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Jun 2024
16m 24s

Mexico elects first female president

CHINA PLUS
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Preliminary results of the election in Mexico show that the ruling party's Claudia Sheinbaum will become the country's first female president. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure as mediators urge Israel and Hamas to agree on a truce and hostage release deal outlined by the U.S. president. The Chinese defense minister calls for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

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