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Mali lawmaker jailed in Ivory Coast for insulting president
A Malian lawmaker has been jailed in neighbouring Ivory Coast for three years for insulting the 84-year-old Ivorian leader, who recently won a fourth term in office. Mamadou Hawa Gassama, who serves in the transitional parliament set up by Mali’s junta, was arrested last July while on a trip to Ivory Coast. Prosecutors said he described President Alassane Ouattara as…
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Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
Iran is ready to participate in “fair and just” nuclear talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations, but will not be dictated to, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday. “We are under no circumstances willing to accept dictation or imposition,” Araghchi said at a press conference during a visit to Istanbul alongside Turkish Foreign…
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UN risks ‘imminent financial collapse’, secretary general warns
António Guterres said the organisation’s money could run out by July The United Nations is at risk of “imminent financial collapse” due to member states not paying their fees, the body’s head has warned. António Guterres said the UN faced a financial crisis which was “deepening, threatening programme delivery”, and that money could run out by July. He wrote in…
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As Trump upends alliances, Britain says it needs a ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with Chin
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was “vital” to build a “more sophisticated relationship” with China as he made the first visit of a British leader to the country in eight years. Starmer’s four-day trip comes as he looks to mend strained ties with the world’s second biggest economy in the face of global frictions unleashed by Britain’s closest…
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Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ for nuclear deal as US military builds up in Gulf
Donald Trump has warned Iran that “time is running out” to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf. The US president said a “massive Armada” was “moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose” towards Iran, referring to a large US naval fleet. In response, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas…
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African nations now send more money to China than they receive in new loans
China’s role as a leading financier to developing nations has shifted over the past decade, with new loans to poorer countries falling sharply while debt repayments continue to rise, according to analysis released by ONE Data. The inaugural report by the ONE Data initiative found that many low- and middle-income countries — particularly in Africa — are now transferring more…
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India and EU announce landmark trade deal
The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. “We did it, we delivered the mother of all deals,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a media briefing in Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called…
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Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of US orders
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro. Rodríguez has been walking a tight-rope since being backed by the US to lead the country in the interim; balancing keeping Maduro loyalists on board at home while trying…
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As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the ‘middle powers’ face a grave new challenge
I had been asked to give a keynote speech at a conference at Columbia University’s Journalism School. It was January 2002. Two planes had been flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center months earlier and you could still feel how wounded the city felt. You could read it in the faces of New Yorkers you spoke to.…
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Zelenskiy says security guarantees document from US is 100% ready
A U.S. document on security guarantees for Ukraine is completely ready and Kyiv is waiting for a time and place for it to be signed, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, indicating that weekend talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi made some progress. “For us, security guarantees are first and foremost guarantees of security from the United States. The document…
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