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Has the “war on drugs” been won yet?
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Has the “war on drugs” been won yet?

Fifty years ago, the US launched a "war on drugs", cracking down hard on consumption at home and attacking narcos abroad. A trillion dollars and half a century later, did America... win? The impact of that campaign has shaped politics today in three key countries.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.