Afghanistan
Incumbent Ashraf Ghani has been named President of Afghanistan after a 5-month delay, as his opponent claims himself the official winner. The initial election delay was caused after accusations of corruption and uncounted votes, now, both Ghani's opponent (who had 40% of the overall vote) and the Taliban refuse to acknowledge Ghani as the winner. This conflict could jeopardize the already turbulent US-Taliban Peace Deal.
US-Taliban deal
United States
Julian Assange, the founder of a website that leaks classified documents named WikiLeaks, was offered a pardon by President Trump if he states that Russia did not play a part in him (Assange) publishing Democratic Party data in 2016. Assange has been imprisoned for 50 weeks in the UK, and will be transferred to the US sometime this year.
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Germany
Eight people have died in the city of Hanau, after two shootings shocked the city on Wednesday night. The first shooting occurred at a bar, while the second happened at a muslim-majority neighborhood. The suspects have not been found and police are still tending to the injured.
This Comes a Month after the Berlin Shootings
