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African Union leaders convene for summit in Ethiopia

By Anadolu Agency The African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began on Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, bringing together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace and security, economic integration, and institutional reforms. The two-day summit will see African leaders deliberate on the state of peace and security, the African

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At least 20 injured after car drives into Munich crowd

Police takes pictures of a car which drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025, injuring several people. Photographer Wolfgang Rattay By Reuters At least 20 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, police said, as the southern German city prepares for a top-level security conference

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Egypt’s President Sisi to not attend any White House talks if Gaza displacement on agenda, Egyptian sources say

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on October 23, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not travel to Washington for talks at the White House if the agenda includes U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to displace

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French president pushes back on Trump’s Gaza deportation plan, demands respect for Palestinians

By Anadolu Agency French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s reported plans for the mass deportation of Gazans. Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, Macron said: “You cannot say to 2 million people, ‘okay, now guess what? You will move’,” emphasizing that this is not a matter of

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Trump’s Gaza plan is ‘scandal,’ ‘unacceptable,’ German Chancellor Scholz says

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday strongly criticized US President Donald Trump for suggesting that Palestinians be relocated from Gaza, calling it a “scandal” and an “appalling” idea that violates international law. “It’s a scandal and an appalling idea, especially now as we can see the incredible destruction caused there,” Scholz said

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‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s immigration offer

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. Photographer Kent Nishimura/File Photo By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to “tackle the injustices” of

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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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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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