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Pope Leo visits a tiny, wealthy, devoutly Catholic nation in first foreign trip of 2026
The leaders of the world’s two smallest states came together on Saturday, as Pope Leo XIV made history with the first papal visit to Monaco in modern times. Leo travelled to Monaco from the Vatican by helicopter and was welcomed by Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and began his visit with a private meeting at the prince’s palace. A crowd…
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Russia’s Lavrov says US wants to take over Nord Stream gas pipelines
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by mysterious blast in September 2022. Explosions that destroyed the pipelines more than three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, squeezing energy supplies on the continent although Russia had already largely stopped…
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South Africa’s exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one. Reports on Thursday claimed the US had put huge pressure on France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation to the summit scheduled for June. They claimed US President Donald Trump…
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Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine’s drone expertise
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, after saying earlier that Ukrainian drones could help improve security in the Gulf region. “Important meetings are scheduled. We appreciate the support of those who are ready to work with us to ensure security, and we support them too”, he said in a message on social media. Earlier on Thursday,…
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UK now ‘ready’ to seize Russian shadow fleet ships, Healey says
British forces are now “ready to act” to board and detain ships in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in UK waters, the defence secretary has said. Russia has been accused of operating ships without a valid national flag to avoid sanctions on oil and help fund its war in Ukraine. Ministers identified a legal basis in January that would allow forces…
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Trump’s Gulf allies push to have their concerns addressed before Iran war ends
Before the Iran war, US President Donald Trump’s Gulf Arab allies lobbied hard against strikes, fearing the attacks Tehran is now unleashing on them. As the war drags on, they fear a quick exit could leave them worse off than before it began. Over the past week, as momentum toward negotiations to end the war has grown, Gulf Arab officials…
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Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say
Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue. The Trump administration has been weighing using US troops to seize the tiny island in the…
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Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote
Slavery was the “most horrendous crime that took place in the history of mankind”, Ghana’s foreign minister has told the BBC ahead of a landmark vote at the UN General Assembly. Member states are set to vote on a resolution – led by Ghana – to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. The proposal urges…
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Iranian military says US ‘negotiating with itself’ after Trump claims Tehran wants deal
The US is “negotiating with itself”, a spokesman for the Iranian military has said, adding: “Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you”. The comments came after Donald Trump insisted Iran wants a deal “so badly”, saying on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a “very big present worth a tremendous amount of money”. Unconfirmed reports…
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JUST IN: Trump delays planned strike on Iran power plants, after ‘productive talks’
The United States U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States would temporarily halt planned military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure following what he described as positive diplomatic engagements with Iran. In a post on his Truth Social network on Monday, Trump wrote: “the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days,…
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