Wadh Kassim
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Trump Tariffs Stay in Place for Now After Appellate Ruling
US President Donald Trump celebrated a temporary reprieve for his aggressive tariff strategy on Thursday, with an appeals court preserving his sweeping import duties on China and other trading partners — for now.
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Mauritania’s Sidi Oulad Tah Elected as Africa’s New ‘Super Banker’ Succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina
Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday elected to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and tackle the withdrawal of US financing from the institution.
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Meloni, Macron to Meet in Rome in Possible Reconciliation
The far-right Italian prime minister will host a one-on-one meeting next Tuesday evening with the French president, in what Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper called a “turning point summit”.
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Zelensky Proposes Three-way Meeting with Trump, Putin
The Ukrainian leader had previously appeared to express frustration at Washington for not having announced fresh sanctions on Moscow after Russia rejected a coordinated Western appeal for an immediate ceasefire.
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European Countries That Allow Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers approved in November 2024, in a first vote on the issue, the legalisation of assisted dying for adults with an incurable illness who have a life expectancy of fewer than six months and…
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Uganda LGBTQ Community in ‘Climate of Fear’ Since Anti-gay Law: HRW
HRW said in the report that police had “harassed, extorted and arbitrarily arrested and detained people on the basis of their perceived or real sexual orientation or gender identity”.
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Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s Right to Enroll Foreign Students
Harvard, which has sued the US government over a separate raft of punitive measures, fired back at the Trump administration’s move, calling it “unlawful.”
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US Supreme Court Weighs Judicial Checks on Trump with Birthright Case
Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship has been paused by district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state who deemed it unconstitutional.
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UK Unemployment Hits Highest Since 2021
Analysts said the data would likely see the Bank of England cut its key interest rate a further two times this year, having reduced borrowing costs twice already in 2025.
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Nissan Posts $4.5 Billion Annual Net Loss, Says to Cut 20,000 Jobs
Nissan reported a net loss of 671 billion yen for 2024-25 but did not issue a net profit forecast for the financial year that began in April. It did say, however, that it expects sales…
