"It is for us today to push our governments, our institutions, our people to move towards a federation because we believe that only the federation can be the global and definitive solution for Africa," said Souleymane Diouf Diallo, spokesperson for the group, calling itself "The walkers for African unity".

"Make no mistake: the United States does not ... seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people," Biden told reporters during an official visit to Canada. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal; writing by Jasper Ward; editing by Tim Ahmann)

Canada and the United States also acknowledged "the serious long-term challenge to the international order posed by the People's Republic of China, including disruptive actions such as economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, and human rights abuses," the two countries said in a joint statement.

military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack that killed an American contractor and wounded five U.S. OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S.

President Joe Biden on Friday said the United States is prepared to "act forcefully" to protect Americans, commenting after the U.S.

prosecutors last year charged Uss and four other Russian citizens with shipping military technologies bought from U.S. manufacturers to Russian buyers, some of which ended up on the battlefield in Ukraine.

MILAN, March 21 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Tuesday agreed to hand over to U.S authorities a Russian national who has been accused of offences including shipping oil from Venezuela in breach of sanctions.

HOUNDE, Burkina Faso, March 21 (Reuters) - A small group of activists have been walking from Mali's capital Bamako to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou to express their support for a federation between the two West African states.

Arizona Coyotes 27 34 13 207 257 67 8. Anaheim Ducks 23 40 10 189 297 56 8. Nashville Predators 36 28 8 204 216 80 6. Seattle Kraken 40 24 8 253 231 88 5. Winnipeg Jets 41 30 3 221 209 85 5. San Jose Sharks 19 39 15 209 286 53 Monday, March 27 schedules (EST/GMT) Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres (1900/2300) Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators (1900/2300) New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders (1930/2330) Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild (2000/0000) Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks (2200/0200) Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes (2200/0200) Tuesday, March 28 schedules (EST/GMT) Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins (1900/2300) Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes (1900/2300) Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings (1900/2300) Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers (1900/2300) Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers (1900/2300) Vancouver Canucks at St. Edmonton Oilers 41 23 9 286 246 91 4.

Vancouver Canucks 34 34 5 250 267 73 7. Vegas Golden Knights 46 21 6 242 205 98 2.

Los Angeles Kings 43 20 10 258 236 96 3. Colorado Avalanche 43 23 6 240 200 92 3. Calgary Flames 33 26 15 235 231 81 6.

OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada pledged to work together on several issues, including migration, defense and security, the two countries said on Friday after a meeting between U.S.

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

And images from the  on Saturday show that fans can still buy the new strips with the Argentina international's name and No 7 on the back for £76.95. Alternatively supporters can buy a nameless home jersey for £60.

Judges gave the green light to extradite Uss, who was detained at Milan's Malpensa aiport on an international arrest warrant last October and is now under house arrest, on charges of violating an embargo against Venezuela and for bank fraud.

Mar 27 (Stats Perform) - Standings from the NHL games on Sunday Atlantic Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1.

Boston Bruins 57 11 5 275 157 119 2. Toronto Maple Leafs 44 20 9 251 203 97 3. Detroit Red Wings 31 32 9 209 238 71 8. Buffalo Sabres 35 31 6 258 267 76 6.

It hit Rantanen in the shoulder, came down behind the net and he tucked it in on a wraparound at 9:30. The Avalanche dumped the puck into the Arizona zone, Ingram controlled it behind the net and tried to send it around the boards and out.

Louis Blues (2000/0000) Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks (2030/0030) Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames (2100/0100) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights (2200/0200) Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks (2230/0230) Wednesday, March 29 schedules (EST/GMT) Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs (1930/2330) New York Islanders at Washington Capitals (1930/2330) Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche (2200/0200) Thursday, March 30 schedules (EST/GMT) Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins (1900/2300) Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens (1900/2300) New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils (1900/2300) Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators (1900/2300) Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins (1900/2300) Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning (1900/2300) Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings (1930/2330) St.