TL;DRHamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader following a two-year transitional period. Experts interpret this appointment as a shift away from the more pragmatic factions within the organization.

TL;DRThe AfD is recording approval ratings of 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt at the start of its election campaign. The report attributes this development to the continued existence of former neo-Nazi structures.

TL;DRThe widespread consumption of the painkiller Tramadol is identified as a contributing factor to militia-led violence in the Central African Republic. The substance is transported into the country via smuggling routes originating in Asia and passing through the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

TL;DRCuban artist and government critic Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has arrived in the United States following his release from a high-security prison in Cuba. He was received in Miami after his whereabouts had previously been unknown.

TL;DRNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has announced that the country will no longer conduct elections. Ortega has been in power in Nicaragua for 47 years following the country's revolution.

TL;DRThe Left party and the CDU are currently competing for the top position in the Berlin election campaign. The SPD is trailing in the polls, leading to questions regarding the role of their lead candidate, Steffen Krach.