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New post for Togo leader could see him rule for life
Faure Gnassingbé’s family has ruled Togo for 58 years and his new role has no term limits. The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as “President of the Council of Ministers” – a new post which is the highest office in the government’s executive branch and has no official term limits. This follows constitutional reform that ended presidential…
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Canada’s Carney offers strategic invite to King ahead of Trump meeting
In his first news conference since the federal election, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities, including how he will approach upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump. His election campaign focused on standing up to Trump’s tariff plans and threats to make Canada the 51st US state, which Carney has said will “never ever” happen. The Liberals…
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‘I was born Ivorian’ – bank boss barred from running for president tells BBC
Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast’s main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give up his place on the presidential ballot without a fight. Last month, an Ivorian court ruled that the former Credit Suisse boss was not eligible to contest the poll, or even vote, because he had forfeited…
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UK court rejects Prince Harry’s appeal to reinstate govt-funded security
Prince Harry on Friday lost his appeal to restore his full UK police protection when visiting Britain—a blow to the estranged royal, who had said that the safety of his family was at risk. King Charles III’s youngest son, also known as the Duke of Sussex, has been embroiled in the years-long legal saga since the UK government downgraded his…
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‘I’d like to be pope’ – Trump
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday joked that he would like to succeed Pope Francis, who died last week at the age of 88. Asked about whom he’d like to see become the next Catholic pontiff, Trump told reporters: “I’d like to be pope. That would be my No. 1 choice.” However, Trump noted he had no preference, adding,…
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Tinubu congratulates Mark Carney on election as Canadian Prime Minister
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Mark Joseph Carney on his election as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada, following the Liberal Party’s victory in the recent parliamentary elections. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Carney’s emergence as timely, highlighting the need for experienced…
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Canada’s Liberals win minority government; Carney declares old US relationship ‘is over’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals retained power in Monday’s election, securing 167 seats—short of the 172 needed for a majority government—amid growing tensions with the United States under President Donald Trump. In his victory speech, Carney emphasized that Canada’s traditional relationship with the U.S., based on economic integration and free trade, was over. “The system of open global trade…
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Catholic Cardinals meet May 7 to choose new Pope
Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called “Princes of the Church” under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at…
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Trump’s plan to give Ukrainian land to Russia ‘a capitulation,’ Germany warns, as Putin thanks North Korea for troops
Ceding large swathes of Ukrainian land to Russia under a peace proposal suggested by US President Donald Trump would be “a capitulation,” Germany’s defense minister warned on Sunday, as North Korea acknowledged for the first time it had deployed troops to fight for Moscow. Ukraine knew that it may have to cede some territory to reach a lasting ceasefire deal…
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Zelensky and Trump hold ‘very productive’ talks at Vatican
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet before Pope Francis’s funeralUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump met at the Vatican ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral – their first face-to-face encounter since February’s acrimonious Oval Office showdown. The pair were pictured locked in deep discussion, minutes before the late pontiff’s funeral was due to start.The White House described the…
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