Politics
Cameroon sets presidential vote for October 12
Cameroon will hold a presidential election on October 12, a decree signed by the Central African nation's President Paul Biya showed on Friday.
German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday.
German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, Reuters/Heiko Becker
German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday.
In addition to Vance, Merz will also hold bilateral talks with high-level officials including China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, hold parliamentary elections on February 23.
The Merz-led conservative bloc is leading in the polls with surveys suggesting it could secure twice as many votes as Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats.
Merz has affirmed his commitment to supporting Ukraine, a stance Germany has maintained since Russia's attack on the country nearly three years ago.
World political and military leaders will convene in Munich from Friday to Sunday, hoping to gain a clearer understanding of the Trump administration's strategy regarding the war in Ukraine.
Politico was the first to report the planned meeting between Merz and Vance.
Reporting by Andreas Rinke
Cameroon will hold a presidential election on October 12, a decree signed by the Central African nation's President Paul Biya showed on Friday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation to visit U.S. President Donald Trump during his expected trip to Scotland this month, a source familiar with the plans said on Thursday.
Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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