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Protests greet Macron on Africa tour, Burkina Faso scraps military pact
Mar 03, 2023 02:38French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a tour of Africa with a message that France is not after meddling, but the visit revived old colonial wounds, sparking protests.
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Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorist attack as troops close in on Bakhmut
Mar 02, 2023 14:20President Vladimir Putin says a Ukrainian sabotage group has carried out a "terrorist attack" in a southern border region amid Russian forces closing in on the city of Bakhmut.
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Macron launches Africa tour amid rising anti-France sentiments
Mar 02, 2023 14:14French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a tour of Africa with a message that France is not after meddling, but he faced a
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Russia, China censure Western ‘blackmail, threats’ against other countries
Mar 02, 2023 13:38At a G20 meeting, Russia and China have denounced the West for imposing what they called its unilateral approaches by means of “blackmail and threats” against other countries.
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Finland forges ahead to join NATO after parliament approves its accession
Mar 02, 2023 10:47Finland has edged closer to joining NATO after its parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation necessary for allowing the country to be a member of the transatlantic military alliance and Hungary’s ruling party said it would support the bid.
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Russian diplomat says no ‘strategic stability dialog’ with US in near term
Mar 02, 2023 10:44Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov says Moscow will not engage in strategic stability negotiations with Washington in the foreseeable future, since the US is openly taking “hostile steps” against the country.
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US approves more arms sales to Taiwan, including missiles for F-16 jets
Mar 02, 2023 05:06The United States has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including hundreds of missiles for F-16 fighter jets, in yet another move that would likely infuriate Beijing.
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US House empowers Biden to ban TikTok and other Chinese businesses
Mar 02, 2023 04:57The US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and its parent, ByteDance, among other Chinese-owned businesses.
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‘Complicit in piracy’: Cuba slams US for granting asylum to pilot of stolen plane
Mar 02, 2023 04:46Cuban authorities have charged the US government with being “complicit in piracy” for granting political asylum to a pilot who fled to the United States on a stolen plane last October.
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Sea rescuers accuse German government of obstructing humanitarian work
Mar 01, 2023 11:16Sea rescue organizations in Germany have accused Berlin of hindering their work by making safety regulations stricter for smaller vessels used in life-saving operations in the Mediterranean Sea.