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Rwanda, DRC sign Trump-brokered peace deal
At the beginning of the event at the newly-renamed Donald J Trump Institute of Peace, Trump said the peace ceremony was a "great day" for Africa and the world.
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US reviews relationship with Tanzania over religious freedom, investment concerns
The State Department said the US is conducting a comprehensive review after recent actions by the government raised grave concerns about the bilateral relationship and the reliability of Tanzania as a partner.
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Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in US as ICE plans Minnesota operation
His criticism comes as immigration authorities are reportedly planning an operation in Minnesota's large Somali community targeting people with deportation orders.
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Hernández freed in US after Trump overturns drug conviction
The former Honduran leader had been convicted in March 2024 for helping move cocaine into the US and for possessing machine guns. Trump announced the pardon last Friday, saying Hernández had been “treated very harshly and unfairly”, a position he repeated during a talk with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.
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Trump administration orders review of Green Cards from 19 countries
The move comes after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday, leaving them seriously injured.
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Trump orders halt on entries from “Third World Countries”
His announcement came shortly after a National Guard member was killed near the White House, an attack he tied to failures he blamed on screening systems used during Joe Biden’s time in office.
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US hails 'tremendous progress' at Ukraine peace talks
Ukraine and its European allies had expressed concern over the leaked proposals, seen as favouring Russia and welcomed by Vladimir Putin as "the basis" for settlement. Zelensky had said Ukraine "might face a very difficult choice: either losing dignity, or risk losing a key partner".
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Rubio lands in Geneva for talks on Ukraine plan
Rubio, whose reported comments about the plan have thrown an extraordinary element of confusion into efforts to negotiate an end to the war, landed shortly before 9:30 am (0830 GMT), according to AFP journalists on site.
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Trump ends temporary deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota
Trump also described Minnesota as a "hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" under Democratic Governor Tim Walz. The claim appears tied to unverified media reports, circulated by some Republican lawmakers, suggesting that Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militant group has benefited from fraud in Minnesota.
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Kyiv studies US-Russia draft as Zelensky plans talks with Trump
Zelensky’s remarks followed his meeting with senior US military officials in Kyiv, including US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, army chief of staff Gen Randy George and top commander in Europe Gen Chris Donahue. Though he did not endorse the draft, Zelensky said he “appreciated the efforts of President Trump and his team to return security to Europe,” signaling a desire to keep communication open with Washington even while raising concerns.
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Trump clashes with longtime ally Marjorie Taylor Greene
Greene has in recent days questioned whether Trump was still putting "America First" and criticised his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Trump pulls back tariffs on key foods as grocery costs rise
Trump has for years defended his wide trade levies, saying they would not raise prices for Americans and arguing that affordability was a “new word” and a “con job” by Democrats