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Five choices
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Five choices

In France, Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, and the United States, voters will choose future leaders in 2022 among some stark — and colorful — choices.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
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Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.

The French election is getting hot
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The French election is getting hot

Germany has been the European center of political attention in recent months. But there’s another big election heating up in Europe. The French will head to the polls in just twelve weeks, and the race has started to get very interesting.

Eric Zemmour, presidential candidate for the 2022 election, speaks on French TV channel TF1.
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What We’re Watching: Zemmour jumps in, Bong bows out, Turks get mad

Here are three big stories we are keeping an eye on today.

The convicted racist who is scrambling France’s election

The provocateur who is scrambling France’s election

Far-right pundit Éric Zemmour has made a career out of his inflammatory views about Muslims, women, and gays. Now, ahead of next year's French presidential election, he is surging in the polls. Who is he and why is he having a moment right now?