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Italy’s Meloni plays down G7 abortion row
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says a suspected row over the absence of the word “abortion” in a G7 statement has been blown out of proportion. She issued the response after a commitment made last year by G7 nations to address access to “safe and legal abortion” was left out of the final statement at this year’s summit in Italy.…
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World leaders in summit to flesh out Ukraine peace proposal
World leaders at the Ukraine summit for peace in Switzerland are exploring ways of ensuring the security of nuclear sites and of Ukraine’s food exports, according to a report by BBC. The report stated that the world leaders are seeking to adopt a final communique which blames the war’s widespread suffering and destruction firmly on Russia, which Kyiv would regard…
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Kate Middleton makes first appearance in months for Trooping the Colour
Kate Middleton has been seen for the first time this year as she attends Trooping the Colour. She was photographed in the back of a car while being driven with Prince William to Buckingham Palace. The Princess of Wales hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas Day of last year as she underwent planned abdominal surgery before then starting cancer treatment. Yesterday she…
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Russia shuts down dollar, euro trading after sweeping US sanctions
Russia’s central exchange has barred dollar and euro trading, spelling an end to a market that’s been open since the Cold War. Trades were halted Thursday on the Moscow Exchange after it became one of many targets of an expansive new US sanctions package. Also targeted were Russia’s National Clearing Center and the National Settlement Depository, which similarly facilitate the…
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Putin demands more land to end Ukraine war
President Vladimir Putin said Russia will only end its war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO – terms Kyiv immediately dismissed as a “complete sham” and “offensive to common sense.” Speaking Friday ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not been invited,…
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Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president
South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. In his victory speech, Mr Ramaphosa hailed the new coalition, and said voters expected the leaders…
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Putin says Ukraine must withdraw troops, end NATO bid for peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would only halt its offensive on Ukraine if Kyiv effectively surrenders by pulling its troops out of the east and south and dropping its bid for NATO membership. Ukraine immediately rejected Putin’s hardline “conditions” to halt the full-scale military offensive that he launched in February 2022, with Kyiv trying to corral international…
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Tesla investors back $56bn Musk pay deal
Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas, according to a report by BBC. The deal was blocked earlier this year by a judge in Delaware over concerns it was unfair to shareholders. The vote is a victory for the multi-billionaire, who had campaigned…
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IFP agrees to join SA unity government
The leader of South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says his party has agreed to form part of a government of national unity that includes the African National Congress (ANC) and the biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). Velenkosini Hlabisa told reporters at a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday: “The only options were to become part of the…
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Zuma’s party in bid to block SA’s newly elected national assembly meeting
The party led by South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has asked the country’s highest court to stop the newly elected national assembly from sitting for the first time on Friday, according to a report by BBC. It is a key date because that is when members of parliament are due to vote for the country’s president. But Mr Zuma’s…
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