Category: News Desk

Sat 01 July 2023: Websites linked to the Patriot media group, close to the chief of the Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin, were blocked Friday by Russia’s telecoms watchdog following their brief mutiny. Several websites covering Russian political and economic affairs, including Ria Fan, were inaccessible from Russia, AFP journalists noted. Their online addresses feature […]

Sat 01 July 2023: France had a fourth night of riots on Saturday, with over 1,350 vehicles set on fire and a total of 2,560 fires on public roadways, according to the Interior Ministry. The unrest was triggered by Tuesday’s fatal shooting of a 17-year-old driver by police during a traffic check in the Paris suburb of […]

Fri 30 June 2023: Public transport is set to be suspended across France from 9pm local time, as officials race to avert a fourth night of riots sparked by the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. French President Emmanuel Macron blames social media for spreading unrest and says some protesters are exploiting the teen’s death. […]

Fri 30 June 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier this month not to employ such weapons, investigate their […]

Fri 30 June 2023: There are now more than 100,000 homeless individuals living in shelters in New York City (NYC), breaking previous records. This has raised questions about how local governments in the US handle this population, US media reported. According to a New York Times (NYT) report, local officials claimed on Wednesday that for […]

Fri 30 June 2023: Google has announced plans to remove Canadian news articles from its search engine and other products in Canada when a law requiring major online platforms to pay news publishers takes effect in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Google said Canada’s Bill C-18 – the so-called Online News Act, which was passed […]

Thu 29 June 2023: The controversial government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is illegal, according to a British court, because the African nation cannot be regarded as a secure third country. Three Court of Appeal justices declared on Thursday that “removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda” would be “unlawful,” which is a huge […]

Thu 29 June 2023: The unrest in France continued for a second night as thousands of security personnel were sent in to put an end to demonstrations against the police shooting of a 17-year-old. French President Emmanuel Macron called the killing “inexcusable” and appealed for peace as justice took its course. On Tuesday and Wednesday […]