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UK finance minister Kwarteng has been sacked – BBC
Britain’s finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported on Friday, as the government’s massive tax cuts sparked financial market turmoil. Kwarteng is no longer chancellor of the exchequer, the BBC said. The Times newspaper reported earlier that Kwarteng was expected to be sacked. His sacking makes Kwarteng Britain’s shortest…
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Putin courts Erdogan to pump more Russian gas through Turkey
President Vladimir Putin has proposed to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that Russia could export more gas through Turkey and turn it into a new supply hub as he tries to preserve Russia’s energy leverage over Europe. At a meeting in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Putin said Turkey offered the most reliable route to deliver gas to the European Union…
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Putin offers to boost gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 2
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to the European Union via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea – an offer quickly rejected by Berlin. Speaking at a Moscow energy forum on Wednesday, Putin said that one of the two links of the pipeline remained pressurised despite a…
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Pay your annual contributions, Buhari tells Gulf of Guinea member states
President Muhammmadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja appealed to Member-States of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) to remit their outstanding Annual Assessed Contributions to the Secretariat, saying that continued non-payment by the majority has greatly affected the ability of the Commission to fulfil the mandate for which it was established in 2001.The President made the appeal at a virtual…
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UN condemns Russia’s move to annex parts of Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and urged countries not to recognise the move. In Wednesday’s vote, three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly — 143 countries — backed a resolution that also reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised…
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Aged 97, Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad running for parliament again
Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader, Mahathir Mohamad is to run for parliament in the country’s looming general election, but is remaining tight-lipped on whether he could be prime minister for a third time. Mahathir, who was hospitalized earlier this year with a heart condition, said Tuesday he will defend his seat representing Langkawi, a popular tourist destination. But he said the…
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Elon Musk blocks Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons: Report
Following Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, Musk and the US government provided Kyiv with thousands of Starlink systems, enabling Ukrainian forces to communicate in what were previously dead zones. The low energy requirements of the service’s satellite receivers have enabled it to be connected to reconnaissance drones, Yahoo News reported, providing valuable, real-time intelligence on Russian movements and the ability…
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Russia adds Meta to list of ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups
Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, the Interfax news agency has reported. Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out extremist activities” after authorities accused Meta of tolerating “Russophobia” during Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Meta…
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Migrants from Nigeria bringing highest number of relatives to UK, face clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman
Migrants from Nigeria may face a clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to cut net migration as it emerged that citizens from the West African country are bringing the highest number of relatives to the UK. Nigerians accounted for 40% of all dependants who accompanied foreign students in the 12 months to June – despite Nigerian students making up…
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Buhari demands pathway to enduring democracy in Chad
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the current Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Countries, LCBC, Monday joined the celebrations of the people of Republic of Chad in inaugurating their interim administration to lead the country to elections and the formation of a democratic government. At a bilateral meeting held by the two leaders, shortly before the inauguration of General Mahamat…
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