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Trump's 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Johann Wadephulgerman Foreign Minister
Europe needs stability and that means that we are very clearly continuing to stay by the side of Ukraine and its government,
I believe our president is the best, and Americans should think about their own president,
We Ukrainians decide our own fate and our own freedom, and we are free people,

Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskyy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

Donald Trumppresident
I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,
Donald Trumppresident
We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia, don't hit the refineries', because that's a world problem that's caused,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Today, Russia said thank you for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia,

12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

Donald Trumppresident
We’ll find out.”
These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now,

Poland suspects assassination attempts on PM, defense minister

Members of the police, state protection service (SOP) and internal security agency were present at the meeting Sunday

Jacek Dobrzynskithe meeting, special services spokesperson
We are treating this matter as deadly serious,
Karolina Galeckainterior spokeswoman
Following information received by the Polish Police regarding a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński, and the Minister-Coordinator of Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak, have ordered action to be taken in this matter,

Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

The postponement leaves entrenched Palestinian leaders unchallenged and threatens to further erode the Palestinian Authority’s credibility among ordinary Palestinians and donor countries who fund it

Abbas is terrified by the electoral alliance bringing our faction together with opposition factions and forces within Fatah that reject his leadership,

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

The launch came days after South Korea on Friday flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems, which President Lee Jae Myung described as an important step in strengthening the South’s conventional defense capabilities

Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings

The meetings run from Monday through Saturday in the Thai capital, and will see policymakers tackle some stark choices, with the IMF calling on governments to rein in spending even as vulnerable citizens' needs may be growing in the face of surging inflation and climate risks

Alexander De CroouNDP Administrator
Surging oil and food prices leave millions of families with no safety margin,
Kristalina GeorgievaiMF Managing Director
Love it, hate it, or fear it, AI is here, rapidly becoming a key driver of countries' relative fortunes in the world economy,
Kevin Gallagherprofessor of Global Development Policy, Boston University
The poorer member states of the IMF and World Bank are in distress from spillovers of the Iran war, rising interest rates in the West, and a climate crisis exacerbated by El Nino,
Kristalina GeorgievaiMF Managing Director
To put it simply, the global economy is being pulled in two opposite directions: a negative energy supply shock and a positive demand shock from AI,

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor

Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plunged by around 5,000 metres (17,000 feet)

India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief

The pre-planned interception by Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today's peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site,
We are a democracy, yet peaceful protests are being crushed by force. Shouldn't we fight for our rights

Pitfalls of Lee's social media outreach

I will continue to visit back alleys and do my direct communications with the public,
They are radical. This is relatively an insignificant problem, compared to the fundamental one they had. They wanted highly coveted positions which go far beyond their capabilities. They turned into critics from within after their requests were ignored,

Lee's approval rating falls for 2nd straight week: poll

Controversies surrounding judicial independence involving Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, disputes between rival parties over mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), as well as rising rental and housing prices in the Seoul metropolitan area, all came under the spotlight during parliamentary audits, leading to the decline in approval ratings,