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The people of 10 April

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Xi Jinping

Leader of China since 2012

  1. Paramount leader Xi Jinping tells Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun that China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, in his first meeting with a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade.

    World · 10 Apr · with Cheng Li-wun

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

President of Djibouti since 1999

  1. Djiboutians vote to elect a president to serve for the next five years. Incumbent president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is running for a sixth term.

    Politics · 10 Apr

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Iranian politician (born 1961)

  1. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that peace talks with the United States will not begin until there is a ceasefire in Lebanon and Iranian assets are unfrozen.

    Conflict · 10 Apr

Eyal Zamir

Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

  1. Israeli chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that the military is in a "state of war" in Lebanon despite the ceasefire with Iran, while visiting Israeli troops deployed near Bint Jbeil.

    Conflict · 10 Apr

Sam Altman

American entrepreneur

  1. A 20-year old was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and starting a fire. Altman was uninjured.

    Crime & Justice · 10 Apr

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