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PHOTOS: Vatican Secretary hosts President Tinubu
The Secretary of State to The Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, hosted President Bola Tinubu to dinner a few hours after the Nigerian leader arrived in Rome on Saturday. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on x.com. The President is in Rome, Italy for the official inauguration of Pope Leo XIV,…
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Trump says he will call Putin on Monday to discuss stopping Ukraine ‘bloodbath’
Donald Trump says he will be speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday about ending the war in Ukraine, saying the call at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) would be about “stopping the ‘bloodbath'”. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he would then speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and leaders of some Nato countries. Russia…
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Mike Pence says it’s a ‘bad idea’ for Trump to accept a Qatari jet for use as Air Force One
In an exclusive “Meet the Press” interview, former Vice President Mike Pence raised concerns about Trump’s plan, including security and constitutional issues. Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that President Donald Trump should not accept a luxury jet from Qatar to use as the next Air Force One, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that the…
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Shock in Sweden at death of diplomat questioned for spying
Sweden’s foreign minister has spoken of grief among her colleagues after it emerged that a diplomat who was questioned this week on suspicion of spying has been found dead. The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested by Sweden’s Säpo intelligence service on Sunday and released on Wednesday. He had denied wrongdoing, although prosecutors said he remained under suspicion.…
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Gabon’s ousted president, family freed after two years, move to Angola
Gabon’s former President, Ali Bongo, who was deposed in a 2023 coup, has left the country and is now in Angola, the authorities there have announced. The Angolan presidency added in a statement posted on social media that Bongo’s family had been released from detention and were with him in Luanda. The Bongo family lawyer, François Zimeray, welcomed the release…
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Simon Ekpa charged with terrorism
Finland-based separatist campaigner and self-acclaimed prime minister of the Biafra Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, has been charged with public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent and participation in a terrorist group. Ekpa, who has been in detention since November last year, has been the subject of Finnish and Nigerian police investigations for allegedly “disseminating separatist propaganda that…
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India disputes Trump claim it is ready to charge US ‘no tariffs’
India has offered to drop all tariffs on goods imported from his country according to TrumpUS President Donald Trump’s claim that India has offered to drop all tariffs on goods imported from his country has been swiftly disputed by Delhi. In a statement to local news agencies India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar countered the claim saying talks are still going…
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Trump says he has ‘little problem’ with Apple CEO, Tim Cook
President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s plan to manufacture iPhones bound for the United States at newly built plants in India. “I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said Thursday in Qatar. “I said to him, ‘Tim, you’re my friend. I treated you very good. You’re coming in with $500 billion.’ But now…
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Bullying only leads to self-isolation, Xi says day after US-China tariff truce
Chinese leader Xi Jinping says “bullying” and “hegemonism” will only backfire, in a veiled reference to the United States just a day after a temporary truce was agreed in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Xi chose to deliver this message, which paints China as a global leader and defender of free trade, at a summit of…
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El-Sisi commends outgoing AfDB President for advancing development across Africa
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi commended on Monday the outgoing President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina for his efforts to strengthen the bank’s role and provide crucial funding to advance development goals across Africa. This came during a meeting in Cairo, where President El-Sisi wished Adesina success in his future endeavours. Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is the…
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