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Moscow rejects short-term Kyiv truce

MOSCOW, Mar 13 (BBC/AFP): An aide to Vladimir Putin dismisses a short-term ceasefire with Kyiv, saying it is "nothing but a temporary respite" for Ukraine. The Kremlin said Thursday that US negotiators were on the way to Russia, as Washington seeks to present its plan for a 30-day ceasefire in...

China for 'diplomatic' Iran N solution ahead of Beijing talks

BEIJING, Mar 13 (AFP): China called on Thursday for a "diplomatic" resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks.The United States withdrew from a landmark deal, which had imposed curbs on Iran's nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief, during...

Southern Africa leaders open virtual summit

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 13 (AFP): Southern African leaders held a virtual summit Thursday to discuss the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including reviewing a military mission that has lost several soldiers this year.The summit-the latest in a series the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has held on the...

He takes responsibility for drug war

MANILA, Mar 13 (Reuters): Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court."Whatever happened in the past, I will be the front...

25 bodies retrieved from Pak train siege

MACH, Mar 13 (AFP): The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were retrieved from the site on Thursday ahead of the first funerals, officials said.Security forces said they freed more than 340 train passengers in a two-day...

Fears grow over renewed conflict in Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Mar 13 (AFP): Tensions were rising between rival factions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on Thursday, as France warned against travel there.Tigray was the scene of one of the most devastating wars of the century between 2020 and 2022, estimated to have claimed as many as...