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Colombia’s Petro suspends talks with ELN rebels 

17 January 2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced the suspension of peace talks with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels...

What has the UK promised Ukraine in Starmer’s 100-year deal? 

17 January 2025

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine to provide support across variou...

Macron urges Israel to accelerate troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon 

17 January 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a dead...

Russia and Iran presidents sign partnership treaty in Moscow 

17 January 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a cooperation pact, deepening the p...

Trump speaks with China’s Xi, says leaders will make world ‘more peaceful’ 

17 January 2025

United States President-elect Donald Trump says he had a “good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, sugges...

‘Law of the land:’ Biden signals Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified 

17 January 2025

Outgoing President Joe Biden has thrown his weight behind an effort to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment part of the U...

What has Netanyahu won and lost by agreeing to Israel-Gaza ceasefire? 

17 January 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have finally relented. After more than a year of refusing to agree ...

ICC chief prosecutor meets Syria’s de facto leader 

17 January 2025

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) chief prosecutor has made an unannounced visit to Syria to meet with Ahma...

A frosty presidential inauguration? Trump moves ceremony indoors 

17 January 2025

Faced with an icy polar vortex, United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to move his upcoming inau...

Qatar’s PM calls for Gaza ceasefire agreement to be ‘fully implemented’ 

17 January 2025

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called for the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire a...