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Global tensions rise: Missile tests, diplomatic shifts, and crises

This happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

Happened at night. Trump against tradition. Revealed a potential travel destination.
Happened at night. Trump against tradition. Revealed a potential travel destination.
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Maciej Zubel

  • President of the U.S., Donald Trump, mentioned on Saturday that his first foreign trip might be to Saudi Arabia, even though U.S. presidents traditionally visit the United Kingdom after taking office.
  • American officials in the State Department are working on continuing aid to Ukraine, despite the newly announced freeze of all foreign aid by the new Secretary of State, writes "Financial Times" on Saturday. More than a day after the announcement, it is still unclear what effects this decision will have.
  • North Korea conducted a test of strategic cruise missiles launched from the sea on Saturday, according to the North Korean state agency KCNA on Sunday morning local time.
  • The extraordinary United Nations Security Council meeting scheduled for Monday on the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been moved to Sunday due to the escalation of hostilities, AFP reported on Saturday.
  • At least 15 people, including children, died on Saturday due to a gasoline tanker explosion near the city of Enugu in southern Nigeria.
  • The Speaker of the National Assembly of Cameroon confirmed that the current president of the country, 92-year-old Paul Biya, will run in the presidential elections, scheduled for October 2025.
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