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Uganda military chief threatens to attack Congo town

18-02-2025 NAIROBI: Uganda will attack the town of Bunia in neighboring eastern Congo unless “all forces” there surrender their arms within 24 hours, the chief of Ugandan defence forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said in a post on X on Saturday. Kainerugaba, who has a history of posting provocative comments on …

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Netanyahu praises Trump’s ‘bold vision’ for Gaza

18-02-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister has said he is working to make US President Donald Trump’s plan to remove and resettle Gaza’s population “a reality”. Benjamin Netanyahu said he was co-operating with the US on a “common strategy” for the Palestinian territory after a meeting with US Secretary of State …

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Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

18-02-2025 KINSHASA: Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor’s office. Some people lined the streets to clap and cheer the fighters as they marched and drove into the city centre without resistance. It is the second city …

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Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks

18-02-2025 KYIV: Kyiv has not been invited to talks between the US and Russia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian government source has told media. The US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg had said Kyiv would be involved in Monday’s talks in Saudi Arabia, but …

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Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference

18-02-2025 MUNICH: A series of US declarations rocked last week’s Munich Security Conference and caused discord among the European politicians in attendance. Now US and Russian officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia next week to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. However, Ukraine and European politicians …

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