African Leaders Set to Meet With Presidents of Ukraine, Russia in Bid to End War
By Jamey Keaten | Associated Press (free)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ukraine on Friday as part of a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia. The African delegation also includes senior officials from Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Egypt, the Republic of the Congo and the Comoro Islands.
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Blinken Heads to Beijing Hoping to Calm Fears of a US-China Break
By Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters (registration required)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the United States and China. But he and his Chinese counterparts can achieve at least one thing, say analysts – show that the world’s most important bilateral relationship is not about to fall off the rails.
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