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US House speaker declines request for Kenyan President to address Congress
Kenya President, Mr. William Ruto will not address a joint session of Congress in his upcoming State visit to the United States. This is after Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a request from a section of Democrat lawmakers who had asked him to invite President Ruto to make the address. In a statement on Saturday, Speaker Johnson’s deputy chief of staff…
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Trump’s youngest son Barron ‘declines’ to be RNC delegate, says Melania
Barron Trump is declining to serve as a delegate on behalf of his father at the Republican National Convention (RNC), according to his mother’s office. The Florida Republican Party announced on Wednesday that the 18-year-old would be among those selecting Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee. Reacting to what would have marked his youngest child’s political debut, the ex-president…
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US overtakes China as Germany’s biggest trading partner
After years of China being Germany’s main trading partner, the U.S. looks like it’s quietly taking that top spot as the year progresses. Combined exports and imports between Germany and the U.S. totaled 63 billion euros ($68 billion) between January and March of 2024. Meanwhile, trade between Germany and China came to just below 60 billion euros, according to CNBC…
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First Niger oil heading to China blocked in West Africa border crisis
The West African nation of Benin has blocked China’s first shipment of crude oil from Niger amid an ongoing border dispute with Niger following a coup that has put a military junta in power and shaken relations with other African nations. Oilprice.com in a report stated that China’s first imports of crude oil from Niger’s military junta arrived in Benin…
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Putin warns of global clash as Russia marks victory in WW II
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to threaten the world’s biggest nuclear power as Russia marked the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two (WW II). As Russian troops advance against Ukraine’s Western-backed forces, Putin accused “arrogant” Western elites of forgetting the…
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We are still engaged with West African juntas, says US Africom head
The US is still engaged with Niger and Chad, despite withdrawing troops from the countries, the head of the US Africa Command has told the BBC. On Wednesday, dozens of US troops left Chad after the country’s military leaders raised concerns over their presence ahead of the 6 May elections. Gen Michael Langley told the BBC it was a “temporary…
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‘Time is now’ for Israel-Hamas deal in Gaza, says Blinken
US secretary of state, Mr. Antony Blinken has told Israel and Hamas that “the time is now” for a deal to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza and free the remaining hostages held there. Blinken said a deal was on the table and Hamas should agree to it. Mediators are awaiting a response from Hamas to the latest proposal. It…
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Prince Harry, Meghan set to visit Nigeria – DHQ announces
By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced a forthcoming visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, to Nigeria in May 2024. The disclosure was made via a press statement by the DHQ on Sunday, signed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau. According to the statement, the royal couple’s visit…
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Thabo Mbeki vows to rid South Africa’s ANC of ‘rotten apples’, ‘thieves’
South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki has vowed to remove “rotten apples” and “thieves” from the governing African National Congress (ANC) party. The 81-year-old was on the campaign trail for the ANC for the first time ahead of elections in May. He made the pledge in front of cheering crowds in Soweto as the party that has governed since the…
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China attempting to influence upcoming US elections, says Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview Friday at the close of a three-day to trip to China, where…
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