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Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal

Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show

The Guardian - UK

Geldof urged Blair to take international lead on aid for Africa

Newly released government files show the LiveAid campaigner was ‘scathing’ about ‘weak’ African leadership.

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: What Russia wants from its alliance with North Korea

In today’s newsletter: Putin has gone from G8 member to outpast relying on Pyongyang to aid his efforts in Ukraine. How worried should the west be?

The Guardian - UK

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Putin and Kim keep quiet on details of mutual aid agreement

Russian leader’s visit to Pyongyang seen as a meeting of minds, but long-term military consequences are unclear

The Guardian - UK

G7 overcomes internal wrangling and ‘irrelevance’ barbs to strike US$50 billion deal to support Ukraine

In the 26 months since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the west has been riven with disagreement about how much – and what – support it will provide for Volodymyr Zelensky’s government. There are two main reasons for this. One is Russia’s deep integration in the global economy, particularly…

The Conversation

Twenty seven of the most amusing and shocking claims from Nadine Dorries book The Plot

So, after so many exciting pre-publication puffs, Nadine Dorris’s book, The Plot, is out.

Evening Standard

Wildfires, war and rightwing extremism: 50 years of Europe in photos, part two

The Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley and picture editor Guy Lane reflect on a half-century of upheaval

The Guardian - UK

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A rising India, in waltz dance steps with the U.S.

India and the United States are friends, and the journey from friendship to ally is a short one which needs to be walked by both sides

The Hindu

World summits' 'family photos' show Putin's isolation

They're known as “family photos,” the images of world leaders posed in faux relaxation during global summits.

The Independent UK

Road to 2024: There are two kinds of Opposition alliances, but how will the Congress fit in?

This week, two forms of non-attendance spotlighted the opposition’s challenge in forming alliances in the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll next year.

Newslaundry

Joe Biden: A look back at other US Presidents’ trips to Northern Ireland down the years

Several American leaders have landed on our shores down the years

Belfast Live

Vladimir Putin facing 'emergency situation' after major security breach for key war 'Doomsday plane'

Russian authorities sentenced taxi driver Zhora Khachunts to four years in jail over the security breach, labelled an "emergency situation" by the Kremlin

Irish Mirror

Fermanagh councillor writes letter to Westminster in campaign to have G8 table from 2013 returned

Sinn Féin councillor Sheamus Greene said the area was promised benefits in terms of legacy projects following the summit

Belfast Live

The small Scottish town loved by celebs and royalty nicknamed 'Riviera in the Highlands'

Nestled in the Ochil hills of the scenic Perthshire countryside, the small town has a five-star hotel which is a playground for the rich and famous.

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Martin Schram: Quit winging it and fly home, Putin

In 2012, Vladimir Putin took his media corps out to an Arctic peninsula in Siberia to showcase his leadership prowess for all the world to see.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

G8 summit proved successful despite opposition

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's return to Japan. This is the fourth installment of a series that looks at the politics surrounding Okinawa's subsequent development and issues relating to the presence of U.S. bases.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin and the West: From Curiosity to Cataclysm

Russian President Vladimir Putin's two decades of relations with the West, initially marked by fascination over what the ex-KGB agent stood for and then bursts of cooperation, have now reached a point of no return with his invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The attack has created an indelible rupture between Russia…

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