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Kremlin backtracks on Saudi Arabia’s BRICS membership status
The Kremlin clarified on Tuesday its previous statements regarding Saudi Arabia’s status in the BRICS group, walking back earlier remarks that had described the kingdom as a formal member. The issue of Saudi Arabia’s representation at the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia remains unresolved. While Saudi Arabia has been invited to join BRICS, it has not yet formally accepted membership.…
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Cameron reveals he had planned to sanction Israeli ministers
David Cameron has urged the UK to consider sanctioning two Israeli ministers to “put pressure” on the country to act within international law. Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, the former Conservative foreign secretary said before the election, he had been preparing plans to impose sanctions on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. He described the…
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Israel will respond to Iran based on national interest – PM
Israel will listen to the US but make final decisions based on its national interest, the Israeli prime minister’s office said, as speculation over its response to a major Iranian missile attack continues. The brief overnight statement was issued in response to a Washington Post story which said Benjamin Netanyahu had told the US he was willing to target military…
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Ending poverty for half world could take more than a century, says World Bank
At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank’s new Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report. The report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward eradicating poverty and boosting shared…
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UN condemns Israeli tank breach at peacekeeper base in South Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has reported that Israeli tanks forcibly entered one of its positions early Sunday morning. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated that two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post in Ramyah, near the Israeli border, and “forcibly entered the position” to request the base turn off…
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VIDEO: Sunday Igboho submits Yoruba Nation’s petition to UK Prime Minister
Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho on Saturday submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer at No. 10, Downing Street, London. Details of the content of the petition were not revealed but, indications emerged it is connected with the ongoing agitation for self-determination and the creation of a separate country…
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Top BRICS economic officials stay away from Moscow meeting
Most finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the BRICS group of countries did not attend a high-level meeting in Moscow on Friday ahead of a BRICS summit later this month, sending more junior officials instead, official documents showed. Finance ministers from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates and the head of Iran’s central bank were present as Russian Finance…
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Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Iran’s anxiety stems from uncertainty about whether…
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Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests in stunning revelation
Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration “sent us several samples of test kits,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday,…
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Cameroon bans reports on President Biya’s health
The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. “Any debate in the media about the president’s condition is therefore strictly prohibited,” he insisted, threatening that “offenders will face the rigour of the…
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