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stories Mexico's peso fell by around 4% against the dollar on Monday

its steepest decline in almost four years after cloudier shinebounds,

landslide victory in the country's presidential election and unexpected gains for

her Marana party in congressional polls. It remains to be seen

whether Miss Shinebaum will maintain the populist policies of her mentor and

predecessor Andreas Manuel Lopez-Obrador,

or break with him to tackle Mexico's deep-rooted problems.

President Joe Biden, who will reportedly soon sign an executive order to limit asylum requests at America's border with Mexico.

Said he looked forward to working closely with Ms. Shinebaum on advancing the values and interests of both our nations.

A high court in Pakistan quashed Imran's conviction on charges of leaking state secrets.

The former Prime Minister had been sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charges in January,

just days before Pakistan's general election.

Mr Khan accuses the army of targeting him for political reasons.

He remains imprisoned because of a conviction in a separate case.

Nigel Farage, a former head of the UK Independence Party, said he would stand for parliament

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