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Newsday: 15/03/2024 05:06 GMT : Russian presidential election begins across eleven time zones

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15/03/2024 05:06 GMT 

15/03/2024 05:06 GMT : Russian presidential election begins across eleven time zones

Russian presidential election begins across eleven time zones

BBC World Service - Newsday, Russian presidential election begins across eleven time zones

Voters are expected to return Vladimir Putin to power in the presidential poll

Voters are expected to return Vladimir Putin to power in the presidential poll - extending his term in power by a further six years.

Millions of Russians are heading to vote at the start of a three days long presidential election - we speak to a Russian electoral official who says he has seen considerable evidence of fraud in past polls. 

With efforts underway to increase the flow of aid into northern Gaza, questions remain about how it can be distributed in a territory with little functioning civil authority, and occupied by the Israeli military.

And we hear why several African countries are facing severe internet outages.

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