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Masoud Pasekien, a reformist candidate won Iran's presidential election. The former health minister secured 16.5 million votes, around 3 million more than

Saeed Jalili, a hardliner.

Mr. Peseshkin has promised to pursue better relations with the West and ease enforcement of the

country's mandatory headscarf law.

He was helped by greater voter turnout which jumped to around 50% compared with a record

low of 40% in the first round.

China anchored its biggest Coast Guard vessel within the Philippines exclusive economic zone, according to the Philippine Coast Guard, which accused its Chinese counterpart of intimidation.

China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea have long

cause frictions with other literal countries. The Philippine government recently

began highlighting China's actions as part of a transparency initiative.

The leaders of three military governments in West Africa met in the army, Niger, where they established the alliance of Sahel's states.

The governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have all been installed by coups since 2020.

In January, they withdrew from the economic community of West African

States, the region's main block, which is to hold its own summit in Nigeria on

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