NewsTrump's unexpected diplomatic shift and global unrest unravel
Trump's unexpected diplomatic shift and global unrest unravel
This happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
ed. Maciej Zubel
- The President of the USA, Donald Trump, mentioned on Saturday that his first foreign trip might be to Saudi Arabia, although traditionally U.S. presidents visit the United Kingdom after taking office.
- American officials in the State Department are working to enable continued aid to Ukraine, despite the announced freeze of all foreign aid by the new Secretary of State, writes the "Financial Times" on Saturday. More than a day after the announcement, it remains unclear what effects this decision will have.
- North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test launched from the sea on Saturday, the North Korean state agency KCNA reported on Sunday morning local time.
- The extraordinary United Nations Security Council meeting scheduled for Monday on the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been moved to Sunday due to escalating hostilities, AFP reported on Saturday.
- At least 15 people, including children, died on Saturday due to a petrol 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.
