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US envoy says Ukraine peace deal is close but Moscow says it wants radical changes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was “really close” and depended on resolving just two major issues but the Kremlin said there had to be radical changes to some of the U.S. proposals. Trump, who says he wants to be remembered as a “peacemaker” president, says that ending Europe’s deadliest conflict…
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Hamas willing to discuss ‘freezing or storing’ weapons, senior official says, amid concerns over ceasefire
Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that the nascent ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group could collapse. Speaking to the Associated Press in Qatar on Sunday, Bassem Naim said that Hamas is “very open minded” about what to do with its remaining weaponry. The US-brokered ceasefire…
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ECOWAS orders immediate deployment of standby force to Benin Republic
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the immediate deployment of elements of its regional Standby Force to the Republic of Benin. The directive, announced in a statement issued on Sunday, is aimed at strengthening security in the country amid rising concerns over terrorist threats and cross-border instability linked to the Sahel region. The Commission said the…
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BREAKING: Patrice Talon safe, army regaining control- Benin Republic Presidency
The Benin Republic presidency says Patrice Talon is safe and the “regular” army is regaining control, after a group of soldiers announced a coup early Sunday. “This is a small group of people who only control the television. The regular army is regaining control. The city and the country are completely secure,” his office told AFP. The presidency dismissed the…
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BREAKING: Benin soldiers announce coup, declare President Patrice Talon removed from office
A group of military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, who is due to step down next April after 10 years in power. Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), said on state television that they had met and decided that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of…
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President Trump wins inaugural FIFA Peace Prize
United States President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The award has been introduced this year by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, designated for a person who has “taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace” and “united people across the world”. It was widely expected that Trump, who arrived at…
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Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived for a two-day visit to India, where he was embraced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of an annual summit held by both countries. Delhi and Moscow are expected to sign a number of deals during the visit, which comes months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil. It…
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Kremlin signals no Ukraine breakthrough after Putin talks with US
Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s senior negotiator appear to have failed to produce a breakthrough on securing a Ukraine peace deal. A Kremlin spokesman said the Moscow meeting was “constructive”, but parts of the plan remained unacceptable to Russia. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attended the talks…
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Ahead of US meeting, Putin warns Russia is ready if Europe ‘wants to fight’
President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia is ready to fight a war if Europe seeks one and claimed European countries are trying to make changes in President Donald Trump’s proposal on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, ahead of his high-stakes meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday. “We can clearly see that these changes are aimed…
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Israeli PM Netanyahu requests pardon in ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing it was in the “public interest.” In a letter addressed to President Isaac Herzog, Netanyahu wrote that his trial has become “a focal point of fierce controversy” for which he bears “broad public and more responsibility, with an understanding of the overall ramifications of these…
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