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Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Youth Day commemoration
South African Government
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June 17, 2025
Programme Directors, Minister Mckenzie and MEC Thlapi; Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga; Premier of the North-West Province, Mr Lazarus Mokgosi; Ministers and Deputy Ministers...
Erdogan, Putin Urge Diplomacy Between Iran, Israel
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on Monday, addressing the intensifying hostilities between Iran and Israel, alongside discussions on mutual relations and wider...
Trump argues Russia should be in G8
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Former US President Donald Trump has insisted that excluding Russia from the G8 was a mistake and that Moscow's return could have helped ease the conflict in Ukraine. Russia was suspended from the G8 in 2014 following its incorporation of...
Great Russian town supports fines for promoting abortion
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Lawmakers in St. Petersburg have moved forward with a bill that would fine individuals and organizations for coercing women into terminating pregnancies. The Legislative Assembly approved the measure in its second reading on Wednesday....
German parliamentarians ask for army aid for Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Several German parliamentarians from the Green Party are pressing Chancellor Friedrich Merz to significantly boost military support for Ukraine, citing reduced arms shipments from the United States as a reason for Berlin to step up. In a...
N-Korea reassures ‘unconditional’ backing for Russia
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reiterated his country’s full and unconditional support for Russia in the ongoing Ukraine conflict during a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu in Pyongyang on Wednesday....
Zelensky disregards Russia’s latest peace memorandum
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Russia’s latest peace proposal, describing it as an “ultimatum” that is unacceptable for Ukraine. During peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, Moscow presented a proposal under which Ukraine...
Ukrainian Air Force confesses modern Russian aircrafts exceed F-16s
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The head of the Ukrainian Air Force Communications Department, Yury Ignat, has acknowledged that Russia’s latest fighter jets and missile systems outperform Ukraine’s Western-supplied F-16s. Since 2023, NATO allies have been allowed by...
Trump blames Barack Obama for Russia’s removal of G8
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has stated that excluding Russia from the G8 was a strategic error, arguing that its continued involvement might have averted the Ukraine conflict. Speaking at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Canada on Monday, Trump...
Kiev voices remarks on recent round of negotiations with Moscow
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Following the second round of direct negotiations in Istanbul, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to exchange the bodies of thousands of fallen soldiers. Umerov, who led Ukraine’s...
Top Russian MP criticizes EU aspirant for crossing national heritage
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Senior Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky has condemned Moldova’s government for disregarding its longstanding traditions and values in a bid to align with the West. His comments came after a riot broke out in Chisinau on Sunday when a...
Trump says Putin is willing to mediate Iran-Israel discussions
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has expressed openness to the idea of Russian President Vladimir Putin serving as a mediator in the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran. During an interview on Sunday, Trump revealed that the suggestion...
Trump Admits Zero Breakthrough on Ukraine, Iran Talks
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes diplomatic gambit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin collapsed Thursday, with the American leader admitting zero breakthrough on critical Ukraine and Iran discussions. "No, I didn't make any...
Lavrov assures backing for Russia-India-China three-sided format
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated his support for the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral dialogue format, emphasizing its significance since President Putin’s early tenure when the first three-party summit took place....
India Voices Concern Over US Tariff Bill
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) India has raised apprehensions with the United States regarding a proposed piece of legislation that would introduce a steep 500 percent tariff on nations conducting trade with Russia. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar...
US commerce secretary claims India’s defense trade with Russia has ‘rubbed US wrong way’
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) India’s longstanding arms procurement from Russia has become a point of contention for Washington, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday during the eighth US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Lutnick explained that US...
Kremlin states Putin, Trump discussing Iran, Ukraine
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on Saturday lasting about an hour, addressing the recent clashes between Iran and Israel as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to the...
Trump claims US still ‘giving weapons’ to Kiev
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has dismissed reports claiming the United States has completely stopped sending military aid to Ukraine, insisting that weapon deliveries are still ongoing—albeit with a focus on safeguarding America’s own...
Germany declares placement of warships to Arctic
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany plans to deploy naval forces to the Arctic region as part of a broader NATO effort to counter what it views as increased Russian militarization in the area, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Monday. Speaking at a joint...
Ukrainian MP declares US is no longer our ‘ally’
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian lawmakers have expressed deep frustration over the United States' decision to scale back military aid, with some declaring that Washington can no longer be considered an ally. The backlash follows the suspension of key weapons...