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A top Romanian court annulled the first round of the country's election.

Kalim Georgescu, a pro-Russian hard-right candidate, had come first, followed by Elena Laskoni, who heads the central right opposition.

But declassified Romanian intelligence published on Wednesday alleged that Mr. Georgescu's social media campaigns were orchestrated by Russia.

The second round of voting originally scheduled for this

weekend has been cancelled. Russia suggested that its citizens, living in Syria, should leave

in the light of its, quote, difficult military and political situation. On Friday, Syrian rebels

moved closer to Homs, a city between Aleppo and

Damascus, the capital. Syrian and Russian warplanes reportedly struck the north of Hamar province.

The rebels have captured the cities of Hamar and Aleppo following a surprise insurgency on November 27th.

Burkina Fasu's ruling military, Hunter, issued a decree sacking the interim Prime Minister

and dissolving the government. The decree said that officials would continue serving in their

roles until a new cabinet could be formed.

The Prime Minister was appointed shortly after the junta seized power in 2022,

in what was Burkina Faso's second coup in less than a year.

American employers added 227,000 jobs in November, a rebound from a revised figure of 36,000 in October.

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