Global peace
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett called tariffs “an act of war, to some degree” when asked about President Donald Trump’s plans for goods from other countries. Trump’s 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% on Chinese imports, took effect Tuesday. During an interview with CBS News televised Sunday, Buffett was asked about the…
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US President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first officially acknowledged conversation between Putin and a US president since early 2022. Trump, who has promised to end the war but has not yet set out in public…
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Russia’s ties with North Korea, Iran and China “threaten peace” around the world, NATO chief Mark Rutte has said. In a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, the secretary-general said Russia was continuing its “onslaught against Ukraine”, all the while “drawing ever closer to its allies – China, Iran and North Korea”. “After delivering…
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The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the country would use all offensive forces, including nuclear weapons, if enemies attempt to use armed forces encroaching upon the DPRK sovereignty, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea…
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Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman says there has been “no change” in the UK’s position on Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia’s borders. Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to use the missiles to attack targets deep inside Russia that could speed up the end of the war. But Britain, along with other Western governments, have so far…
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A major prisoner exchange between Russia, the US and four European countries is under way in Ankara, the Turkish presidency has confirmed. Three US citizens imprisoned in Russia – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva – are thought to be among those being released.…
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The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on influential international parties to intervene and press for defusing the tension in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. In a statement, the ministry condemned the Israeli military operation in the city that resulted in Israeli control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.…
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Spain, the EU, the UK and Gibraltar achieved “significant progress” on a deal that will define the post-Brexit future of Gibraltar on Friday, according to a joint statement. In a highly anticipated meeting, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares in Brussels to negotiate the issue that has been…
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The Spanish prime minister has called Israel’s military actions in Gaza a threat to world stability, the Times of Israel reports. Speaking to the Spanish congress, Pedro Sanchez said Israel’s response was “disproportionate” and risks “destabilising the Middle East, and as a consequence, the entire world”. Recognising a Palestinian state was “in Europe’s geopolitical interests”,…
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An explosion at the al Ahli hospital in Gaza on Tuesday killed many – officials linked to Hamas said up to 471 were killed. This latest round of fighting has inflamed anger and violence well beyond the confines of the Israel/Hamas conflict. The Israelis insist they have evidence which suggests that the damage was not inflicted…
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Two Russian strategic bombers have carried out a seven-hour flight over the Sea of Japan, accompanied by Su-35 fighter jets, Russia’s defence ministry has said. The flight was “carried out in strict accordance with international rules for using airspace,” Sergei Kobylash, a long-range aviation commander, said. “Long-range aviation pilots regularly carry out flights over the…
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The Head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said the talks with the Sudanese army chief in Ireland’s Shannon airport dwelt on Russian support to illegal armed groups. “I am grateful for Sudan’s consistent support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Ukrainian…
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Saudi Arabia has called for a just solution to the Palestinian cause to guarantee security in the Middle East region. “The security of the Middle East region necessitates the expedited pursuit of a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue,” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said in a speech to the 78th session…
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Ukraine today said dozens including senior Russian navy commanders died or were injured when it staged a missile attack on Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol a day earlier. Ukraine struck the headquarters yesterday, sparking a huge fire. “The details of the attack will be revealed as soon as possible…
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Yes, you read it right. Didier Drogba, a Chelsea forward, who used to play for Galatasaray and is the team captain and star striker for the Ivory Coast national football team, ended Ivory Coast’s civil war. For five years (2002-2007) in the Ivory Coast, the northern region was held by the rebels and the southern was…
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that tensions between Ukraine, whose dispute with Poland over grain imports has extended to military aid, will increase with other European states over time. “We see that there are certain tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv, we predict that these tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv will increase,” he told…
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