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Catalonia’s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont says he accepts the snap election called by Spain’s central government after Madrid took control of the region to block its push for independence. CBC | World News

Major tech companies plan to tell U.S. Congress Tuesday that they have found additional evidence of Russian activity on their services surrounding the 2016 U.S. election. CBC | World News

Kenya’s incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta has won 98 per cent of the vote in a repeat presidential election, although only 39 per cent of voters turned out due to an opposition boycott, the country’s electoral commission says. CBC | World News

VOTERS in Iceland ousted their centre-right government and the incumbent Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson from power in a tight election after a string of political scandals. Daily Express :: News Feed

Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35 per cent, dealing a blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s hopes for a decisive second-term mandate. CBC | World News

Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont, in a highly anticipated speech that had been delayed on Thursday, said he considered the possibility of a snap election for his Spanish region but has ruled it out. CBC | World News

Kenya is holding its second presidential election since August despite high tension and the main opposition leader’s call for his followers to boycott. CBC | World News

Kenya is holding its second presidential election since August despite high tension and the main opposition leader’s call for his followers to boycott. CBC | World News

Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor has acknowledged that a run-off vote will be necessary after the first round of balloting in the country’s presidential election. CBC | World News

Japanese are voting in a general election that will most likely hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition a majority in parliament. CBC | World News