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Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024.
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Khamenei’s son emerges as favorite to succeed him, Nepal to hold election, US helps Ecuador in drug raids

When the Islamic Republic’s senior clerics met yesterday to decide on the next supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly emerged as the favorite to succeed his assassinated father, Ali Khamenei.

​US President Donald Trump, King Charles III, First Lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, United Kingdom, on September 17, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Trump’s UK state visit begins, Brazil court fines Bolsonaro for racist comment, Ecuadorians protest new gold mine, & More

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon
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Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York at GZERO and Microsoft's innagural Global Stage Cafe, Ambassador Dorothy Shea, who previously served as US chargé d'affaires and acting representative to the United Nations, sits down with Tony Maciulis to unpack the debate over AI regulation, US-China relations and Lebanon's security future.

Supporters of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa celebrate his win in Quito, Ecuador, on April 13, 2025.

Ecuador re-elects law-and-order president amid surging violence

After a tight first round, Daniel Noboa's tough-on-crime approach carried the day in Sunday's runoff against progressive candidate Luisa González.

​Supporters hold cardboard cutouts of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, days before the Ecuadorian presidential election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Viewpoint: With his reelection bid, Ecuador’s Noboa seeks more time to bring violence under control

Ecuadorians head to the polls on Sunday, Feb. 9, to choose their next president against a backdrop of spiraling violence similar to that of the last presidential election in 2023.

A Russian Soyuz rocket is carried to the launching pad at Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on the territory of the former Soviet Kazakhstan on December 18.
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Hard Numbers: Russia shoots down space resolution, US economy sputters, Nigerian prisoners make slippery escape, Ecuador gets lifeline

​Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks on as his wife Lavinia Valbonesi (not pictured) takes part in a referendum that asks voters to support mostly security-related questions to fight rising violence, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 21, 2024.
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Ecuador votes to get tough on drugs

Ecuadorians showed overwhelming support for a government crackdown on drug-related violence in referendums this weekend in what could become a regional trend.

What will Israel's invasion of Rafah look like?
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What will Israel's invasion of Rafah look like?

How will Iran respond to the attack on their consulate in Syria? What will Israel's invasion of Rafah look like? What's the fallout from Ecuador's raid of a Mexican embassy? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Banknotes of the new national currency Zimbabwe Gold, ZiG for short, are presented at a press conference of the Central Bank of Zimbabwe. Due to high inflation, Zimbabwe's central bank has introduced a new currency that is primarily linked to gold, but also to a number of other precious metals and foreign currencies.
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Hard numbers: Zimbabwe’s new bills, Ecuador in hot water, Russian dam failure, Ukraine’s air defense, Island-sized lottery.

Soldiers keep watch in the militarized Litoral prison, part of the measures taken by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa to crackdown on gangs, during a media tour in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2024.
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Ecuador to vote on emergency measures amid spiraling violence

Ecuadorians will get their say on a slew of emergency measures meant to combat skyrocketing murders in their country — but they’ll have to wait more than two months.

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Noboa wins, but Correa remains at heart of Ecuador’s political crisis

On Sunday, Ecuadorians elected their youngest-ever president, businessman Daniel Noboa, amid deep political rifts that exacerbate a growing security crisis in the small Andean nation.