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King Charles ‘very unwell’…as Palace reportedly begins planning monarch’s funeral
While multiple sources have said King Charles is optimistic about his health, it has been claimed the monarch’s condition is dire and funeral plans are underway. A source has claimed Buckingham Palace has actively been preparing for King Charles’ funeral amid bombshell allegations the monarch’s health is rapidly deteriorating. Buckingham Palace announced in February that King Charles had been diagnosed…
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China warns US not to step on its ‘red lines’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has cautioned his US counterpart Antony Blinken against stepping on China’s “red lines” at a meeting between the two countries’ top diplomats in Beijing. Wang acknowledged the China-US relationship was beginning to stabilise, but said it was still being tested by “negative factors”. After meeting China’s President Xi Jinping, Mr Blinken stressed the need to…
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If Israel attacks Iranian territory, all of Israel will be ruined – Iran’s president
According to Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, any Israeli attack on Iranian soil has the potential to completely upend the “Zionist regime” and leave it in ruins. According to the official IRNA news agency, Raisi commenced a three-day visit to Pakistan on Monday and committed to increasing trade between the two countries to $10 billion annually. In the wake of this…
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Kenyan authorities apprehend Binance executive who fled Nigeria
The Kenya Police Service has taken into custody the fleeing executive from Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, and the International Criminal Police Organization is working to extradite him to Nigeria later this week. Government sources who are familiar with the case but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the topic, confirmed the development to the…
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Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in the coming week as the President Joe Biden administration tries to ensure that the US-China relationship stays the course, even as the US expresses strong concerns about China’s support for Russia, accordiing to a report by CNN. This is Blinken’s second trip to the country as top US diplomat. He…
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger
The United States will withdraw its soldiers from Niger as the West African nation is increasingly turning to Russia and away from Western powers. The US Department of State agreed to pull out about 1,000 troops from the country that has been under military rule since July 2023, US media reported late on Friday. he US built a military base…
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Iran’s military response will be ‘immediate if Israel attacks, says foreign minister
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has disclosed that its country will response once Israel takes any further military action, stressing that its action would “immediate and at a maximum level”, as fears rise of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. “In case the Israeli regime embarks on adventurism again and takes action against the interests of Iran,…
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Algeria signs Hosting agreement for Intra-African Trade Fair 2025
The Host Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) took place in Algiers on 15 April 2024. The Ceremony, which was hosted by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat, and the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, paves the way for the fourth edition of the…
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German chancellor urges Xi Jinping to press Russia to end Ukraine war
Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said he has urged Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its “senseless” war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president has agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland. A report by theGuardian stated that Scholz said after a meeting with Xi in Beijing recently that “China’s word carries weight in Russia”. “I have therefore…
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UK’s wealth not from white privilege, colonialism, says Kemi Badenoch
The business and trade minister, United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, has hinted that it would be wrong to attribute the UK’s wealth and economic success to its colonial history or racial privilege Addressing financial services bosses at TheCityUK’s international conference in London, the business secretary said the UK’s past exploitation and oppression of other countries and groups of people could not…
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