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Jan 2025
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How Lebanon Finally Elected a President

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In today’s episode, we run through Lebanon finally appointing a new President. Also, we discuss Musk discussing plans to remove Starmer from office; the deadly California wildfires; and Romania sets a date for election re-run.


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Further reading:


✍️ Lebanon’s New President



✍️ Musk’s Plan to Remove Starmer from Office




✍️ California Wildfires 



✍️ Romania Sets Date for Election Re-Run



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