KINSHASA -- More than 200 people are feared dead following a mine collapse in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to media reports on Friday, citing rebel-appointed officials.
The incident occurred earlier this week at the Rubaya coltan mine, an area controlled by the March 23 Movement (M23), the reports showed. The exact number of casualties was still being verified, and several victims have been rescued and sent to health facilities. (DRC-Mine Collapse)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is prepared to observe an energy ceasefire with Russia that began overnight on Friday, the Ukrinform news agency reported.
"Ukraine is ready to mirror the restraint from strikes, and today we did not attack Russian energy facilities," Zelensky said in an evening address.
He added that the U.S. had proposed a one-week pause in attacks on energy infrastructure. (Ukraine-Russia-Ceasefire)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that the White House has privately communicated a deadline to Iran to reach a deal, while declining to disclose the timing publicly.
Asked by reporters at the White House whether Iran had been given a deadline, Trump replied: "Only they know for sure."
When asked about whether the Pentagon had a timeline to reduce the U.S. military presence in the Middle East region, Trump said: "We'll see how it all works out. They have to float someplace, so they might as well float near Iran." (U.S.-Iran-Deadline)
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HAVANA -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Friday that Cuba has declared an "international emergency" in response to a recent executive order of tariff threats issued by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rodriguez said in a post on X that the Cuban people, with the solidarity of the international community, find that the current situation involving the U.S. government constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat" which originates wholly or substantially from the "U.S. anti-Cuban neo-fascist right wing." (Cuba-Emergency-U.S.) Enditem
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