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US restores defense talks with Russia but sees no interest in ending war
US restores defense talks with Russia but sees no interest in ending war
by  AFP

The US and Russian defense chiefs spoke Friday for the first time in months but Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he saw no interest from Moscow for broader talks to end the Ukraine war. The defense chiefs last spoke on May 13 when Austin urged Moscow to implement an "immediate ceasefire" in Ukraine.

Guinea junta agrees return to civilian rule in 2 years: ECOWAS
Guinea junta agrees return to civilian rule in 2 years: ECOWAS
by  AFP

Guinea's ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions over its original plan for a three-year transfer of power, the West African bloc ECOWAS said Friday. A similar timeframe was agreed between ECOWAS and the ruling junta in neighbouring Mali after months of wrangling.

Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe
Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe
by  AFP

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol subpoenaed former president Donald Trump Friday to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major escalation of their sprawling inquiry. But the move marks an aggressive escalation of the probe, which has issued more than 100 subpoenas and interviewed more than 1,000 people since its launch in 2021.

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