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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 10:03:39

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The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was the culmination of a yearlong period of talks. The departures were the first of its kind in the bloc's 50-year historys. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso created alliance known as Alliance of Sahel States. The three severed military ties with longstanding Western partners, including the United States and France. ECOWAS has attempted to ease tensions with the AES. There will likely be fewer investments in the three countries, says Renaissance Capital chief economist Charlie Robertson. There will also likely be more investments in these countries, which are among the region's poorest.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 11:29:23

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Gerald Flynn, a reporter with U.S.-based conservation news website Mongabay, was denied reentry into Cambodia. He claimed to be an electrician on his original visa application but instead worked as a journalist. But he called the claim “bizarre," noting that the blacklisting came days after he had been featured in a documentary scrutinizing Cambodia's carbon offsetting projects. State Department says it is “deeply troubled” by his arrest. In December, another journalist, Chhoeung Chheng, was shot and killed while reporting on the transport of illegally cut timber in Siem Reap province. The Committee to Protect Journalists said the slaying showed the “grave danger environmental reporters face in Cambodia”

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 13:38:37

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Witnesses of Sweden's worst mass shooting describe horror and panic that gripped an adult education center west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 people. Hellen Werme, 35, thought of her two children, ages two and three, as she heard gunman pacing outside the classroom where she and five other people hid. They crawled behind some hospital beds and lay there, making no noise. Broadcaster TV4 interviewed a student who said she performed first aid on a man who was shot in the shoulder. "All I can think of are those who died, I cannot think of anything else," Essa said. The school offers Swedish-language classes for immigrants and vocational training for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 13:10:04

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Palestinians view such plans as ethnic cleansing, an attempt to drive them from their homeland after Israel's 15-month offensive against Hamas rendered much of it uninhabitable. Arab countries, including Egypt and Jordan — close U.S. Allies at peace with Israel — have condemned such plans and roundly rejected Trump's suggestion that they take in more Palestinian refugees. Saudi Arabia issued a rare overnight statement rejecting the idea of transfer and reiterating that it won't normalize relations with Israel Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations suggested that if Trump's goal is to send the Palestinians to a “happy, nice place” they should return to their ancestral homes in Israel. The ideal of remaining on one's land despite threats of expulsion is at the heart of Palestinians' struggle and self-identity. Both Hamas and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority have vehemently condemned Trump’s proposal. Egypt and Jordan have repeatedly rejected previous proposals to resettle Palestinians within their borders Trump suggested wealthy Gulf countries could pay to resettle the Palestinians. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have joined Egypt and Jordan in rejecting any transfer plans. Yair Lapid, a fierce critic of Netanyahu, did not object to the idea. He said it was too early to react to Trump’s proposal since there are no concrete details. The current phase of the Gaza ceasefire, in which Hamas is to release 33 hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, ends in early March. Trump's proposal is an opening gambit in a bargaining process aimed at eventually securing the kind of Middle East mega-deal he says he is seeking. It was only last week that Trump flirted with the possibility of Israel annexing parts of the occupied West Bank before the idea was shelved. There could be more clarity when the shock wears off, and when Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House next week.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 09:54:28

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Ukraine wants to collaborate with partner countries on postwar projects. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responds to comments by President Donald Trump. Kyiv intends to offer "guarantees of the presence of major businesses in Ukraine" Russian troops captured villages of Baranivka and Novomlynsk in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Ukraine keeps hitting the Russian military’s rear areas and supply lines in an effort to disrupt creeping advance.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 14:10:53

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Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. President promised to cut funding for South Africa. The land law is contentious because it gives the government scope to expropriate land from private parties. Trump announced Sunday that he would stop financial assistance. Musk has long criticized the government in his homeland as anti-white. South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world at more than 8 million, with around 5.5 million on antiretroviral medication. The U.S. Funds around 17% of South Africa's HIV program through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR. South Africa hoped to have more engagements with the Trump administration at various levels. The last land audit in South Africa estimated that whites — who make up 7% of the population of 62 million — own around 70% of land. In addition to the land law, Musk has criticized its affirmative action policies and has falsely claimed that the killings of some white farmers amount to “genocide” The killings have been condemned but experts say they are part of South Africa’s appallingly high levels of violent crime.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 13:30:25

