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5 things to know about Mark Carney, Canada’s next prime minister
Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning the Liberal Party election on Sunday. He is expected to be sworn in this week. Mark Carney, a central banker-turned-centrist politician, will become the next prime minister of Canada after winning Sunday’s Liberal Party election with nearly 86% of the vote. Carney replaces longtime Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January…
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Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92
The South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works included the play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and the novel Tsotsi, has died at the age of 92. The actor John Kani paid tribute on X on Sunday, saying, “I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend.” The mayor’s office in Cape Town said: “Athol Fugard was…
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DR Congo offers $5M reward for the capture of rebel leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has announced a $5 million reward for the capture of three M23 rebel leaders, including former electoral chief Corneille Nangaa, military commander Sultani Makenga, and political leader Bertrand Bisimwa. The trio was sentenced to death in absentia last year for treason. Despite the bounty, arresting them remains unlikely as Rwandan-backed M23 forces continue…
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Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
…but Friedrich Merz cautions such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will reach out to France and Britain to discuss the sharing of nuclear weapons, but cautioned that such a move could not be a replacement for the US’s existing protective shield over Europe. “The sharing of…
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Iran will not negotiate under US ‘bullying’ – Supreme Leader says
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to the country’s top authority urging Tehran to negotiate a nuclear deal. In an interview with Fox Business, Trump said, “There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you…
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Syria clashes have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, monitoring group says
Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns the actual death toll could be “much higher.” Government forces have killed at least 164 civilians, including seven children and 13 women, since launching “a large-scale security operation in dozens…
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The big cities where it’s getting too hot for people to live
Large areas of Earth’s surface could soon be so hot that people will die within hours in the open air, several recent studies have warned With record-breaking temperatures being recorded seemingly every month, experts are now warning large areas of the Earth could become completely inhospitable to humans due to the scorching heat. January was the world’s warmest on record,…
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I’m lucky to be alive, says journalist tracked by Russian spies
A journalist targeted by a Russian spy cell run from a former guest house in Norfolk has said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered the operation against him. Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of The Insider, was followed through Europe by Bulgarian spies who were working for Moscow—three of whom were convicted on Friday. Dobrokhotov told the BBC: “I’m very…
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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions in push for peace deal
After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia…
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China slams Trump’s return to the ‘law of the jungle’
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, warning that if every country prioritized itself, international norms would suffer, and weaker nations would bear the consequences. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing during the National People’s Congress, Wang said, “Should everyone stress ‘my country first’ and obsess over a position of strength, the…
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