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No ceasefire, no deal. What summit means for Trump, Putin and Ukraine
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left Alaska without reaching an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine. After an almost three-hour meeting, the leaders delivered a joint statement to the media before leaving without taking questions. Trump said that he and Vladimir Putin made “some great progress”, but with little details about what that might…
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Trump, Putin end short summit without ceasefire deal in Ukraine
Warm welcome for Russia’s Putin at meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, but no deal on ending Ukraine war. US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended in Alaska without a deal on halting Moscow’s war on Ukraine, but it did give the Russian president a “diplomatic win” after years of being shunned by the West,…
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South Africa row over army chief’s pro-Iran comments
South Africa’s army chief has been criticised after he reportedly pledged military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to the country. Members of South Africa’s governing coalition have accused General Rudzani Maphwanya of “reckless grandstanding”, while President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed he would meet the general to discuss his “ill-advised” trip. The row comes as South Africa navigates…
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Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts and floats potential nuclear deal at Alaska summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska. In his first public comments since US President Donald Trump announced the Alaska summit, Putin on Thursday chaired a meeting of senior Russian…
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Netanyahu sends message to people of Iran as country faces water crisis
Iran is facing an intense water crisis, but help could soon come from an unlikely source – provided the “tyrants” are out of power. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a message to the people of Iran just days after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned against excessive water usage, saying the country is on the brink of severe shortages. Iran…
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Macron admits French repression in Cameroon’s independence struggle
French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country’s forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation’s struggle for independence. It followed a joint report by Cameroonian and French historians examining France’s suppression of independence movements from 1945 to 1971. In a letter to Cameroon’s President Paul Biya made public on Tuesday, Macron said the…
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US approves $346m precision weapons sale to Nigeria
The United States has approved a potential sale of ammunition, precision bombs, and rockets to Nigeria, valued at an estimated $346 million. In a statement on Wednesday, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Nigeria requested to purchase 1,002 MK-82 general-purpose 500lb bombs, 1,002 MXU-650 Air Foil Groups, 5,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II high-explosive warheads, MK66-4 rocket motors,…
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Europeans fear being a footnote in history as Putin looks to strike deal with Trump
Not for the first time, European capitals are gripped with apprehension that Russian President Vladimir Putin will surgically divide the transatlantic alliance as well as get everything he wants in Ukraine. Ahead of the suddenly announced summit in Alaska on Friday between Putin and US President Donald Trump, one European diplomat, who declined to be named as they were not…
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Putin ally warns ‘titanic efforts’ are underway to sink Trump summit over Ukraine war
A senior member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle warned that multiple countries are mounting “titanic efforts” to undermine the upcoming summit between the Russian leader and U.S. President Donald Trump. The two leaders are scheduled to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15, though Trump’s announcement, made via a Truth Social post on Friday, offered few additional details about…
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Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Five Al Jazeera journalists including prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said. Al-Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were in a tent for journalists at the hospital’s main gate when it was struck, Al Jazeera reported. The…
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