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イタリア大好き。趣味/ロードバイク Ciao!Sono Giapponese. Studio l'Italiano un po' .Il mio passatempo preferito è andare in bicicletta.

[La Stampa @LaStampa]

Sono le nove del mattino del primo gennaio su ponte Sisto, a Roma. All’inizio del ponte si scorge un sacco pieno di rifiuti e i sampietrini quasi luccicanti. L’Ama, l’azienda municipalizzata della capitale, sta passando a fare il suo lavoro ma su ponte Sisto c’è una squadra in più di volontari armata di scope e bustini neri che completa l’opera. Sono un gruppo di volontari giapponesi, due signore e il marito di una di loro, che vivono a Roma e che ogni domenica mattina presto vanno a pulire il ponte. Il nostro è volontariato, raccontano. Perché lo fate? "Per gratitudine nei confronti di Roma" e della sua bellezza, rispondono.
#roma #capodanno

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Italy seen from above - a thread 🧵

1. Centuripe, Sicily

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇷🇼EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PRESIDENT KAGAME — WHO REALLY CONTROLS CONGO’S BILLIONS?

You keep seeing the news about massacres and rape, as well as alleged genocides and even cannibalism in Congo.

But did you know Africa’s second biggest country is also the richest in mineral reserves?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo sits on trillions in copper, cobalt, gold and diamonds, yet remains one of the poorest nations on Earth.

Why?

President Kagame breaks his silence on the power struggles keeping Congo in chaos, the Western-backed warlords looting its wealth, and why Rwanda is blamed—despite ranking "100th" in Congo’s resource grab.

From genocide, foreign interference, and corruption to @PaulKagame’s brutal take on President Felix ("I wish he wasn't president of that good country"), this no-holds-barred interview offers an interesting perspective into the real players behind Africa’s deadliest and most complex war.

Next week we will publish the second part of our interview where the President discusses the Rwandan genocide, with over a million deaths in 100 days, how he ended it, eventually becoming President.

02:41 – Kagame on rebuilding Rwanda from total devastation: "This was almost an impossible task."

05:45 – Refugees or prisoners? How genocidal forces fled with their captives.

08:55 – "Foreign aid is a trap." Kagame on how "help" keeps Africa permanently weak.

11:19 – "Aid is politically weaponized." It’s never just generosity—it’s control.

12:49 – How Rwanda went from 90% aid-dependent to self-sufficient.

13:50 – "Whoever gives you aid controls your life." The truth about Africa’s dependency crisis.

18:59 – Rwanda’s demand: "Audit us to ensure the aid wasn't stolen."

21:07 – Kagame on USAID’s failure: "They fed us instead of freeing us." Could @elonmusk’s DOGE step in?

24:26 – The Textile War: How the US forced African nations to abandon their industries.

29:06 – Rwanda was kicked out of the African Growth Opportunity Act—for refusing to submit.

30:06 – "We don't want to be dependent forever." Kagame’s definition of true dignity.

31:36 – How Rwanda banned begging and built 70% employment through education.

34:33 – Why is Africa’s ‘tomorrow’ always coming but never here? Kagame blames bad leadership, not bad people.

35:23 – "Congo should never have to beg." With some of the world’s richest mineral deposits, why is DRC still poor?

37:32 – M23 rebellion: Kagame says Congo is expelling its own citizens.

44:33 – Who really profits from Congo’s chaos? "Rwanda takes all the blame, but the real players are hidden."

46:32 – "We still have genocidal forces on our border." Why Rwanda will never trust Congo’s leadership.

48:32 – Kagame on President Felix: "He has a genocidal ideology."

49:21 – $40 billion wasted. Why has the UN ‘peacekeeping’ mission failed for 24 years?

55:02 – Kagame on Rwanda’s role in Congo: "They want a soundbite, not the truth."

57:43 – Can Congo’s war actually be solved? Kagame lays out the 3-step path to peace.

1:00:45 – A Trump-style deal for Africa? "Peace in exchange for mining rights." Would Kagame support it?

[ブルームバーグニュース @BloombergJapan]

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[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US https://t.co/z77ig3L6y2

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada: their closest partner and ally — their closest friend.

Canadians are reasonable, but we will not back down from a fight.

Not when our country is at stake.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace.

None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.

