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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Westerners on Thursday of Vladimir Putin's real intentions and called for Russia to be “stopped” before anything else, despite Donald Trump's assurances that the Russian president “wants peace”. The Europeans, shocked by the announcement of a first telephone ...
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world. Modi, only the fourth world leader to visit the White House since Trump's return, ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a proposal for reciprocal tariffs targeting countries that impose duties on U.S. imports, according to Reuters. This measure, which could take effect in the coming weeks, is part of his administration's protectionist policy aimed at strengthening economic and national security. "Today is a great ...
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US defence chief Pete Hegseth issued a call Thursday to "make NATO great again" -- urging European countries to spend more on defence with a twist on Donald Trump's trademark slogan. Meeting NATO partners the day after Trump revealed plans to start peace talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the Pentagon head said Washington remained committed to ...
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Elon Musk is targeting the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), an organization funded by the U.S. Congress since 1983 to support democracy abroad. He accuses the organization of corruption and calls for its dissolution. Since these statements, the NED has been unable to access its U.S. Treasury funds, putting many beneficiary organizations at ...
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Hamas must release three living hostages on Saturday under the terms of the ongoing Gaza truce deal or Israel will return to war in the Palestinian territory, an Israeli government spokesman said Thursday. The ceasefire "framework makes clear that three live hostages must be released by Hamas terrorists on Saturday", spokesman David Mencer told ...
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An Afghan asylum seeker was arrested after a suspected car ramming attack injured at least 28 people in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, police said. The incident comes on the eve of a high-profile international conference in Munich and amid an election campaign in which immigration and security have been key issues after a spate ...
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The UK plans to ease sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, under a new plan announced by the government on Thursday. Still weighed down by heavy international sanctions, the new Syrian government is aiming to persuade Western capitals that the jihadist origins of the rebels that toppled Assad, after 14 years in charge, are ...
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Russians were cautiously upbeat after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday, praising it as a "first step" towards repairing ruptured ties between the two nuclear-armed superpowers. In the first presidential contact between Moscow and Washington in three years, Trump said the pair agreed to "immediately" kick off talks on ...
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China began construction last year on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardizing its goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published on Thursday. The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change but is also a renewable energy ...
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The DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency, is a new initiative launched by US President Donald Trump. Led by Elon Musk, this advisory body aims to significantly reduce public spending and reform the US federal administration. Presented as a revolution in government management, the DOGE generates both enthusiasm and questions regarding its ...
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Thursday it was committed to the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, as negotiators push to overcome an impasse regarding the implementation of the agreement. "We are keen to implement it (the ceasefire) and oblige the occupation to fully abide by it. Mediators are pressuring (Israel) to complete the full ...