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Corruption takes centre stage in Nigerian election campaign

Corruption is taking centre stage in the run-up to Nigeria's presidential elections, with the incumbent accused of failing to tackle the scourge of graft and his challenger facing claims about his past. Muhammadu Buhari, an austere and pious former general, will take on wealthy former...

UK summons Iran envoy over British-Iranian aid worker

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has summoned the Iranian ambassador to discuss the imprisonment of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The 40-year-old aid worker was jailed for five years in September 2016 after being convicted of spying for the U.K. while she and...

Why Trump chose Mulvaney as chief of staff

Demonstrated loyalty. Political savvy. Personal rapport. And, as a bonus, a decent golf game. President Donald Trump had long made clear the qualities he was looking for in his next chief of staff. And when his first pick turned him down, sparking a frantic search, the president...