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Russian forces are creating ‘buffer zone’ along Russia-Ukraine border, Putin says
Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “I have already said that a decision was made to create the necessary security buffer zone along the border. Our armed forces are currently solving this problem. Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is underway,” Putin…
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DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason charges
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s senate has stripped former President Joseph Kabila of his immunity, paving the way for his prosecution over his alleged backing of rebels in the east. Authorities have accused him of treason and war crimes, saying there was a “substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts” linking Kabila to the M23 armed group, which has…
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Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa
Summary In meeting with South Africa’s president, Trump showed article with picture of body bags Trump said bodies were those of white South Africans killed in the country Picture was a screenshot of a Reuters video taken in Democratic Republic of Congo in February U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of…
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How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa
Donald Trump has proved to be the political Rottweiler of right-wing Afrikaner groups, taking their fight to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa.They were quick to celebrate the US president’s ambush of Ramaphosa in the Oval Office, with the Solidarity Movement – which had toured the US to lobby the Trump administration – saying it welcomed the fact that South Africa’s…
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Kim Jong Un’s fury after watching North Korea’s new navy destroyer crippled in botched launch
North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a launch ceremony Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to punish those found responsible, state media reported. In a rare admission of failure, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a malfunction in the launch mechanism caused…
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How the White House orchestrated Trump’s Oval Office ambush of South African president
Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway and into the West Wing. Little could have prepared President Cyril Ramaphosa for what he was about to see. Trump ordered the lights dimmed and launched into what amounted to an…
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Jennifer Lopez sued in copyright case for posting photos of herself to social media
A photographer and photo agency filed a lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez alleging copyright infringement after the actor and singer allegedly posted copyrighted photos of herself from a pre-Golden Globes party to social media. In the complaint, filed Saturday in federal court, photographer Edwin Blanco accuses Lopez of posting photos of her arriving and departing from the January event on Instagram…
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Putin makes first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed to have recaptured the region
Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since claiming to have completely retaken the Russian region from Ukrainian forces, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Russian president attempts to repel international pressure to agree to a 30-day ceasefire on the other side of the border. Putin met with municipal leaders in the city of Kurchatov and visited…
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Rubio fires back after Dem senator says he regrets voting for him, sparking tense exchange
Secretary of State Marco Rubio fired back at Sen. Chris Van Hollen after the Maryland Democrat said he regretted voting for Rubio as President Donald Trump’s chief foreign affairs adviser, leading to a fiery exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the State Department’s budget proposal when Van Hollen used his…
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Italy’s Meloni ready to help if Vatican agrees to Trump’s war mediation plan
Italy has backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Vatican might mediate talks on negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, while he appears keen to step back from the process himself. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said Italy was ready to “facilitate contacts and work towards peace” in Ukraine and it “viewed positively” what it said was the Pope’s willingness to host…
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