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Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Iran’s anxiety stems from uncertainty about whether…
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Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests in stunning revelation
Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration “sent us several samples of test kits,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday,…
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Cameroon bans reports on President Biya’s health
The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. “Any debate in the media about the president’s condition is therefore strictly prohibited,” he insisted, threatening that “offenders will face the rigour of the…
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Russian, Iranian leaders meet, amid escalating Middle East conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian for the first time on Friday, as relations between the two sanctioned nations warm and the Middle East braces for Israel’s response to Tehran’s largest-ever missile attack last week. The meeting at a regional summit in Ashgabat, the capital of the Central Asian country Turkmenistan, also comes against a…
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Bill Clinton to hit battleground states for Harris
Former President Bill Clinton will hit the trail this weekend to begin what is expected to be a very targeted push across battleground states through Election Day, three sources familiar with his plans told CNN. The former president will seek to appeal to rural voters, among whom polls have shown Vice President Kamala Harris is performing worse than some of…
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Taiwan’s President vows to resist ‘annexation’
President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly veiled reference to China’s claims over the island, Lai said he would “uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty.” At the same time, Lai promised to maintain “the status quo of peace…
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Turkish Airlines’ pilot dies flying from US to Turkey
A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls, an airline spokesman said on X. “When first aid to our captain on the plane was unsuccessful,…
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Cameroon dismisses rumors of Paul Biya’s death
Authorities in Cameroon have reassured the public that President Paul Biya is alive and in good health, following widespread rumors about his demise. In a statement read on state radio, the country’s Minister of Communications, René Emmanuel Sadi, affirmed that the 91-year-old leader is “well and alive” and will return to the country soon. Supporting the official stance, André Magnus…
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Russia on mission to cause mayhem in UK, warns MI5
Russia’s intelligence agency has been on a mission to generate “sustained mayhem on British and European streets,” according to the head of MI5, Ken McCallum. In his annual update on security threats faced by the UK, McCallum said GRU agents had engaged in “arson, sabotage, and more dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness” after the UK backed Ukraine in its…
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