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Today: May 17, 2025
Today: May 17, 2025

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Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump's image, with 'MAGA accounts' and more

House Republicans are in the final rounds of negotiations over a sweeping budget plan that has been significantly influenced by President Donald Trump's priorities

May 17, 2025
Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump's image, with 'MAGA accounts' and more
Africa|Health|Political|World

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis

May 15, 2025
54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says
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Gabon's ousted president Bongo flies to Angola with family

Gabon's ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two years after being detained following a coup, Angola's presidency

May 16, 2025
Gabon's ousted president Bongo flies to Angola with family
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Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West

As Romania heads into a critical presidential runoff on Sunday between two starkly different candidates, many view the final vote as a geopolitical choice between East or West

May 16, 2025
Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West
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Chevron, European firms lobby to keep stakes in Venezuela oil joint ventures

U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp and several European companies are in talks with the Trump administration to obtain authorizations to keep their stakes in joint ventures with Venezuela's

May 15, 2025
Chevron, European firms lobby to keep stakes in Venezuela oil joint ventures
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Trump senior Africa adviser discussed peace plan with Rwanda, Congo leaders

President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Thursday he spoke with the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo about a draft

May 15, 2025
Trump senior Africa adviser discussed peace plan with Rwanda, Congo leaders
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Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to punish over a range of issues

May 15, 2025
Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran
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Trump says the US and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal

President Donald Trump says the United States and Iran have “sort of” agreed to terms on a nuclear deal

May 15, 2025
Trump says the US and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal
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US shifting Africa strategy to 'trade, not aid', envoy says

U.S. envoys in Africa will be rated on commercial deals struck, not aid spent, a senior State Department official said, touting it as the new strategy for U.S.

May 15, 2025
US shifting Africa strategy to 'trade, not aid', envoy says
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Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains

On Cristian Giacobone's farm in the heart of Argentina's Pampas plains, workers in the soy fields have been up since dawn, racing to

May 15, 2025
Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains
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Rwanda central bank holds key rate and plans to buy gold for its reserves

Rwanda's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 6.5% in a decision announced on Thursday and said it planned to start buying gold for its international

May 15, 2025
Rwanda central bank holds key rate and plans to buy gold for its reserves
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Former Mauritanian president jailed for 15 years following appeal

Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years in prison on corruption charges following an appeal to a

May 15, 2025
Former Mauritanian president jailed for 15 years following appeal
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Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of killing dozens and kidnapping thousands in the war-torn country’s east

May 15, 2025
Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says
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South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees

President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to hold talks at the White House next week

May 14, 2025
South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees
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South Africa's president to visit US next week to meet Trump

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to the United States on a working visit next week and will meet U.S.

May 14, 2025
South Africa's president to visit US next week to meet Trump
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Gabon transfers wife and son of former President Bongo to house arrest

The wife and son of Gabon's former president have been transferred from prison to house arrest, though it is unclear when they might stand trial for alleged financial crimes,

May 14, 2025
Gabon transfers wife and son of former President Bongo to house arrest
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Danish aid group exits six countries, slashes more jobs after Trump cuts

The Danish Refugee Council, a major humanitarian group, said on Wednesday it will end its relief programmes in six countries and slash 650 additional jobs after the United States,

May 14, 2025
Danish aid group exits six countries, slashes more jobs after Trump cuts
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Libya fighting eases after announcement of truce

The worst fighting in Libya's capital for years calmed on Wednesday after the government announced a ceasefire, Tripoli residents said, while there was no immediate statement from

May 14, 2025
Libya fighting eases after announcement of truce
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Pope Leo says he will make 'every effort' for world peace

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make "every effort" for peace and offered the Vatican as a

May 14, 2025
Pope Leo says he will make 'every effort' for world peace
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France expels Algerian officials in tit-for-tat measure, minister says ties 'totally blocked'

France's foreign ministry summoned a senior Algerian diplomat on Wednesday to inform him that Paris was expelling Algerians holding diplomatic passports without visas in a response

May 14, 2025
France expels Algerian officials in tit-for-tat measure, minister says ties 'totally blocked'
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Federal judge OKs use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans who are labeled gang members

A federal judge says President Donald Trump can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens who are shown to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang

May 13, 2025
Federal judge OKs use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans who are labeled gang members
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Family of 2-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras drops lawsuit against Trump administration

Lawyers for the 2-year-old U.S. citizen who was deported with her mother to Honduras confirmed that the family is lifting its lawsuit against the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump

May 13, 2025
Family of 2-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras drops lawsuit against Trump administration
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Africa's youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and others criticizing him

May 13, 2025
Africa's youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills wounded journalist

An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with Hamas and was

May 13, 2025
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills wounded journalist

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