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Britain’s King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past in state visit to Kenya

Britain’s King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful’ past in state visit to Kenya

Britain's King Charles and his wife Camilla will travel to Kenya for a four-day state visit at the end of this month where he will acknowledge "painful aspects" of its colonial past, Buckingham Palace said. It will be the third foreign trip by the royals since Charles became king following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September last year, and their first to a nation in the Commonwealth, the voluntary association which he also heads. The destination is particularly symbolic for Charles as his late mother was in Kenya on a royal tour with her husband Prince Philip…
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With lavish treatment of Macron, China’s Xi woos France to “counter” U.S.

With lavish treatment of Macron, China’s Xi woos France to “counter” U.S.

MICHEL ROSE and JAMES POMFRET CHINA'S Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States. The two leaders visited southern China together on Friday, where Macron was due to drink Chinese tea with Xi in a former residence of his father in the city of Guangzhou, the capital of the economic and manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong province. Such forays by Xi with visiting leaders are rare. Diplomats say it…
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Belarus president offers Zimbabwe trucks and tractors on state visit

Belarus president offers Zimbabwe trucks and tractors on state visit

BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko offered Zimbabwe more tractors, combine harvesters and trucks during a visit to the southern African country, a fellow ally of Russia. Belarus and Zimbabwe cooperate closely, especially in agriculture, and Lukashenko said the offer to Harare was part of a farm mechanization programme worth around $66 million. The Belarus president, a staunch supporter of Russia, has been received with pomp and fanfare for the three-day state visit which started on Monday. Asked whether he was under any obligation to step up support for Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenko told a news conference that Belarus…
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