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France’s Prime Minister resigns after less than a month on the job
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned Monday just hours after he unveiled his new cabinet, in a shock move that plunged the country further into political crisis. The prime minister – a key ally of embattled French President Emmanuel Macron – had not even been in office for four weeks, meaning he departs with the ignominious distinction of being the…
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Hamas response to US Gaza plan is significant – but there are key omissions
Hamas agreeing to release the remaining hostages, albeit subject to negotiations and certain conditions being met, will give real hope to the family members in Israel who have been desperate for this kind of news for a very long time. In its statement responding to the US peace proposal, the group agreed to “release all Israeli prisoners, both living and…
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Trump issues Sunday ultimatum for Hamas to accept Gaza plan
United States President Donald Trump has issued a weekend ultimatum for Hamas to accept his 20-point plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel’s war on the territory grinds on. On Friday, the Republican leader took to his social media platform Truth Social to denounce Hamas as a “ruthless and violent threat” and to pressure it to accept his proposal.…
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BREAKING: Mullally becomes first woman to be Archbishop of Canterbury
The Church of England has named Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to occupy the office in the more than 1,400 year history of the Anglican Communion. Mullally, who has been serving as Bishop of London since 2018, emerged the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury following the approval of the Crown Nominations…
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Putin warns of harsh response to ‘Europe’s militarisation’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged a “significant” response to “Europe’s militarisation” and says the hysteria around his country potentially attacking NATO is “nonsense”. “They can’t believe what they’re saying, that Russia is going to attack NATO,” he said on Thursday at a foreign policy forum in the southern resort city of Sochi. “They’re either incredibly incompetent if they truly…
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2 dead in stabbing attack near Manchester synagogue; suspect shot and ‘believed’ dead, UK police say
At least two people were killed when a man drove a vehicle toward a crowd of people and launched a stabbing attack near a synagogue in Manchester, a northern British city, on Thursday, according to police. A third person, who police said was “a man believed to be the offender,” was shot by responding police officers and is believed to…
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South African ambassador had faced corruption claims before he was found dead at foot of Paris hotel
French prosecutors are piecing together clues over the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa. Early findings, authorities said, suggest Mthethwa had apparently fallen from a high-rise Paris hotel on Monday, hours after sending a “disturbing message” to his wife that he planned to kill himself. Who was Mthethwa?Mthethwa, 58, began serving as South Africa’s envoy…
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DR Congo’s ex-President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia. Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi, who presided over the military tribunal, said on Tuesday that Kabila was convicted of various crimes, including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection. “In applying Article 7 of the Military…
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South African ambassador found dead outside Paris hotel
South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high-rise building was forced open, prosecutors said. Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, usually known as Nathi Mthethwa, had “reserved a room on the 22nd floor whose secured window had been forced open”, the…
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Israeli PM Netanyahu apologises to Qatar over Doha attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Qatar for the killing of a Qatari citizen during an unprecedented Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha this month, which drew global condemnation. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received the apology on Monday in a joint call from United States President Donald Trump and Netanyahu…
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