Chinese President Xi Jinping discusses Russian army withdrawal from Ukraine with President Zelensky

Chinese President Xi Jinping discusses Russian army withdrawal from Ukraine with President Zelensky

Zelenskiy also said Xi had expressed “words of support” for the extension of a deal to export Ukrainian grain from its Black Sea ports. Moscow has said the pact will not be renewed beyond May 18 unless the West removes obstacles to Russian grain and fertiliser exports.

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How constitutionally generated ‘indigenous’ group of Banyarwanda billionaires run Uganda

How constitutionally generated ‘indigenous’ group of Banyarwanda billionaires run Uganda

The original leader of PRA, Fred Rwigyema, held the position of State Minister for Defence and the current President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, held a top position in the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). They participated in all the atrocities in Teso and northern Uganda.

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High incidence of ACL tears in women worries organisers of World Cup as big names are ruled out

High incidence of ACL tears in women worries organisers of World Cup as big names are ruled out

After all, with female footballers “three to six times” more at risk of suffering such an injury than their male counterparts, according to a July 2021 study, the attraction of pre-emptive measures is understandable.

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Chelsea faithful say Blues lucky not be fighting relegation, won’t get even a point in remaining fixtures

Chelsea faithful say Blues lucky not be fighting relegation, won’t get even a point in remaining fixtures

Their fixture list won’t be doing them any favours with the Premier League’s current top four – Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle – all among the remaining six fixtures for the west London side.

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Pep Guardiola reminds Mikel Arteta he’s still the master and Man City has no time for tete-a-tete with hapless Arsenal

Pep Guardiola reminds Mikel Arteta he’s still the master and Man City has no time for tete-a-tete with hapless Arsenal

This 4-1 humbling was the Gunners’ 12th successive league defeat to City and will probably condemn them to a 20th year of searching for their first title win since the Invincibles victory of 2003-04. City were the team who looked invincible last night. Their football was irresistible. They had too much for Arsenal in every single department. This win took them a giant step closer to winning the treble.

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Kremlin warns US and allies of more asset seizures after grabbing Finland’s Fortum and Uniper

Kremlin warns US and allies of more asset seizures after grabbing Finland’s Fortum and Uniper

President Vladimir Putin late on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of Finland’s Fortum and Germany’s Uniper, which both operate power plants in Russia. Fortum said it was “investigating” and Uniper, which was once Fortum’s subsidiary, said it was “reviewing” the move.

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A spokesperson for Germany’s Finance Ministry, which oversees the government’s ownership of Uniper, said Berlin needed to assess the concrete implications of Russia’s decree. Finland’s outgoing minister in charge of state holdings Tytti Tuppurainen tweeted that the information was “worrying” and that the state, as Fortum’s majority owner, would follow the matter closely.

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Republican megadonor Peter Thiel shuns Republicans citing ‘fake culture wars’ in ‘our economic decline’

Republican megadonor Peter Thiel shuns Republicans citing ‘fake culture wars’ in ‘our economic decline’

When Thiel spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention, he had more hope that the party would concentrate on economic issues, his business associate said.

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Biden’s re-election campaign team is a mixture of new faces and tested Trump battle veterans

Biden’s re-election campaign team is a mixture of new faces and tested Trump battle veterans

Biden won 306 electoral college votes, 74 more than Trump, and over 7 million more popular votes than Trump when he beat him in the 2020 election.

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Sources reveal ousted dictator Omar Bashir moved to undisclosed military hospital in Sudanese capital

Sources reveal ousted dictator Omar Bashir moved to undisclosed military hospital in Sudanese capital

The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire beginning on Tuesday following negotiations mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia.

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