Tuesday his bid to compete in South Korean presidential race next year. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS GATHER TO SUPPORT FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL YOON SUK-YEOL, IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
Whistleblower and former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden claimed political asylum in Russia in 2013. Now, Gizmodo reports Snowden and his wife, Lindsay Mills, have obtained permanent residence there. What's more, they're seeking dual citizenship with Russia and the United States. In a tweet, Snowden said the move was to ensure the safety of his and Mills' yet-unborn son. Snowden leaked a trove of classified NSA secrets to journalists, which led to him being charged with multiple felonies under the Espionage Act. However, Russia does not have an extradition agreement with the US. No one becomes a whistleblower because they want to. No one becomes a whistleblower because it has a happy ending. Edward Snowden Interview with National Public Radio