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Added on the 05/05/2016 00:11:09 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Libertarian-leaning Rand Paul says he is dropping out of the White House race after failing to gain traction with voters. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Ohio Governor John Kasich announces he is ending his longshot presidential bid, leaving Donald Trump's path clear to capture the Republican nomination. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin submits the documents to Russia's Central Election Commission needed to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in March. The would-be challenger to Vladimir Putin shot to fame with promises to end the conflict in Ukraine and the previous week announced he had passed the 100,000 signature threshold to register. Russia's Central Election Commission will review his application and make a decision about whether he can run. IMAGES
Les Républicains (LR/The Republicans, Eds.) candidate Valérie Pécresse slips her ballot into the box at her polling station in Vélizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, during the first round of the French presidential election. IMAGES
Libya's interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah registers his candidacy for next month's presidential election, joining a list that includes a son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi and a military strongman. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).