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Kremlin says UN Security Council should add permanent members, retain veto
Russia believes the UN Security Council should expand its number of permanent members beyond the current five, and that the existing veto system should remain, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question from reporters about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to abolish both permanent membership and the veto. Erdogan has long criticised the…
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Venezuelan delegation in NY seeks debt, energy deals
A Venezuelan delegation led by interim President Delcy Rodriguez that is taking part in the United Nations General Assembly this week began discussing energy, debt and mining issues with counterparties in the US on Monday, officials and sources said. The talks are expected to lead to the signing of agreements as part of US President Donald Trump’s plans to rebuild…
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Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK
One of Britain’s richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as “on the slide”. The founder of petrochemical giant Ineos, who also owns a large stake in Manchester United, said the UK was in decline due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration. He told the BBC failing to…
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King Charles warns AI leaders of existential risks if technology falls into wrong hands
Britain’s King Charles warned artificial intelligence executives on Thursday of the “existential dangers” posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands and said sufficient safeguards were needed before it becomes “too late”. “Those who have created these technologies are now increasingly warning that AI risks developing darker capacities – perhaps even to take life,” the king told executives from…
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Canada, EU face limits to relationship after symbolic EU overture to Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured this week an offer to become the European Union’s first associate member, a mostly symbolic victory in his campaign to demonstrate Canada can flourish while decreasing its reliance on the United States. Now, the EU and Canada will have to define what the offer means and confront issues including opposition from some EU member…
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Russia says new US sanctions, if signed by Trump, would make Ukraine peace deal harder
The Kremlin said on Thursday that further U.S. sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions package intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, sending the bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law. “We are, of…
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Sweden prime minister to resign as left-wing bloc seals narrow election win
Sweden’s centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will resign after losing the parliamentary elections. Sweden’s prime minister says he will resign after the left-wing opposition secured a narrow victory in the country’s general election, though it faces tough negotiations ahead to form a coalition government. The vote count ended on Thursday with the Swedish Election Authority announcing that the…
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US military claims Strait of Hormuz remains open amid ongoing blockade
Despite an ongoing blockade on Iranian maritime trade and attacks by Iran’s military on commercial ships, the United States military has said US forces have kept the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, including the facilitation of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil through the strategic waterway. On Wednesday, US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US…
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US pays $725 million to UN, easing its debt dispute with the world body
The Trump administration paid $725 million to the United Nations, the organization said on Wednesday, reducing Washington’s large debt and ensuring it keeps its vote at the U.N. General Assembly convening in New York next week. Trump has criticized the global body for not living up to its potential and slashed funding to many U.N. agencies. When asked about the…
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BRICS opens up new possibilities for more dynamic Global South
When the BRICS cooperation mechanism was formally launched in 2006, it opened a new chapter for cooperation among major emerging economies. Two decades on, BRICS has, through the ebbs and flows of the global economy, expanded through multiple rounds of enlargement and broadened the scope of its cooperation. This evolution has ushered in a new era of greater BRICS cooperation,…
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