Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon conceded defeat on Sunday to incumbent President Alassane Ouattara in the country’s presidential election, as early tallies showed Ouattara with a commanding lead across multiple regions.
Billon, one of four opposition challengers, acknowledged in a statement that “the initial results place the incumbent President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, in the lead, designating him the winner of this presidential election,” and offered his congratulations to the 83-year-old leader.
Ouattara, a former IMF deputy managing director, is seeking a fourth term and was widely considered the frontrunner in a race that proceeded without major disruptions.
Billon had attempted, unsuccessfully, to gain the endorsement of the PDCI opposition party, led by former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, who was ruled ineligible to run in Saturday’s vote in the world’s largest cocoa-producing nation.
The electoral commission is expected to release provisional results within five days.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will decide which foreign forces can participate in the planned international mission in Gaza, aimed at securing a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
After 4 days of hearings in Istanbul, Jury of Conscience of Gaza People’s Tribunal issue final findings, accusing Israel of systematic exterminatory violence.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will travel to Brussels on Monday for meetings with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal, and other senior policymakers, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry confirmed.
Tension erupted in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighbourhood on Saturday (October 25) when federal agents deployed tear gas and detained several people during an immigration enforcement operation that coincided with a local Halloween parade.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
A Czech fundraising drive has raised more than €500,000 in 48 hours to buy a Flamingo cruise missile for Ukraine, organisers said.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a Sunday interview that he is considering a run for the U.S. presidency in 2028, adding that he will make a decision after the 2026 midterm elections.
Argentines headed to the polls on Sunday for midterm legislative elections, a key test of President Javier Milei’s sweeping free-market reforms and austerity drive, and a measure of whether he retains enough political momentum to push forward with his economic overhaul.
Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 storm, packing winds of up to 140 mph (220 km/h) and is expected to strengthen further as it approaches Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will decide which foreign forces can participate in the planned international mission in Gaza, aimed at securing a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
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