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‘Trump and Vance were so rude’: Ukrainians react to disastrous meeting
Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine. For those watching in Kyiv, the future of their country hung in the balance. “It was an emotional conversation, but I understand our president,” Yulia tells me next to Kyiv’s golden-domed St Sofia’s cathedral. “Maybe…
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‘She appointed herself saviour of western civilisation’ — UK PM takes swipe at Kemi Badenoch
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer took a swipe at Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday, saying she has appointed herself saviour of western civilisation. The jibe came as both politicians sparred at the traditional Prime Minister’s Questions Time (PMQT) in the House of Commons. On Tuesday, Starmer announced that the UK will reallocate aid funds to boost military spending to 2.5 percent…
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Over 280,000 sign petition to strip Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship
More than 280,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip tech mogul Elon Musk of his Canadian citizenship for acting against Canada’s national interest. Launched on February 20, the parliamentary petition claims that Musk, the head of United States President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, has “become a member of a foreign government that…
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Rwanda Foreign Minister responds to UK financial aid pause over DRC conflict
Rwandan officials on Tuesday evening responded to measures taken by the United Kingdom to limit new trade activities with Kigali and pause direct bilateral financial aid which excludes support to the poorest and most vulnerable in the East African nation. Through a statement posted on X, Rwanda’s foreign ministry said, “the punitive measures announced by the UK Government in response…
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Trump has changed Ukraine conversation, Starmer says
US President Donald Trump has “changed the global conversation” on Ukraine, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, three years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion. Sir Keir suggested Trump had “created an opportunity” to end the war in a speech to an international summit on supporting Ukraine in Kyiv. The prime minister also appeared to contradict President Trump by saying,…
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US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine
The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance on the war. First, the US opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow’s actions and supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity—voting the same way as Russia and countries including North Korea and…
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Macron walks tightrope with Trump as he makes Europe’s case on Ukraine
Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an achievement. He did that by praising, flattering, and gently cajoling the US president as they took questions in the Oval Office and held a joint news conference. This is a…
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New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relation
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting didn’t wait for the final results of his country’s election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe. Declaring the US indifferent to this continent’s fate, Friedrich Merz questioned the future of NATO and demanded Europe boost its own defenses. Quickly. This tone from the close US ally—and from Friedrich Merz, who is known to be a…
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Singapore-listed Olam Group to sell 44.6% stake in agribusiness to Saudi fund for $1.78bn
Singapore-listed Olam Group’s share price jumped after one of the world’s biggest cocoa and coffee merchants announced a deal to sell its agribusiness unit to a state-owned Saudi Arabian investment firm. According to a report by Reuter, Olam Group on Feb 24 said it will sell a 44.6 per cent stake in Olam Agri for US$1.78 billion (S$2.35 billion) to…
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Draft US-Ukraine rare earth minerals deal not one President Zelensky would accept, source says
A draft deal between the United States and Ukraine over rare earth minerals and other natural resources is “not the one President Zelensky would accept,” according to a source familiar with the negotiations. “It is a strange offer to try and take from a country that is a victim of war, more than it cost to pay for its defense,”…
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