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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is standing firm against President Trump's 50 percent tariffs, calling them an attack on his country's sovereignty. In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Lula expressed frustration with Mr. Trump's attempts to meddle
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied allegations that he allocated 501 hectares of land to Ghanaian businessman Sam Jonah to set up the River Park Estate in Abuja. Obasanjo's response was in a letter to the inspector-general of police (IGP) dated July 10, 2025, in which he described
Trump, Donald
This week, three major Sunday news shows featuring Republican guests turned into a lesson in fact-checking by the hosts. Oklahoma Republican Senate candidate Markwayne Mullin, OMB Director Russ Vought, and South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham all faced pointed questioning by CNN's Jake Tapper, CBS's Margaret
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The Minister of Works and Housing, David Umahi, has disputed former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, claiming that President Bola Tinubu's administration is neglecting the North in infrastructure development. Umahi countered Kwankwaso's allegations by
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President Bola Tinubu has received praise from Prince Adewole Adebayo, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election. Adebayo commended Tinubu for his handling of the state burial of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, citing exemplary statesmanship and nationalistic mourning protocols. Adebayo's praise
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President Trump has reignited the long-debated controversy over Russian involvement in the 2016 election, accusing former President Barack Obama of committing treason, a crime punishable by death. However, Trump's sensational claims are baseless and aim to deflect attention from his own controversies. Trump's history of intemperate
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Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has launched a diversionary attack on the Obama administration, releasing documents that allegedly prove a "treasonous conspiracy" involving the former president. In a bid to repair her standing with President Trump, Gabbard's accusations have placed Attorney General Pam Bondi
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Lord Mandelson's close friendship with financier Jeffrey Epstein has come under intense scrutiny after a birthday message from the Labour grandee, in which he calls Epstein "my best pal", was revealed. The message, reportedly contained in a birthday album put together for Epstein's 50th
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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has sent a clear message to former President Jair Bolsonaro, stating that the judiciary "is not foolish" and will not tolerate another breach of the provisional remedies imposed by the Court. In a decision made public on Thursday, Mr. Moraes gave Mr.
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Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is at odds with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard over the role of the Obama administration in pushing the Trump-Russia collusion narrative during the 2016 presidential election. Schiff has dismissed Gabbard's assertion that former President Barack Obama and his national security team "
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A resolution presented by Rep. Park Chan-dae to the Democratic Party of Korea seeks the expulsion of 45 opposition lawmakers, accusing them of forming a human barrier to prevent the detention of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The move follows the former president's failed attempt to impose martial
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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will continue to be detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after pre-trial judges granted a request to suspend a ruling on his request for interim release. The ruling was made in a five-page decision released by the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, with Judge Maria
