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Macky Sall, a former president of Senegal, participating at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, 2025. He is running for UN secretary-general for the 2027-2031 term but does not have the backing of ...

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Pope Leo speaking to media, May 12, 2025. The columnist champions the pontiff as well as Naledi Pandor of South Africa, Francesca Albanese of Italy and International Criminal Court judges as “heroes ...

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