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Brazil’s president cancels Russia trip after injuring head
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has cancelled a trip to Russia after injuring his head in an accident at home on Saturday. The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit – a grouping of major developing countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. A top hospital in capital Brasília said it…
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US sanctions Chinese firms behind Russian drones, as Zelensky calls for ‘pressure’
Volodymyr Zelensky said, “China is still actively helping Russia drag out this war.” The United States has sanctioned two Chinese companies it claims are involved in the production of aerial drones used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. In a statement, the US Treasury said it was also targeting a Russian company and its owner, Artem Yamshchikov, who serves…
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Biden backs Harris as she charts her own path in final campaign push
President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn’t act as a carbon copy of his own administration, tacitly nodding to a key challenge his vice president faces as she enters the final sprint of her campaign: How to distinguish herself from his record. Delivered during what has become a rare campaign stop for the incumbent, Biden said…
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Kenya impeaches deputy president over ‘corruption, undermining government’
Rigathi Gachagua, who has fallen out with President Ruto, was too ill to attend proceedings, his lawyers said. The Kenyan Senate has voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a historic decision. The upper house voted on Thursday to remove the 59-year-old on five out of a total of 11 charges against him, following two days of hearings. The…
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel confirms
The leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed in Gaza, Israel says Sinwar, who topped Israel’s most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks Israel’s president says Sinwar’s “evil endeavours were dedicated to terror, bloodshed, and destabilising the Middle East” Separately, local authorities say an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter killed…
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Over 1 billion people in abject poverty- UNDP Report
…India, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Nigeria account for nearly half More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Programme report said on Thursday. UNDP said children accounted for over half of those affected. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times…
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Impeachment trial for Kenya’s deputy president begins
Kenya’s parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office. An overwhelming majority voted in the National Assembly last week to approve his impeachment, setting the stage for the two-day trial in the Senate that decides whether or not to oust him. The deputy president faces 11 charges including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and undermining…
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Kremlin backtracks on Saudi Arabia’s BRICS membership status
The Kremlin clarified on Tuesday its previous statements regarding Saudi Arabia’s status in the BRICS group, walking back earlier remarks that had described the kingdom as a formal member. The issue of Saudi Arabia’s representation at the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia remains unresolved. While Saudi Arabia has been invited to join BRICS, it has not yet formally accepted membership.…
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Cameron reveals he had planned to sanction Israeli ministers
David Cameron has urged the UK to consider sanctioning two Israeli ministers to “put pressure” on the country to act within international law. Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, the former Conservative foreign secretary said before the election, he had been preparing plans to impose sanctions on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. He described the…
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Israel will respond to Iran based on national interest – PM
Israel will listen to the US but make final decisions based on its national interest, the Israeli prime minister’s office said, as speculation over its response to a major Iranian missile attack continues. The brief overnight statement was issued in response to a Washington Post story which said Benjamin Netanyahu had told the US he was willing to target military…
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