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Osinbajo meets President Ruto, seeks African governments joint position on climate change
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is advocating the coming together of African governments and leaders in order to develop a common resolve to push the Climate Positive Growth Agenda, which emphasises how the continent can offer solutions to the global climate crisis while attaining economic growth in their countries. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday during a meeting with Africa Europe…
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Joe Biden mourns Harry Belafonte, calls late artiste ‘groundbreaking American’
President Joe Biden has expressed sadness over the passing of Harry Belafonte, a “groundbreaking American” who used his talent, fame, and voice to “help redeem the soul of our nation.” In a statement issued on Monday, Biden said: “Jill and I are saddened by the passing of a groundbreaking American,” and called Belafonte a “powerful ally of Dr. Martin Luther…
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Buhari advocates for regular summit to sustain security in Gulf of Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, identified regular meetings among the countries that make up the Gulf of Guinea Commission as a critical route towards achieving peace and security in the region. Speaking for the last time as Nigeria’s President at the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea…
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Biden declares intention to run for second term as US president
Joe Biden has declared his intention to seek for second term as US president in 2024. Biden is already the oldest president in the US history, having contested for the office when he was 78 years. But he has always signaled he would run for another four-year term. In a video to launch his bid on Tuesday, Biden cast next…
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Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners evacuated
Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) said the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce, scheduled to start at midnight local time (22:00 GMT Monday). US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the ceasefire…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Japan as he considers presidential bid
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Japan on Monday to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials as part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the potential Republican presidential candidate to raise his diplomatic profile. During their meeting Monday at the Prime Minister’s office, Kishida told DeSantis that reinforcement of Japan-U.S. ties is…
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Special Forces evacuate US embassy staff from Sudan
U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported. With the final embassy employee out of Khartoum, the United States shuttered its diplomatic mission indefinitely.…
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Prince Harry to attend coronation without Meghan
The Duke of Sussex will be present at the King’s coronation but Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending, Buckingham Palace has said. There had been speculation about whether the couple would travel to the coronation but it has now emerged that Prince Harry will attend alone. The prince will join more than 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey…
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Leaked Pentagon documents provide rare window into depth of US intelligence on allies and foes
Highly classified Pentagon documents leaked online in recent weeks have provided a rare window into how the US spies on allies and foes alike, deeply rattling US officials, who fear the revelations could jeopardize sensitive sources and compromise important foreign relationships. Some of the documents, which US officials say are authentic, expose the extent of US eavesdropping on key allies,…
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Twenty-five years after the Good Friday agreement, an uneasy peace prevails in Northern Ireland
In mid-February, Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell finished coaching his son’s soccer team and was putting soccer balls into the trunk of his car in Omagh, Northern Ireland, when two masked gunmen shot him multiple times in front of his son.British authorities suspect that pro-Irish republicans targeted Mr. Caldwell, who remains hospitalized. If so, he would be the most senior police…
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