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Russia launches record number of drones at Ukraine after latest Trump-Putin phone call
Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine overnight into Friday, striking multiple buildings and residential areas, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” towards a ceasefire deal in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. At least 23 people were wounded in the attack, which lasted 13 hours, according to Kyiv…
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Melinda French Gates says ‘outside’ factors in Bill Gates marriage led to divorce: ‘I kept pushing it away’
Melinda French Gates has opened up about her decision to divorce her longtime husband, Bill Gates, after 27 years of marriage. The 60-year-old philanthropist revealed that despite the high stakes the divorce had brought about, her decision ultimately came from a personal place. “When that voice would come — and it would come at different times because of things that…
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Trump calls on US central bank head to quit immediately
US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit right away, in an escalation of his attacks on Jerome Powell. “‘Too Late’ should resign immediately!!!”, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. He also included a link to a news article about a US federal housing regulator calling for Mr Powell…
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USAID officially closes, attracting condemnation from Obama and Bush
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually dismantled the agency over its allegedly wasteful spending. More than 80% of all the agency’s programmes were cancelled as of March, and on Tuesday the remainder were formally absorbed by the state department. The shuttering of USAID – which administered aid for the…
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Trump says he’ll consider deporting Elon Musk
–We might have to put DOGE on Elon,” the president said on Tuesday. President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. Musk, a South African national and a naturalized U.S. citizen, made several weekend X posts slamming…
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Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
William Tolbert was president from 1971 until the coup nine years later Liberia’s former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body believed to be dumped in a mass grave. Ten days after the president’s killing, following trials by a kangaroo court, 13 of his cabinet were stripped,…
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Thailand’s prime minister suspended over leaked phone call with former strongman
Thailand’s embattled prime minister was suspended from duty Tuesday and could face dismissal pending an ethics probe over a leaked phone call she had with Cambodia’s powerful former leader. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 38, has only held the premiership for 10 months after replacing her predecessor, who was removed from office. Her suspension brings fresh uncertainty to the Southeast Asian kingdom, which…
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Trump revokes US sanctions on Syria
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end US sanctions against Syria, which the White House said was a move to support the country’s “path to stability and peace”. The sanctions, which blocked any foreign financing, were imposed on the government of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown by rebels in December. The White House said it would monitor the…
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DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deal in Washington
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington aimed at ending decades of devastating conflict between the two neighbours, and potentially granting the US lucrative mineral access. The deal demands the “disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration” of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo. Further details are scant and previous peace deals in the…
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US, China formalize deal on rare earth shipments in trade breakthrough
China on Friday signaled it would approve the export of rare earth minerals to the US, hours after White House officials said the two sides had reached a deal, in what would be a major breakthrough following weeks of negotiations over US access to the key materials. Rare earths – essential in everything from everyday electronics to fighter jets –…
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