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Sahel States cement alliance, turn back on ECOWAS
Niger’s Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani (C), Mali’s Col Assimi Goïta (L) and Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traoré (R) Niger’s military leader, speaking alongside the junta chiefs from Mali and Burkina Faso, declared their nations are “irrevocably” severing ties with the West African bloc, ECOWAS. Meeting for the first time to solidify their alliance, the leaders emphasized their departure from ECOWAS and…
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Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian elected Iran’s president
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian’s favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Mr Jalili polled at 44.3%. The run-off came after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of the election on 28…
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Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, source says
Israel and Hamas appear to be on the brink of a framework agreement for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations said. Israeli officials believe Hamas’ latest response will enable the two parties to enter detailed negotiations to reach an agreement, the source said. A deal, however, is still not finalized nor is it…
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UK PM Sunak to resign as prime minister and Conservative leader
Britain’s Rishi Sunak said he would meet King Charles to formally resign as prime minister on Friday and would also stand down as leader of the defeated Conservative Party after Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a landslide election victory. “I have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom…
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Germany blocks another big business deal with China
Germany has blocked the sale of a Volkswagen subsidiary to China on national security grounds, delivering a fresh blow to the already tense relationship with its biggest trading partner. MAN Energy Solutions, part of the Volkswagen Group, said in June 2023 that it planned to sell its gas turbines business to Chinese state-owned CSIC Longjiang GH Gas Turbine Co (GHGT).…
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Starmer’s Labour wins landslide
The Labour Party has secured a landslide victory in the UK election to end 14 years of Conservative rule. “We did it!” Keir Starmer, the Labour leader and incoming prime minister, said in his victory speech. “Change begins now.” Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat, saying it has been a “difficult night”. It has been an extraordinary night…
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Talks with the Taliban – no women allowed
Two days of talks between the international community and the Afghan Taliban have been productive, diplomats say. The meetings in Doha were the first to include the Taliban – whose government no country recognises – since they seized power three years ago. At the Taliban government’s insistence, no civil society representatives were in the room with the Taliban officials, meaning…
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PHOTOS: Osinbajo launches Agritech hub in Ghana, meets President Akufo-Addo
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in Accra on Thursday to launch a tech hub to promote agriculture. While in the capital city of Ghana, he met President Nana Akufo-Addo at the State House. In a post on his social media pages, Osinbajo wrote: “It was really great to spend time with my brother and friend, His Excellency…
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Hungary’s Orban urges ceasefire on Kyiv visit
Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for an unannounced visit having just taken over as rotating president of the European Union. While in Kyiv, the Hungarian prime minister said a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could speed up negotiations to end the war that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Mr Orban has been a critic of Western support…
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King Salman, Crown Prince offers condolences to King of Morocco over mother’s death
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco on the death of his mother, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. In a cable to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, King Salman expressed his deepest and sincere condolences on the death of Princess Lalla Latifa.…
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