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Angela Merkel recalls Trump’s ‘fascination with the sheer power’ of strongmen like Putin and Kim
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recalled her impression of Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, saying the new American president-elect showed a “fascination with the sheer power” of strongmen like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “The way he spoke about Putin, the way he spoke about the North Korean (leader)…
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president said in a statement. It is a “full and unconditional pardon,” according to a copy of…
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Biden fulfills promise to visit Africa, as US counters China’s influence
President Joe Biden will fulfill a two-year promise to visit Africa as he departs Sunday night for Angola, a trip aimed at highlighting US investment in the continent under his watch in the face of China’s deepening inroads in the region. Biden’s three-day visit to oil-rich Angola comes at the tail end of his presidency, as he’ll hand over power…
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Trump demands BRICS Halt currency plans or face 100% tariffs
United States President-elect Donald Trump said he would require countries that are part of BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tariffs during his administration. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is…
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Former First Lady declares candidacy for Ivory Coast’s presidential election
Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has announced her candidacy for the country’s 2025 presidential election, promising to lead the nation into a new era of transformation and prosperity. Speaking at the inaugural convention of her political movement, the Movement of the Capable Generations, in Moossou, near Abidjan, Gbagbo, 75, unveiled her vision for a modernized Ivory Coast. “I…
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Assad’s grip on Syria crumbles as allies falter
“Our leader forever” was a slogan one often saw in Syria during the era of President Hafez al-Assad, father of today’s Syrian president. The prospect that the dour, stern Syrian leader would live forever was a source of dark humor for many of my Syrian friends when I lived and worked in Aleppo in the late 1980s and early 1990s.…
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Syria’s rebels exploit weaknesses in Iran’s proxies to launch surprise offensive
Anti-government rebels in northern Syria have launched a sudden offensive in an effort to capitalize on Israel’s efforts to weaken Iran’s regional proxies. After making only limited gains in recent years, they have already captured some 40 towns and villages that were controlled by government forces, as well as a Syrian military base. Coming together for an anti-regime operation, rebels…
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BREAKING: WTO reappoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as DG
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General for a second term. This was announced by WTO in a post on X on Friday. WTO said the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025.
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Putin lauds Trump as ‘capable leader,’ warns of escalation in Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President-elect Donald Trump as an “intelligent and experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions,” as tensions between Moscow and the West ramp up over the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan, Putin castigated President Joe Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for the incoming Trump administration, after Biden gave Ukraine permission to…
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Mexico leader responds to Trump claim she agreed to stop migration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to clarify details of a conversation she had with US President-elect Donald Trump, after the two leaders offered differing accounts of the call. Following Wednesday’s call, Trump said Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border”. This prompted Sheinbaum to say she had merely…
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