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US to provide another US$ 1 billion in advanced rocket systems to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and informed him of the US providing another…
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Gwede Mantashe tells Parly: We should consider importing crude oil from Russia
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday said South Africa should consider importing crude oil from Russia at…
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Indonesians pay price of cooking oil crisis
Millions of consumers and small business owners in the world’s fourth most populous nation have been rattled for months by…
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Angela Merkel says she doesn’t blame herself for not trying hard enough for Ukraine
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she tried hard when she was in office to prevent the…
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Ukraine claims Russian forces pushed back in east in fierce fighting
Russian artillery slammed Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region with fierce fighting over the city of Severodonetsk, but the local governor said…
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel shows solidarity for Ukraine
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed solidarity for Ukraine in what she described as a “barbaric war” with Russia at…
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Former US president Donald Trump urges Biden to put safe schools ahead of Ukraine
Former US President Donald Trump called on the Washington government to prioritise funding for school security in the country instead…
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Vladimir Putin offers fast-track citizenship to residents of occupied southern Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday simplifying the process for residents of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions…
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SA still holds neutral stance on Russian-Ukraine war, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that South Africa maintains a neutral position on the war between…
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20 countries offered new security assistance packages for Ukraine
Some 20 countries offered new security assistance packages for Ukraine to battle invading Russian forces in a meeting of allies…
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Russian soldier pleads guilty in war crimes trial in Ukraine
A 21-year-old Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an elderly unarmed civilian and…
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Japan to take time phasing out Russian oil imports: PM Kishida
Japan will take time to phase out Russian oil imports after agreeing on a ban with other Group of Seven…
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President Joe Biden announces new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden signed a new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, providing additional artillery munitions, radar…
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Romania Black Sea port becoming Ukrainian export hub
Like a giant elephant trunk, a huge hose sweeps above the hold of a ship in Romania’s Black Sea port…
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Recent diesel price hike raises concerns of knock-on effect on inflation
With some fuel prices increasing at midnight on Tuesday night, there are concerns that the significant rise in diesel prices…
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Energy Dept announces 12 cents petrol price decrease from Wednesday
Some motorists can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the Energy Department announced a 12 cents price drop from…
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John Steenhuisen defends fact-finding trip to Ukraine
The criticism for visiting Ukraine is not fair and is immature. That’s the view of DA leader John Steenhuisen. He…
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Pope Francis describes the war in Ukraine
Pope Francis on Sunday described the war in Ukraine as a “macabre regression of humanity” that makes him “suffer and…
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Knock-on effect of Ukraine war will hit poor South Africans in the pocket, says John Steenhuisen
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said that he wanted to see first-hand the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion of…
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DA’s John Steenhuisen visits Ukraine
The Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen has gone to Lviv, Ukraine on a fact-finding mission. He is going to be there…
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