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China slams Trump’s return to the ‘law of the jungle’
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, warning that if every country prioritized itself, international norms would suffer, and weaker nations would bear the consequences. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing during the National People’s Congress, Wang said, “Should everyone stress ‘my country first’ and obsess over a position of strength, the…
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Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in the UK
Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK. Vanya Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, who were all living in London, were part of a group who carried out surveillance on people and places between 2020 and 2023.…
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France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?
So in the end, Charles de Gaulle was right. As president of France in the 1960s, it was he who launched the policy of French strategic independence. Of course, he said, Americans were more our friends than Russians are. But the US too had interests. And one day their interests would clash with ours. In the world of today, his…
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Record number of Americans applied for UK citizenship after Trump Re-election
Americans applied for British citizenship in record numbers last year, with a historically high volume of applications submitted in the last quarter of 2024 – a period coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s re-election. More than 6,100 US citizens applied for UK citizenship last year, the most since records began in 2004, when fewer than 3,000 Americans submitted an application,…
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‘If US wants war, we’re ready to fight’ — China speaks on Trump’s tariffs
China has warned the United States that it is ready for a fight — escalating its rhetoric against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the Asian country. Trump proposed the tariffs last month on Canada, Mexico, and China as part of efforts to curb the flow of “illegal drugs and undocumented migrants” into the US. The tariffs will apply a 25…
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China and Canada immediately retaliate against Trump’s tariffs; Mexico is next
President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, a move aimed at pressuring America’s top trading partners but threatening to weaken the North American economy. The tariffs come at a time of significant economic strain for inflation-weary consumers in the U.S. Trump also doubled tariffs on all Chinese imports, raising them from 10% to…
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Pope suffers two respiratory attacks
-slept all night, resting, says Vatican Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept all night and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure the day before, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking alarm. On Monday,…
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Gabon military leader Nguema announces candidacy for presidential election
Gabon’s military transitional leader, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a 2023 coup that ended 55-years of governance by the Bongo family, on Monday said he would run in the nation’s presidential elections that are scheduled for April 12. Delivering a speech in Gabon’s capital, Libreville, Nguema said “after careful reflection and in response to your many appeals, I’ve decided…
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Starmer announces ‘coalition of the willing’ to guarantee Ukraine peace
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France, and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he said on Sunday—after calling a summit of…
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PHOTO NEWS: EU leaders meet over Ukraine’s future security
European Union leaders met in London on Saturday over the future of Ukraine following diplomatic spat with President Donald Trump in Oval office two days ago. The meeting convened by the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had in attendance French President Emmanuel Macron and the outgoing Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz, among others. The UK Prime Minister’s office shared pictures of…
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