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Zelensky says peace deal is 90% ready in New Year address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is “90% ready”, in a New Year address that largely focused on resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said the remaining 10% of the agreement to end nearly four years of conflict would “determine the fate of peace, the fate of Ukraine and Europe”. In…
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Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low
Protests and strikes in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation have spread from the capital, Tehran, to several other cities on a third day of unrest. The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar staged a strike when the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open market. Since then, videos verified…
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Rich and voiceless: How Putin has kept Russia’s billionaires on side in the war
During the war with Ukraine, the number of billionaires in Russia has reached an all-time high. But in the 25 years Vladimir Putin has been in power, Russia’s rich and powerful – known as oligarchs – have lost almost all their political influence. All this is good news for the Russian president. Western sanctions have failed to turn the uber-rich…
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UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy
The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal migrants and foreign national offenders. Ministers say the DRC has not made changes required under the toughening up of the UK’s asylum rules announced in November. Fast-track visa processes will no…
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China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan
China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 U.S. defence firms, including Boeing’s (BA.N), opens new tab St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said the United States strongly objected to the Chinese move, which freezes any assets the companies and individuals hold in China and bars domestic…
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Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says
Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, called the development “a historic moment”. Recognition by Israel could encourage other nations to follow suit, increasing the region’s diplomatic credentials…
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Pope Leo urges ‘courage’ to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
Pope Leo has urged Ukraine and Russia to find the “courage” to hold direct talks to end the war during his first Christmas remarks to crowds in St Peter’s square. He called for an end to conflicts around the world during his Urbi et Orbi address, which is traditionally delivered by the pontiff on Christmas Day to worshippers gathered in…
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US Congressman hails airstrikes in Northwest Nigeria, says first step to end killings
US Congressman, Riley Moore, has hailed recent airstrikes in North West Nigeria as a decisive move to protect Christian communities and tackle the ongoing security crisis in the country. Speaking on Friday via his X handle, Moore said the strikes, conducted in coordination with the Nigerian government, marked “just the first step to ending the slaughter of Christians and the…
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Russian forces near collapse in Kupyansk as Moscow allies concede city lost: report
Viktor Trehubov says only several dozen Russian forces remain cut off in Kupyansk with failing air supply lines Russian forces appear close to being pushed out of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, with only a small number of isolated troops remaining and even pro-Kremlin voices acknowledging the setback, according to a report. The Kyiv Post reported Thursday that Ukrainian…
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US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
President Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria. The US leader described IS as ” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”. Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”, while the US Africa Command (Africom) later reported that…
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