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Costa Ricans support Chaves’ successor in the presidential election as crime remains high
Jan 29, 2026 - World 
Costa Ricans appear ready to vote to continue supporting the program of outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves in Sunday’s presidential election
Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here's what to know
Jan 29, 2026 - World 
A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two minibus accidents in South Africa have highlighted Africa's poor road safety record
How Iran's Revolutionary Guard became a powerful force within the country's theocracy
Jan 29, 2026 - World 
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has grown into a powerful force within the country's theocracy, answering only to its supreme leader and overseeing its ballistic missile arsenal and launching attacks overseas.
Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo
Jan 29, 2026 - World 
The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace, which is tied to both the Gaza ceasefire and larger international ambitions, in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace, according to four administration officials.
French energy giant TotalEnergies resumes Mozambique $20 billion project as insurgency slows
Jan 29, 2026 - World 
French energy giant TotalEnergies has resumed its $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique
