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Orban reveals condition for backing new EU Ukraine aid

The Hungarian leader wants the bloc to dole out annual payments to Kiev rather than a €50 billion windfall ...

West asking countries to secretly send Russian weapons to Ukraine – Lavrov

States that acquire arms from Russia have no right to donate them without Moscow’s approval, the foreign minister stressed ...

Ukraine to teach troops to speak Ukrainian

Many of Kiev’s soldiers reportedly continue to use Russian despite efforts by the authorities to crack down ...

African country becomes top oyster supplier to Russia – data

Namibia accounted for more than 40% of Russian imports of the delicacy in 2023, according to official data ...

African nation criticizes move by neighbors to leave regional bloc

Nigeria claims that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s decision to quit ECOWAS was not made in good faith ...

Biden wants Taylor Swift to sing for him – NYT

The global pop superstar publicly backed the US leader’s election campaign in 2020 ...

NATO chief sets out how to secure lasting peace in Ukraine

More weapons and ammunition to Kiev is the “path to peace,” according to the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ...

Lavrov blasts ‘absurd’ claims that Russia will attack NATO

Moscow is only trying to eliminate “historical injustice” by fighting Ukraine, the foreign minister said ...

EU agrees to tap profits from frozen Russian assets

The bloc had been debating directing the income generated by the reserves to Ukraine for more than a year ...

New Delhi to hold tech giants accountable for deepfakes – minister

The Indian government is wary of AI’s potential to stir up problems, a senior figure has told the Financial Times ...

West African bloc will suffer after exit by coup leaders – Nigerian lawyer

ECOWAS will be worse off after the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Daniel Bwala has told RT ...

BRICS’ share in global economy overtakes G7 – Russian central bank

Following the addition of new members, the group now accounts for 35% of the world’s GDP in PPP terms, Elvira Nabiullina has said ...

Pope responds to African protests against gay blessings

Catholic bishops in Africa have rejected a recent Vatican declaration allowing extra-liturgical blessings for same-sex couples ...

Indian Navy rescues Pakistani crew from pirates

In its second operation in 36 hours, the INS Sumitra warship thwarted a piracy attempt off the east coast of Somalia ...

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