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Paintings of China's President Xi Jinping and founder of the People's Republic Mao Zedong adorn the Panjiayuan Antique Market in Beijing

Former Cuban president Raul Castro gives a speech in front of his revolutionary brother Fidel Castro's tomb in January 2019

Afghans headed to the polls amid tight security Saturday as voting got under way in the presidential election, following a bloody campaign that has been marred by repeated attacks across Afghanistan.The Taliban, who already have unleashed a string of bombings, have in recent days issued repeated warnings they intend to attack polling centres and have told voters to stay away."Voting has begun all over the country, and we are glad the people are already in big lines at polling centres waiting to cast their votes," Independent Election Commission spokesman Zabi Sadaat told AFP.

President Donald J. Trump, who is known for his tweets was the subject of one himself on Wednesday when Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet that Trump had told him that he “loves” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he called “Frank Sinatra.”