May 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 12) that the war in Ukraine is very close to ending and he believes there will be a settlement between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reports.   “The end of the war in Ukraine I really think it’s getting very close,” Trump told reporters as he left the…

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres underscored Africa’s vast potential and noted that it continues to be held back by an international system set up by and skewed in favour of the victors of the Second World War.   This has left the continent’s nations crippled by high borrowing costs, insufficient climate financing and underrepresentation in global…