Ghana's former president declares victory in presidential election

Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama staged a political comeback by winning the country's presidential race on Saturday local time after his main opponent conceded defeat.

Mahama confirmed his victory in a post on social media site X on Sunday, local time.

Ghanaians cast their votes on Saturday to elect a new president and 276 parliamentarians.

Mahama, who leads the opposition National Democratic Congress, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who leads the ruling New Patriotic Party, and 11 others competed for the presidency. A total of 801 candidates, including 111 independent ones, vied for the 276 seats in the unicameral legislature.

Mahama, born in 1958, took office as president in July 2012, following the death of his predecessor -- John Atta Mills.

He contested re-election for a second term in the 2016 election, but lost to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the year.

Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposed text for ending the war was sent on Sunday to the Pakistani mediator, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.

According to the proposed plan, at this stage, negotiations will focus on ending the war in the region, the IRNA report said.

On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders, and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. interests in the region.