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Biden, Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts as Israel rejects ‘pressure’ from White House

Israel’s embattled Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President, Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting “pressure” from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary. The back and forth thrust into public view a simmering diplomatic dispute that has mostly been kept private over the past several weeks. Biden and…

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Saudi partners with China-led security bloc as ties grow

Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a “dialogue partner”, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest indication of closer political ties with China. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. Besides China, its eight members include India, Pakistan and Russia, as well…

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Zelensky invites China’s Xi to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Ukraine during an interview on Tuesday. “We are ready to see him here,” Zelensky told The Associated Press. “I want to speak with him. I had contact with him before full-scale war. But during all this year, more than one year, I didn’t have.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson,…

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Afe Babalola’s £10m donation to King’s College UK to help African students

Founder of Ade Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola has donated £10million to Kings College UK to establish the Afe Babalola African Centre for Transnational Education. The new Centre will enable young Africans to access education and opportunities which they would otherwise not be able to have. The vision for the Centre is based on the power of education to empower…

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Kamala Harris to discuss China influence, debt distress in Africa

This weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris begins a three-country tour of Africa as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner than China, which has invested heavily in the continent over several decades. Harris will be in Ghana from March 26 to 29, and then in Tanzania from March 29 to 31. Her final stop is Zambia,…

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Iran condemns France for ‘repression’ of protests

Iran on Friday condemned what it called France’s repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly as many police were injured in demonstrations against pension reforms. Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serious violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to change the retirement age from 62 to…

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US-Canada agree to turn back asylum seekers at border

A new US-Canada border deal meant to halt the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings has taken effect. Migrants caught crossing anywhere along the 3,145 mile (5,060km) border can now be sent back. Large numbers of unsanctioned crossings have been recorded via Roxham Road at the US-Canada border. The new accord closes a loophole that allowed migrants to…

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King Charles’ visit to France postponed as protests continue over Macron pension reforms

King Charles has been forced to postpone his state visit to France as police and protesters continue to clash over President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement age reforms. The monarch’s three-day trip with his wife Camilla, Queen Consort from Sunday was set to be his first abroad after becoming King – but it is being rescheduled following the announcement of more widespread protests. The French feared the security…

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‘Talk to Putin, Pretoria!’: Belgium

Belgium on Thursday called on South Africa to use its relationship with Russia to help end the war in Ukraine, during a state visit by the Belgian king to Pretoria. “Given your strong historical links with Russia we would be delighted if you consider using your channels of communication to advance on a path towards peace” Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja…

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Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ

Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping antigay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ. While more than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relationships, the new law passed on Tuesday appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), Human Rights Watch said.…

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