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• French president reiterates that a peace settlement cannot be imposed on Ukraine
• Europe needs its own army to counter Putin, says Zelensky

Paris, Feb.15.– French President Emmanuel Macron says that only the Ukrainian people can negotiate the terms of a lasting peace for their country, and France is ready to support Ukrainians in this. 

• The project was supposed to be a boon for wildlife-based tourism in the East African country, but critics say it came “at an enormous cost” to local communities.

In a rare move, a controversial World Bank-funded conservation project in Tanzania worth $150 million has been canceled amid widespread allegations of forced evictions, rapes and extrajudicial killings linked to the project.

The World Bank approved the “Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth” project, also known as REGROW, in 2017, and its purpose was to develop “priority protected areas” to increase tourism to the East African country. 

• Documents on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. are declassified.

Washington DC, Jan.24.– Any remaining documents from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be declassified, according to President Donald Trump’s Thursday announcement.

At the White House on Thursday, he signed the executive order.

Coming from diverse backgrounds, the president-elect’s Cabinet selections bring a variety of skills to the new government.

Washington DC, Jan.10 (DPnet).– President-elect Donald Trump has spent the weeks since his November 5th, 2024 election victory rolling out picks for top White House staff positions, ambassadors, and department heads to fill his incoming administration. He has swiftly announced his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. The Cabinet mainly consists of the vice president, the leaders of 23 executive departments, and several other top positions. All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments (among them 8 women) require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the President before taking office. 

The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in the Cabinet Room, adjacent to the Oval Office.  Trump’s selections come from diverse backgrounds, with many hailing from the business world outside Washington politics. Two of the nominees also come from across the political aisle, as former members of the Democratic Party.

Here is a brief overview of what Trump’s nominees will bring to the table in his second administration:

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