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BERLIN 鈥?Offering some pointed foreign policy advice to his successor, President Barack Obama expressed hope Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump would stand up to Russia when it deviates from U.S. values and international norms.Obama, in a joint news conference with stanley cup German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his final presidential visit to Germany, said that while he does not expect Trump to follow exactly our blueprint or our approach he is hopeful that Trump will pursue constructive po stanley cup licies that defend democratic values and the rule of law.He said Trump shouldn ;t 8220 imply take a real-politik approach and suggest that if we just cut some deals with Russia, even if it hurts people or even if it violates international norms or even if it leaves smaller countrie stanley cup s vulnerable or creates long-term problems in regions like Syria, that we just do whatever convenient at the time.Obama began his presidency with a goal to reset ties with Russia, but they eventually plunged to the lowest point since the Cold War over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.Trump has spoken favorably of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has outlined few specifics as to how he would go about recalibrating ties with the counry.Merkel, for her part, said she was approaching the incoming Trump administration with an open mind and was encouraged that the presidential process in the U.S. was working smoothly so fa Llfe WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on the rise in violence against minority institutions
HARARE, Zimbabwe AP 鈥斅燴imbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa聽was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African coun stanley cup try with a history of violent and disputed elections.An opposition party spokesperson said within minutes of Mnangagwa being declared the winner that they would reject the results as hastily assembled without proper verification. Mnangagwa victory meant the ZANU-PF party retained the governmental leadership it has held for all 43 years of聽Zimbabwe history聽since the nation was re-named yeezy following independence from white minority rule in 1980.READ MORE: Opposition leader says Zimbabwes voters forced to choose ruling party or deathZimbabwe has had just two leaders in that time, long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe and Mnangagwa.The 80-year-old Mnangagwa, who has the nickname聽 the crocodile from his days as a guerrilla fighter, won 52.6 percent of the votes in the midweek election, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said in a late-night announcement in the capital, Harare. The 45-year-old main oppo stanley cup sition leader, Nelson Chamisa, got 44 percent, the commission said.The results were released around 11.30 p.m., about 48 hours after polls closed.They likely will be closely scrutinized after international election observers raised questions over the environment in the buildup to the vote and pointed to an atmosphere of intimidation again
