African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit

Democratic Republic of Congo’s first female Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka attends a joint summit by delegates from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) to discuss the conflict in eastern Congo, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 8, 2025. Photographer Emmanuel Herman By Reuters Leaders at an unprecedented joint

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Trudeau warns Trump’s talk of making Canada 51st state is ‘real’: Report

By Anadolu Agency Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that US President Donald Trump’s talk annexing Canada is not just rhetoric but a serious matter tied to American interest in country’s vast natural resources, a report said Friday. According to Toronto Star, Trudeau argued during a closed-door meeting with business and union leaders that Trump’s interest

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Xi holds talks with Brunei’s Sultan

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2025. Xi held talks with Hassanal, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday. Photographer Huang Jingwen By Xinhua News Agency Chinese

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Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh’s family money laundering project has reached a critical point

File Photo/Somali Times It has long been that positions in the Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh’s family are being sought to quickly make money, with Mogadishu being the easiest place to do so, where there are no conscious citizens who can say “no” to those who are constantly thinking about how to get their money

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German President Steinmeier says Trump’s plan to take over Gaza ’unacceptable’

By Anadolu Agency German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier strongly criticized US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his plan to “take over” Gaza and permanently resettle its Palestinian population in other countries. “A solution that disregards or even violates international law is unacceptable,” Steinmeier said during his visit to Ankara. He expressed his doubt about the

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Trump says he wants U.S. to take over Gaza Strip

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Feb. 4, 2025. Trump met with Netanyahu here on Tuesday. Photographer Xinhua/Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will take

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About 10 people killed in attack at Swedish school for adults, gunman believed among dead

Emergency personnel and police officers work at the adult education center Campus Risbergska school after a shooting attack in Orebro, Sweden, February 4, 2025. TT News Agency/Kicki Nilsson via Reuters By Reuters Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre on Tuesday, Swedish police said, marking the country’s deadliest attack

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US foreign aid contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos

Passengers rest in the waiting room as an one of the blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development is seen, at central railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2022. Photographer Gleb Garanich/File Photo By Reuters President Donald Trump’s overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and

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Trump says he wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for further aid

By Anadolu Agency President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine should provide the US with its rare earth minerals in exchange for Washington’s continued support in the war against Russia. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said Washington and Kyiv are engaged in ongoing talks over the matter, adding: “We’re actually working some

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Wall Street drops as Trump’s tariffs hit markets worldwide; Dow down 233 points

Financial Markets. Photographer Seth Wenig By The Associated Press Worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting U.S. stocks Monday as financial markets worldwide drop on concerns about a potential trade war. The S&P 500 was down 1% in morning trading following worse losses for stock markets across Asia and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial

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