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President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa’s 10-party government of national unity is the best option for the country and the costs of failure would be “very high”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.The alliance, forged after the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority in May elections, brings together diverse centrist …

Russia Sharing Nuclear Secrets With Iran Fuels US, UK Worries  Bloomberg Russian ship suspected of delivering Iranian ballistic missiles seen at Caspian Sea port  CNN U.S. and U.K. say Iran supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for Ukraine war in “significant escalation”  CBS News Iran pledges reaction to Western sanctions over Russian missile supply  Al …

Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request yesterday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of …

IDF strikes deep in Lebanon after Hezbollah bombards Safed area with over 60 rockets  The Times of Israel Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in several areas of Lebanon  CNN Some 55 rockets fired toward Safed area, sparking fires; IDF jets hit launchers in south Lebanon  The Times of …

Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake …

Floods devastate parts of Romania and Czech Republic  BBC.com 4 killed as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe  CNN Fears of further flood deaths as rain lashes Europe  BBC.com 4 deaths reported in eastern Romania as torrential rainstorms flood homes, block roads  CBS News At least four dead in …

Ukraine’s spy chief says N. Korean military aid to Russia presents major battlefield problem  Yahoo! Voices Ukraine’s spy chief says North Korean military aid to Russia presents major battlefield problem  Reuters UK N. Korean Weapons Sales to Russia Called Ukraine’s Biggest Worry  Bloomberg North Korean Aid To Russia Poses Biggest Threat To Ukraine, …

Putin ally threatens to ‘melt’ Kyiv if West approves Ukraine missiles  The Independent Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin telling the west not to let Ukraine fire long-range missiles into Russia – cartoon  The Guardian Russia’s Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into ‘giant melted spot’  POLITICO Europe Putin’s options for Ukraine missiles response include …

Americans among 37 people sentenced to death for Congo coup attempt  New York Post 3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC  NPR Congo court sentences Canadian, 36 others to death over coup charges  CBC.ca Three Americans are accused of trying to overthrow Congo’s president. They’re now sentenced to …

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap in two days  Reuters.com Russia and Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners  BBC.com More than 100 Ukrainians released in prisoner-of-war swap with Russia  The Guardian Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each in deal mediated by UAE  Al Jazeera English Ukraine war latest: 49 Ukrainians released from Russian …