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Iran regime change talk resurfaces as Trump says Tehran ‘wants to meet’ amid US strikes
Elements of the Trump administration are again debating whether the United States should support the downfall of Iran’s government as the war intensifies again, according to a recent analysis. The analysis, published Monday by Financial Times columnist Gideon Rachman, says the discussion reportedly includes efforts to encourage an internal uprising and the possible revival of proposals to support armed Iranian…
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Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the deal between the US and Saudi Arabia to help the Gulf kingdom develop nuclear energy is dependent on Riyadh recognising the State of Israel. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)… which pertains only to non-military use… will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the…
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Top US and Russian diplomats discuss Ukraine war in Manila
The top United States and Russian diplomats have discussed the war in Ukraine on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in the Philippines. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in Manila, with Russian media reporting that the meeting lasted just over half an hour. The meeting came…
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Mamdani backs off pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously pledged to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city, now says he does not have the “authority” to do so. In a video posted on social media, Mamdani instead called on US officials to act on the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister over alleged war crimes.…
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Russia strikes Guinea-Bissau flagged ship near Odesa, kills 10 crew members
A Russian strike on a ship near the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa has killed at least 10 people, while Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones to attack Moscow, a day after Kyiv was hit by one of the heaviest barrages of ballistic missiles of the war. Russia struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship carrying corn with a crew from India…
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BREAKING: King Charles appoints Andy Burnham as Britain’s new prime minister
Andy Burnham has officially assumed office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after being invited by King Charles III to form a new government following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that the King received Burnham in audience and requested him to establish a new administration. Burnham accepted the invitation and was formally…
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Singapore minister resigns over ‘interactions with a woman’, PM says
Singapore’s acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Faishal Ibrahim, has resigned over his interactions with a woman, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has said. “Most of their interactions took place through online messages,” Wong said in a statement on Monday. “They also met on the sidelines of public events.” Both parties made allegations of harassment against each other, and the matter is…
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Tinubu urges united African stance against xenophobic attacks in South Africa
President Bola Tinubu has called on African leaders to adopt a united position against the recent xenophobic attacks on Africans in South Africa, saying a collective condemnation would send a strong message that such acts of intolerance are unacceptable on the continent. Tinubu made the call on Sunday at the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of…
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Mamdani says he’s still looking into arresting Netanyahu if Israeli leader visits New York
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his office is still looking into arresting Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly in September. Speaking on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast, Mamdani said his administration’s legal department is actively discussing the potential arrest of Netanyahu, something he vowed on the…
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Resource-rich nation praises US ties amid Washington-Beijing critical minerals race
The DRC signed a strategic partnership with the Trump administration covering copper, cobalt and lithium supply chains The Democratic Republic of Congo does not view growing American involvement in its critical minerals industry as a contest with China, the country’s foreign minister told Fox News Digital, arguing that Kinshasa needs multiple partners to transform its vast natural wealth into prosperity…
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