Mexico’s ruling party faces a major test: Can it avoid falling apart without charismatic president? | AP News

Mexico’s ruling party faces a major test: Can it avoid falling apart without charismatic president? | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immensely powerful ruling party may face its biggest test yet Friday, as it announces its candidates for the 2024 gubernatorial elections.The challenge isn’t coming from flagging opposition parties. Rather, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has to prove it can really hold together and prevent the desertion of

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Niger fashion designer aims to show a positive image of her country at Joburg Fashion Week | AP News

Niger fashion designer aims to show a positive image of her country at Joburg Fashion Week | AP News

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from instability and economic sanctions that followed a military coup earlier this year.Bare is one of several African designers that descended on Johannesburg

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Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures | AP News

Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures | AP News

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Israel’s national soccer team arrived in Kosovo on Friday amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier.The team’s two buses were accompanied by several police vehicles and armed officers as it left the airport.There was also tight security at the hotel where the team was

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