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Kenya scrambles to save key trade pact with EU suspended by court

In force since 2024, the so-called Kenya-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) drew opposition from experts who argued that the deal was supposed to be agreed with all east African countries, and not with Kenya alone

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No breakthrough in ECOWAS talks with Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

A high-level delegation from ECOWAS has ended its mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau without a breakthrough. But representatives of the West African regional bloc said talks with coup leaders would continue later this month.

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Syria demands Israel withdraw amid escalating cross-border incursions

U.S. President Trump warns against actions that could ‘interfere with Syria’s evolution’ amid new Israeli incursions and strikes.

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Ukraine looks for European support during Russia peace talks

Ukraine is looking for backup from its European neighbours during the ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks with Russia, especially over concerns that a current proposal favours Moscow’s position.

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African leaders demand reparations for colonial-era crimes

African leaders meeting in Algiers on Sunday called for colonial-era crimes to be formally recognised, criminalised and compensated for through an African Union-backed reparations process.

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Most G7 countries clawing back funding to fight AIDS internationally

UN officials are warning that despite a stated goal to eliminate HIV/AIDS as a public health crisis by 2030, most G7 countries, including Canada, are pulling back funding as the U.S. cut its contribution entirely.

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Rubio calls U.S.-Ukraine talks productive but says more work ahead

The Ukrainian delegation met with U.S. officials in Miami on Sunday ahead of scheduled talks between the U.S. and Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, later this week.

Euronews

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Hondurans to elect new president in tight race overshadowed by Trump

Hondurans will elect a new president Sunday while still grappling with U.S. Donald Trump’s sudden intervention in what was expected to be a close contest, the latest signal of the United States’ renewed interest in Latin America.

France 24

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Rubio and Witkoff to meet with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida

Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

France 24

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Trump's call to close Venezuelan airspace stirs confusion in Caracas

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas as Washington ramps up pressu...

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Peru closes southern border with Chile

Peru has declared a state of emergency and closed its southern border crossing to undocumented migrants trying to leave Chile.

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Congo, Rwanda leaders set to sign peace agreement amid M23 tensions

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi will travel to the United States next week to sign a final peace agreement with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern Congo.

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Trump casts long shadow over Honduran politics ahead of vote

U.S. President Donald Trump made a major intervention into Honduran politics days before the Central American nation votes, pardoning a convicted ex-leader and threatening to cut U.S. support if his preferred candidate loses.

France 24

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Ukraine's top peace negotiator quits after raid by anti-graft police

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff, a close ally of the president who has headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught U.S.-backed peace talks, quit on Friday (November 28), after anti-corruption agents sea...

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Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil, gas in meeting with Putin

The Hungarian prime minister met the Russian president in Moscow to secure more oil and gas supplies, despite EU efforts to cut Russian energy imports by 2027.

Euronews

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Norway's Special Envoy to Sudan confirms no new peace proposal

The head of Sudan’s armed forces has welcomed a statement by Norway’s Special Envoy to the country that no new U.S. peace proposal has been presented to the Sudanese government.

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European Space Agency’s €22 billion plan to catch up in space race

The European Space Agency (ESA) has outlined its priorities for the next three years, supported by a boosted €22.1 billion budget from its member states. Ministers from all ESA countries gathered in Bremen, Germany, to decide which space...

France 24

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Burial space runs out in Ukraine's Lviv as peace talks drag on

Russia said it has received what the U.S. and Kyiv have called an "updated and refined peace framework" to end the war in Ukraine, as Ukrainians become divided over a U.S.-backed deal that could force the country to make painful land con...

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New agreements signal deepening EU–Central Asia economic ties

The EU-Central Asia Economic Forum in Tashkent this week delivered new investments and six major deals, boosting cooperation in trade, green energy, and critical minerals.

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Trump yanks South Africa's G20 invitation over false genocide claims

The U.S. president has repeatedly accused South Africa of perpetrating human rights abuses against white Afrikaners.

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UN extends Libya arms embargo ship inspections

The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.

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Kenya scrambles to save key trade pact with EU suspended by court

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Debates restart over Canada’s fighter jet purchase amid trade tensions

Canada has reopened debate over its planned F-35 purchase as trade tensions with the United States intensify. Newly obtained defence figures show the Swedish Gripen, the main alternative under consideration, received a significantly lowe...

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U.S. special envoy Witkoff to meet Putin next week

The U.S. says Russia and Ukraine are close to a deal— Negotiations continue as Washington, Kyiv, and the EU push forward a proposed peace plan.

Al Jazeera

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EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media

The European Parliament called on Wednesday (November 26) for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure.

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'Europe must keep pressure on Russia', von der Leyen says

The EU Commission president called on Europeans to step up pressure on Moscow and warned that despite its stated intention to engage in peace talks, "Russia's mindset has not changed".

Euronews

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EU border rules put children in harm's way, Save the Children warns

The NGO reports that the bloc's migration policies are failing to protect children and are actively worsening the harm they face along routes from Sudan to Europe.

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Nigeria's mass school kidnappings expose Tinubu's security struggles

The abduction of more than 300 pupils from a school in northern Nigeria last week underscores President Bola Tinubu's faltering security efforts, now under heightened scrutiny since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action ...

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Sudan: Neither of warring factions has accepted truce plan, U.S. says

The United States has proposed a truce to Sudan's warring parties, but neither the army nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has formally accepted it. The RSF declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire, while the army reporte...

France 24

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U.S. envoy Witkoff coached Russia to pitch Ukraine peace plan to Trump

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff advised a senior aid to Vladimir Putin on how to pitch a peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of a call from October 14 published by Bloomberg News. The White House has not contest...

France 24