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Israel’s Knesset gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill
Israel’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off a deep political crisis. The drive to change the justice system by Netanyahu’s ruling coalition of nationalist and religious parties has sparked unprecedented protests, stirred concern for Israel’s democratic health…
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‘Continent of opportunities’: Iran’s Raisi kicks off Africa tour
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has embarked on his first tour of Africa, which Tehran aims to use to expand political and economic relations across the continent. Raisi departed Tehran on Tuesday for a trip that will take him to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years. On Monday, foreign ministry spokesman…
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Elumelu to meet King Charles, Biden, as world leaders convene for climate finance forum
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, will join King Charles III of the United Kingdom and U.S. President Joe Biden at the Climate Finance Mobilisation Forum in London on Monday (today) to help attract a new generation of capital to combat climate change. Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires unlocking private investment at unprecedented speed and scale.…
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Tinubu emerges new ECOWAS chairman, harps on regional security
…seeks private sector-led economic growth in sub-region …says ECOWAS must rise against coup d’etat In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government…
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Tinubu arrives Guinea-Bissau for ECOWAS summit, visits Nigerian troops
After his successful participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu also used…
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Tinubu hails Senegal President Sall over decision not to seek third term
President Bola Tinubu has praised the decision of his Senegalese counterpart, President Macky Sall, not to seek a third term in office after the end of his tenure. There had been protests in Senegal in the past few weeks following speculations about a third-term ambition of President Sall, who is moving towards the end of his second term in office.…
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Twitter threatens to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction
Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On Wednesday, an attorney representing Twitter sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter that accused the company of trade secret theft through the hiring of former Twitter…
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India downplayed a key Russia-friendly summit, but Putin and Xi may not be complaining
Last year, the world watched closely as China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi of India and other world leaders within a Moscow-friendly group gathered in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a high-profile, two-day summit. The spotlight was on how each of the attending leaders interacted with Putin – who at the time was more than six months…
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SCO summit: Putin says sanctions making Russia stronger
Russia will continue to oppose Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has said, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. His address to a virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit was his first to an international meeting since last month’s mutiny in Russia. Mr Putin backed trade accords between SCO nations in local currencies – seen as an attempt to blunt sanctions. The 2023…
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Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won’t seek third term in 2024 elections after protests
Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. Top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko already had called for more demonstrations around the West African country in the event Sall had instead announced his…
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