The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has confirmed that she will seek a fourth term in office in next year's election, bringing months of speculation to an end. She told her CUD Party it would be a tough challenge, at a time of stark polarisation in society and promised to battle for democratic values.
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speculation：[,spekjʊ'leɪʃn]
n. 投机；推测；思索；投机买卖
Voting has ended in a primary election in France to choose a presidential candidate for the centre-right party, the Republicans. There's been a very high turnout. The moderate former Prime Minister, x, and two more right-winged aspirants, x and x, appear to be leading contenders.
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moderate：['mɒd(ə)rət]
adj. 稳健的，温和的；适度的，中等的；有节制的
vi. 变缓和，变弱
vt. 节制；减轻
aspirant：[ə'spaɪər(ə)nt; 'æsp(ɪ)r-]
n. 有抱负的人；野心家
adj. 上进的；有野心的
contender：[kən'tɛndɚ]
n. 竞争者；争夺者
The U.S. president-elect, Donald Trump, is meeting more potential members of his cabinet at his golf club in New Jersey. One of those he's considering is General x, who's a leading contender to become the next secretary of defence.
President Obama has briefly met President Putin on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Peru for the first time since the election of Donald Trump. The White House said Mr. Obama had urged Mr. Putin to try to diminish the violence in Syria.
As fighting continues for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the government in Damascus has rejected the latest United Nations truce proposal. The Syrian Foreign Minister has opposed the plan, under which Eastern Aleppo would remain under rebel control as jihadist fighters withdrew.
Voting is taking place in Haiti to elect a president. More than two dozen candidates are vowing to succeed the former President, x, who left office in February. There's concern that last month's devastating hurricane could weaken turnout.
Officials and activists in Libya say that a deadly clash between tribes has been set off by a pet monkey. Reports say a monkey belonging to members of one tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls belonging to another, sparking four days of fighting.
