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Nicaragua elections

Passengers wait to board a plane for New York at the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris

US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries

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The US eases restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers from some countries. Also, Nicaragua’s preliminary election results put President Daniel Ortega in the lead by a wide margin, with much of the opposition jailed ahead of the vote. And, Iraq’s prime minister survives a drone assassination attempt.

A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote during general elections in Managua, Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s Ortega leads in vote tally after jailing rivals

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UN Human Rights Officer Charles Kwemoi, OHCHR regional representative Marcel Akpovo, EHRC Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele and Director at the EHRC Albab Tesfaye, give a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Investigation into Ethiopian conflict reports human rights violations by all sides

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