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Benedetti confirms credit card cancellation over Clinton list
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Three days after entering the Clinton List, Colombia's Interior Minister Armando Benedetti confirmed the cancellation of one of his credit cards. President Gustavo Petro questioned national banks for allegedly obeying US laws over Colombian ones. The list inclusion impacts Petro, his family, and Benedetti, sparking financial and political tensions.
A White House photo of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appearing to dance at an official function sparked mockery on Chinese social media over the weekend, with commenters calling her Washington’s biggest cheerleader. It was her first trip to Washington since taking office in October.
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has opposed a United States proposal to blacklist Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. This follows a suggestion by five US lawmakers for visa bans and asset freezes against the former Kano State governor. The move may stem from Kwankwaso's response to Donald Trump.
The Nigerian House of Representatives has explained that a shift to a closed-door session during a debate on U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about Nigeria was due to protests by unpaid contractors, not the motion itself. The session addressed unrest at the National Assembly complex. Plenary was subsequently suspended for a week amid the blockade.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford, once openly admiring of Donald Trump, has become one of the most prominent Canadian voices against the U.S. president’s tariff agenda. A recent Ontario-funded TV ad using Ronald Reagan’s 1987 warnings about protectionism prompted Trump to abruptly cancel trade talks, before Ford paused the campaign to ease tensions.