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04-03-2025 LOS ANGELES (Expect surprises at the 97th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, with fierce competition in top categories like Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Picture. The musical Emilia Perez leads the pack with a total of 13 Oscar nominations, while the period drama The Brutalist and the …

04-03-2025 LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer has announced a £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine, following a summit of European leaders in London. The prime minister also announced “a number” of allies had signed up to a “coalition of the willing”, alongside France’s President Emmanuel Macron, prepared to commit troops to the …

04-03-2025 KINSHASA: The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to pass them off as newly-captured rebels linked to the Rwandan genocide. It comes after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo said they had captured fighters …

03-03-2025 LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in …

03-03-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza as it demands Hamas agree to a US plan for a ceasefire extension. The first phase of a truce deal mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US expired on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s …

03-03-2025 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump on Saturday and called for calm in an interview following Friday’s clash between the US and Ukrainian leaders at the White House. The French presidency said Macron had also spoken to British Prime …

03-03-2025 WINDHOEK: African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country’s “founding father” Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military occupation by South Africa’s racist white minority government. Dignitaries including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, former President Thabo Mbeki and ex-Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete …

03-03-2025 ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister will reiterate at Sunday’s meeting of European leaders in London an offer from Ankara to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday. NATO-member Turkey hosted initial talks between the sides’ months after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, …

03-03-2025 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Israel will adopt the proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire. …

03-03-2025 NIS, Serbia: Tens of thousands of people flocked to the southern town of Nis on Saturday to commemorate victims of a railway station disaster and take part in a student-led protest that has become the biggest threat yet to the Serbian president’s grip on power. Mass demonstrations have gathered …