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SINGAPORE-PRIME MINISTER-SWEARING-IN

(240515) -- SINGAPORE, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lawrence Wong takes the oath of office as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister as seen from a screen at the Istana, the country's presidential palace, in Singapore, May 15, 2024. Lawrence Wong took his oath of office as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister here on Wednesday. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-PRELIMINARY RESULT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240513) -- VILNIUS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 13, 2024. Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania's presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday's vote. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday's first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-PRELIMINARY RESULT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240513) -- VILNIUS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 13, 2024. Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania's presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday's vote. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday's first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign

TOKYO, Japan, May 13 Kyodo - Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race. (Kyodo)

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-PRELIMINARY RESULT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240513) -- VILNIUS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda (R) attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 13, 2024. Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania's presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday's vote. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday's first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)