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Outsider poised to win El Salvador presidential election Salvadorians have begun voting to elect their new president in the sixth election since the end of the countryʼs 1980-92 civil war. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (1300 UTC) on Sunday, with local media reporting large queues from early morning. The vote comes as the small impoverished Central American countrybattles to tackle gang violence,corruptionandmass migration from the regionto the United States. About 5.3 million people are registered to cast ballots. Although the race is expected to be close, opinion polls suggest Nayib Bukele, a candidate for the right-wing Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA), has the best chance of winning. A victory for the 37-year-old would be significant, given that he isnʼt from either of the two main parties that have dominated Salvadorian politics since 1989.

Ukrainian Orthodox head enthroned, Russia fuming Metropolitan Epiphanius I was enthroned in Kyiv Sunday as head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, two months after its independence - known as "Tomos" - was recognized by the Orthodox worldʼs Istanbul-based Patriarch Batholomew I. The inauguration, broadcast on Ukrainian television, was described by Poroshenko as the "completion" of the new church formation he has spearheaded in recent months. Sundayʼs rituals in Kyivʼs Saint Sophia Cathedral Sunday,was performed by two Ukrainian bishops and Parisʼ Metropolitan Emmanuel. Absent were delegations from "almost all" other [foreign] Orthodox churches, reported Germanyʼs Catholic news agency KNA.

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Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit riots The British monarch could be whisked away to a secret location if disorder was to break out

The British monarch could be whisked away to a secret location if disorder was to break out, UK media reported. The chance of a nodeal Brexit has prompted businesses, people and the government to make contingency plans. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britainʼs royal family could be evacuated from London in case of nodeal Brexit civil unrest, Britainʼs Sun‐ day Times and Mail on Sunday newspapers reported on Sunday. Citing sources within the UK government, The Sunday Timessaid Cold War-era plans to rescue the monarch in the event of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union have been "repurposed" for aworst-case scenario where Britain leaves the European Union without a deal. The evacuation plans were "dusted off" for the sake of "sensible planning," a government source told the paper. In the case of widespread rioting in the UK capital after March 29, the royals would be transferred to a top-secret location, the newspaper said. Read more: Worried about Brexit, Brits stockpile food, supplies Brits could turn against the Queen The plans have been prompted by concerns that the royals may be a target for angry Britons if the country faced large-scale disruption. The Sun‐ day Timessaid the contingency plans for the royal family were part of

stepped up no-deal preparations by British civil servants, codenamed Operation Yellowhammer, and involved discussions between Londonʼs Metropolitan Police and one other regional police force. The original contingency plan, devised in 1962 following the Cuban missile crisis, would have seen the royals evacuated from London to other royal residences in the event of a nuclear war. If there had been enough warning, they would have then been moved to HMS Brittania, the Queenʼs personal yacht, which had orders to move to islands off the northwest of Scotland, if conflict seemed inevitable. The plans were revised several times over the years, including when Brittania was retired from service. Although the plans have been amended, the paper said there was no guarantee Queen Elizabeth would agree to being evacuated. The royals famously remained in London despite the UK capital being targeted a nearly 8 month-long bombing campaign by Nazi Germany in World War II, known as The Blitz.

German minister defends controversial industrial strategy During a visit to Algeria, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Sunday defended a new government strategy to protect and promote German companiesin an increasingly competitive global economy. The "Industrial Strategy 2030" is necessary because German companiesare under increasing pressure from innovative firmsthat receive government support in the United States and Germany, Altmaier said on the sidelines of a trip to Egypt. In a guest column for Die Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Altmaier dismissed critics who said his ministryʼs "Industrial Strategy 2030" advocated protectionism and massive government interference in the economy. "The state can only nudge or give [the economy] a boost," he said. "Investments must come from the private economy."

Yemen government, rebels meet aboard UN ship for truce talks Representatives from Yemenʼs internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels met on a UN vessel docked off the Red Sea port of Hodeida on Sunday. Both sides agreedduring December talks in Swedento withdraw their troops from the strategically important city and open humanitarian corridors by January 7. Butattempts to implement the planhave since flagged. The UN-brokered agreement aimed to pave the way for a resolution to Yemenʼs four-year conflict and avert a full-scale escalation in Hodeida, which is the main entry point for most of the countryʼs imported goods and humanitarian aid.

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