Iran War Becomes a Contest of Who Can Take the Most Pain

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The war on Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A surge in oil prices points to what may be Iran’s most effective weapon and the United States’ biggest vulnerability in continuing the campaign: Damaging …

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Factbox-Opposition Candidates in Congo Republic’s Presidential Election

DAKAR, March 11 (Reuters) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, the 82-year-old president of ⁠Republic ⁠of Congo, is seeking another five-year ⁠term in an election on March 15, aiming to extend his more than ​four decades in office in the oil-rich Central African nation. A former paratrooper, Sassou seized power in 1979 and has governed ‌almost continuously …

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