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Putin blames Ukraine for lack of talks as African leaders press for peace
African leaders pressed for peace in Ukraine as they met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg Saturday but the Russian leader blamed Kyiv for a lack of talks. The high-level Africa delegation traveled first to Ukraine and then to Russia with the long-shot goal of bringing the warring sides to the negotiating table. Leading the delegation was South African President Cyril…
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Harry and Meghan: Spotify podcast deal with couple ends
Spotify’s deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the couple to produce podcasts has ended. A joint statement from Harry and Meghan’s company and the streaming giant said they had “mutually agreed to part ways”. Spotify confirmed it was not renewing Meghan’s podcast Archetypes, which ran for 12 episodes from August 2022, for a second series. The contract…
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Benin feels the pinch as neighbouring Nigeria ends fuel subsidies
The motorbikes and cars she normally supplies are no longer stopping to stock up on her cheap gasoline, which is smuggled in from neighbouring Nigeria. Since Nigeria’s new president Bola Ahmed Tinubu abruptly ended his country’s long-standing subsidy on petrol two weeks ago, prices of black market fuel over the border in Benin have also doubled. “Since this morning, barely…
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REPORT: African leaders to propose ‘confidence building measures’ to Russia over Ukraine war
African leaders could propose a series of “confidence building measures” during their initial efforts to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to a draft framework document seen by Reuters on Thursday. Senegal President Macky Sall and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are heading a delegation including leaders from Zambia, the Comoros, and Egypt’s prime minister that will…
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Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, says UK report dubbed ‘rubbish’ by ex-PM
Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson should be denied automatic access to parliament for deliberately misleading lawmakers over rule-breaking COVID lockdown parties, a committee said on Thursday in a damning report. Johnson reacted by calling the findings “rubbish”. The privileges committee – the main disciplinary body for lawmakers – said Johnson had misled parliament on several occasions about Downing Street…
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Pence on Trump indictment: ‘I cannot defend what is alleged’
Former Vice President Mike Pence raised concerns that the conduct alleged in federal charges against former President Donald Trump harmed national security and put soldiers at risk, in his latest reaction to the case against his old running mate. “This indictment contains serious charges and I cannot defend what is alleged,” Pence said Wednesday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” before…
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Donald Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche told the judge. During the hearing, Trump sat hunched over…
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Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-ridden former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86
The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86, according to the country’s leading news agency, Ansa. The media tycoon, who led three governments between 1994 and 2011 and whose Forza Italia party is a junior partner in Italy’s ruling coalition, had been diagnosed with leukaemia for some time. Berlusconi was one of Italy’s most flamboyant politicians, making a comeback…
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Scotland’s ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon released without charge after arrest in party finance probe
Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been released without a charge after she was arrested by police earlier Sunday, as part of an investigation into financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party (SNP), according to UK’s PA Media. “A 52-year-old woman who was arrested earlier today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation…
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Decrying ‘witch hunt’, Boris Johnson resigns from UK parliament
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of parliament on Friday in a furious protest against lawmakers investigating his behaviour, reopening deep divisions in the ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election expected next year. Johnson had been under investigation by a parliamentary inquiry looking into whether he misled the House of Commons about lockdown-breaking…
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