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Netanyahu calls for end to attacks on Christians in Nigeria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks on Christians in Nigeria has to come to an end. Netanyahu’s stance formed part of his Christmas message late Wednesday night to Christians around the world. Judaism, Israel’s main religion, and Christianity are deeply linked Abrahamic faiths sharing roots in ancient Israel. However, while Christians view Jesus as the Messiah, Jews await his…
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Ukraine’s Zelensky offers peace concessions – and puts the ball in Putin’s court
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled new willingness to make concessions on several key negotiating points that have threatened to stall a nascent peace process with Moscow, effectively putting the ball in Russia’s court. In an unusually candid and wide-ranging meeting with reporters Tuesday, Zelensky gave new details about a 20-point plan that he described as “a foundational document on ending…
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Israel extends order allowing closure of foreign broadcasters
Israel’s parliament has extended an order allowing the government to shut down foreign broadcasters operating in the country. The legislation, passed by 22 votes to 10, expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a threat to national security. It allows the government for the next two years to cease operations of a foreign outlet…
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Thousands fleeing DR Congo violence face ‘dire conditions’ in Burundi – aid agencies
The nearly 90,000 refugees who fled to Burundi after the recent escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face dire conditions in cramped camps with limited access to food and water, aid agencies say. Congolese M23 rebels recently captured the city of Uvira, near the Burundi border, and the fighting forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. The…
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Israeli government approves controversial closure of Army Radio after 75 years
The Israeli government has approved the closure of the country’s Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting, in a move that shutters one of Israel’s oldest media institutions amid growing concerns over press freedom. Under the proposal, introduced by Defense Minister Israel Katz, the station, known as Galei Tzahal, will cease operations on March 1. The resolution passed unanimously Monday despite…
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Ghana official rejects ‘Detty December’ label
Detty December, a popular term for Ghana and Nigeria’s end-of-year party season, can have “negative connotations”, Ghana’s official for diaspora affairs has said, adding that he does not want the label linked with his country. “On a personal level I don’t want the word ‘detty’ to be associated with anything Ghana… that’s something I’m not very comfortable with,” Kofi Okyere-Darko…
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In global diplomatic shake-up, Trump recalls US Ambassador to Nigeria
As part of a significant global diplomatic realignment, President Donald Trump has recalled the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., in a wide-ranging reshuffle affecting nearly 30 ambassadorial and senior embassy positions worldwide. The move reflects the administration’s efforts to align US diplomatic representation with its “America First” policy priorities. The US State Department confirmed that chiefs of…
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Trump’s team reports concrete progress in Ukraine peace negotiations with European partners
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said talks in Florida between American, Ukrainian and European officials have produced concrete progress toward a structured peace framework, fueling signs that negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine may be entering a decisive phase. “Over the last three days in Florida, the Ukrainian delegation held a series of productive and constructive meetings with American…
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Israeli truce violations making Gaza peace efforts ‘incredibly difficult’
Israel’s repeated violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement are “creating major risks for transitioning to the second phase”, Turkiye’s foreign minister has said, as he joined diplomats from the United States, Egypt and Qatar in the US city of Miami to review the first phase of the agreement reached in October. “The ongoing violations by Israel, in particular, are making…
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Neither Russia nor France: One West African country walks a diplomatic
Faure Gnassingbé is cultivating a range of sometimes opposing alliances While some West African nations are choosing to cement old ties with France and others cultivate a new relationship with Russia, one country is trying to have the best of both worlds. As the 7 December attempted military coup in Benin collapsed, the rebels’ leader, Lt Col Pascal Tigri, made…
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