We are ready to work fast to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky — ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure — and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same. Then we want to move very fast through all next stages and to work with the US to agree a strong final deal.

We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence. And we remember the moment when things changed when President Trump provided Ukraine with Javelins. We are grateful for this.

Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive.

Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format. We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Trump says he is the only president who gave none of Ukraine's land to Putin's Russia

That’s good news for Ukraine and the world!

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[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

As a result of these days, we see clear support from Europe. Even more unity, even more willingness to cooperate.

Everyone is united on the main issue – for peace to be real, we need real security guarantees. And this is the position of all of Europe – the entire continent. The United Kingdom, the European Union, Türkiye.

Of course, we understand the importance of America, and we are grateful for all the support we’ve received from the United States. There has not been a day when we haven’t felt gratitude. It’s gratitude for the preservation of our independence – our resilience in Ukraine is based on what our partners are doing for us – and for their own security.

What we need is peace, not endless war. And that’s why we say security guarantees are the key to this.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

US Secretary of State Rubio:

We need to first establish peace in Ukraine and then we can discuss security guarantees.

[Mariska den Eelden 🇪🇺🇳🇱 @eeldenden]

Japan just announced a five-year action plan pledging "multidimensional support" for Ukraine. The EU and Japan signed a defence pact last year

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

The European emergency summit on Ukraine in London has started

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just announced a historic move—Britain, France, and Ukraine have united on creating a ceasefire proposal, that they will present directly to the United States.

The world is watching: will Trump choose peace, or will he keep carrying water for Putin, whose forces continue to disgustingly brutalize innocent women and children?

Huge respect to the UK and France for stepping up and standing with heroes, not tyrants.

[Balázs Orbán @BalazsOrban_HU]

Dear European “leaders”, although Hungary has been the only country that has consistanly stood for peace in the EU, we didn’t intend to discuss this publicly. But that works just as well.

Hungary's position is that direct negotiations with Russia must begin immediately in order to achieve a ceasefire and lasting peace.

We also expect the leaders of the European Union to act as responsible politicians—considering both human lives and economic damage—and to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire and peace.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

13 PMs, 2 presidents attending today’s 🇺🇦 emergency summit in London:

🇬🇧 Starmer
🇺🇦 Zelensky
🇫🇷 Macron
🇩🇪 Scholz
🇮🇹 Meloni
🇨���� Trudeau
🇪🇸 Sánchez
🇵🇱 Tusk
🇩🇰 Frederiksen
🇳🇴 Støre
🇫🇮 Stubb
🇸🇪 Kristersson
🇳🇱 Schoof
🇨🇿 Fiala
🇷🇴 Bolojan
🇹🇷 Fidan
🇪🇺 VdL
🇪🇺 Costa
NATO’s Rutte

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

On my way to London to highlight Europe’s ongoing support to Ukraine that can lead to just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

The path to peace is strength.

Weakness breeds more war.

We will support Ukraine, while undertaking a surge in European defence.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Polish PM Donald Tusk, speaking before his flight to London for the European Ukraine summit:

“500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians. [...] Europe today lacks the belief that we are truly a global force.”

[Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe @onduhungirehe]

We told western countries many times that, for the past 30 years, the FDLR genocidal force has been a permanent threat to Rwanda, especially as they are now supported by the Congolese government and embedded in the FARDC.

Unfortunately, these world's powers refused to listen to us, arguing that the FDLR combatants are just a bunch of "old and weak" people, and that Rwanda is using them as a pretext to "invade Congo for minerals".

Yet, the FDLR, a movement that has continously recruiting on its genocide ideology, was even supported by @MONUSCO, a 26-year old UN peacekeeping mission that was supposed to neutralize them, as per several UN Security Council resolutions.

And today, a group of FDLR combatants captured on the battlefield (including Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, one of the murderers of Queen Rosalie Gicanda - here in a FARDC uniform -), were handed over to Rwanda by the AFC/M23, a rebel movement that is doing the very job that the self-righteous international community should have done over the past 30 years.

But guess who they now call the "villain"...

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

[Xtrafrica @xtr_africa]

#BREAKING EU will consider sanctioning 9 Rwandan individual government officials on Monday, March 3, including one Rwandan entity. says EUobserver. LINK IN COMMENT SECTIONS