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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks, as he visits the army command centre in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in an unidentified location. (Provided by third party/Reuters)
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Updated 27 October 2025
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Putin due to meet North Korean foreign minister in Moscow

Putin due to meet North Korean foreign minister in Moscow
Updated 27 October 2025
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MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin will later Monday host North Korea’s top diplomat in the Kremlin, the Russian president’s spokesman said, as the two sides deepen military and political ties amid the war in Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui earlier hailed the “spiritual closeness between Pyongyang and Moscow” in a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during her visit to the Russian capital.
Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last year inked a mutual defense pact, while Pyongyang despatched thousands of troops to help Moscow’s army fight off Ukrainian troops in the western Kursk region.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin would host Choe, but provided no details on what the pair would discuss.
The visit is the latest in a flurry of diplomatic exchanges between the two countries and comes just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to advance military ties with Moscow.

Topics: Russia North Korea

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Observation mission says Tanzanian election did not comply with AU standards

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Observation mission says Tanzanian election did not comply with AU standards

Observation mission says Tanzanian election did not comply with AU standards
  • President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote 
  • The opposition, which was barred from participating, branded the election a “sham”
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NAIROBI, Kenya: African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised,” citing incidents of “ballot stuffing at several polling stations.”
President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition, which was barred from participating, branded the election a “sham.”
Violent protests broke out across the country on election day.
The government responded with a total Internet blackout and transport shutdown, and the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces, though getting verified information remains difficult despite an easing of restrictions.

The AU Election Observation Mission said its observers witnessed voters being issued multiple ballots, with some allowed to cast their votes without their identities being verified against the registry.
“The 2025 Tanzania General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections,” reads the initial report from the AU mission.
The mission said its observers were restricted from monitoring the vote count, noting that this “limited transparency.”
It added that in some polling stations observers “were asked to only observe voting for five minutes.”
The report also noted violent protests, gunfire, road closures, and tire burning in areas such as Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, Mwanza, Kagera, Dodoma, Kigoma, Tebora, Buhungwa, Singinda, among others.
The AU urged Tanzania to “prioritize electoral and political reforms to address the root causes of its democratic and electoral challenges.”
On Monday, African poll observers released an initial report saying Tanzanians had been unable to “express their democratic will” due to the barring of opposition candidates, censorship and intimidation, as well as signs of rigging on election day.


 

Topics: Tanzania African Union Samia Suluhu Hassan

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