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Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo despite unilateral ceasefire. The M23 rebels on Monday announced ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. Congo's government has described ceasefire as "false communication" Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, asserted to CNN on Monday that his military's forces are in Congo. Experts and analysts have expressed concern that Rwanda aims to take control part of Congo to assure access to minerals. Rwanda has framed the conflict as the defense of ethnic Tutsis in eastern Congo from ethnic Hutu forces linked to the genocide in Rwanda three decades ago. Neighboring Uganda also has deployed soldiers inside Congo, with hundreds in Ituri province in the northeast since 2021

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 20:06:31

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Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh take out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The attack was sparked by a speech she planned to give to supporters from exile in neighboring India. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated there in 1975. Hasnat Abdullah warned media outlets against Hasina's speech. Many of the protesters chanted slogans demanding her execution for hundreds of deaths. It was some of the country's worst upheaval since independence.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 12:17:12

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"Pakistan and China will always be friends, all-weather friends," he says. "No matter how many terrors, how many issues crop up in the world, I will stand, Pakistan people will stand with the people of China" Thousands of Chinese workers work under China's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. Zardari arrived in China on a four-day visit that will also take him to the wintry northeastern city of Harbin for the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games. He said that many forces are trying to disturb the relationship between the two countries by launching attacks on “Chinese brothers” Xi said that China and Pakistan have an enduring friendship and have set a model for relations between two countries.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 08:50:06

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Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. But in many ways, that experience pales in comparison to the calamity now faced in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians refer to their 1948 expulsion as the Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe. The images from several rounds of mass evacuations throughout the war are strikingly similar to black-and-white photographs from 1948. Mustafa al-Gazzar, now a great-grandfather, was forced to flee again in the war, this time to a tent in Muwasi, a barren coastal area where some 450,000 Palestinians live in a squalid camp. The war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed Israel has unleashed one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history, at times dropping 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bombs on dense residential areas. Many Palestinians spoke of an ongoing Nakba, in which Israel gradually forces them out of Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories it captured during the 1967 war. One U.N. Estimate said it would take until 2040 to rebuild destroyed homes. The Associated Press is republishing this story from May 14, 2024, to update with the ceasefire and President Donald Trump’s comments about the Gaza Strip. Asi: "But in essence, it is people who wish to stay"

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 06:16:44

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Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip. The U.S. Will take ownership in redeveloping the war-torn territory into "the Riviera of the Middle East" Israeli official says Trump responded: “That was a major operation” The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to reveal details of the encounter to the media. The official said Trump and Netanyahu spent five hours together and that their visit included a dinner, a tour of the White House and meetings with officials. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon believe that U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Gaza is doomed to fail. The Kremlin reaffirmed on Wednesday that the creation of a Palestinian state is essential for the Middle East settlement. Asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the territory. At the same time, he added that Jordan and Egypt rejected the idea. Israel's far-right finance minister thanked Trump for his comments. Most Israelis are focused on bringing home the hostages remaining in Gaza. Some Israelis praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip. France firmly denounced any forced displacement of Gaza’s Palestinians. It said France will mobilize for a two-state solution under the Palestinian Authority. Israel's bombing campaign failed to force Palestinians to leave Gaza. The group vows to fight against any plans to transfer the Palestinians out of their territories. "Our Palestinian people always have the resistance option," it says. Fidan reiterated his concern that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could resume attacks on Gaza following the release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Fidan said there is a general consensus for a two-state solution with East Jerusalem as the capital of a sovereign Palestinian state. House Speaker Mike Johnson praised Trump’s remarks as taking a “bold action in hopes of achieving lasting peace in Gaza” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a Houthi leader, wrote on the social platform X. “If Egypt or Jordan or both decide to challenge America, Yemen will stand with all its strength by its side, to the furthest extent and without red lines,” he added.

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Published on: 05/02/2025 | 20:57:58

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President Arévalo says his country will accept deportees from other countries. Under the agreement, the deporteds would be returned to their home countries at U.S. Expense. El Salvador announced a similar but broader agreement on Monday. President Donald Trump and Rubio acknowledge legal uncertainty. The meet-and-greet event was closed to the press, as was an earlier similar event in El Salvador. Both Guatemala and El Salvador have significant USAID missions.

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