Politics
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Outsider elected to head AU commission
Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, who was elected…
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BRICS summit planned for July in Rio
Leaders of the countries known as BRICS will hold a summit in Rio de Janeiro in July, the current chair…
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Zelensky calls for European army
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers…
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Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap
Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest…
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Zelensky warns US not to cut Ukraine, Europe out of talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned the United States not to strike a deal with Russia “behind our backs”,…
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Trump picks Paul Kapur to succeed Donald Lu as South Asia envoy
US President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security and nuclear issues, as Assistant Secretary…
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Vance tells Zelensky US wants ‘lasting’ peace
US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a “lasting” peace as he held a first…
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Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan
Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald…
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Zelensky sets out condition for talks with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the only Russian official he was prepared to talk to was President…
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Mexico threatens to sue Google
Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of…
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