Wed 05 Apr 2023: Muslims are observing Ramadan in war-ridden Ukraine for a second year, and most people praying at a mosque near the eastern front line this week were soldiers in camouflage fatigues. “I ask Allah to protect our mosque. I ask Allah to protect Ukraine… and to punish tyrants,” Mullah Murat Suleymanov said […]
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Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, flanked by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (C) as he hands over Finland’s accession to NATO documents, Johanna Geron | Afp | Getty Images Wed 05 Apr 2023: Finland‘s official accession into NATO and Sweden‘s continued efforts to join the alliance has ended […]
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Wed 05 Apr 2023: Jacinda Ardern, the former leader of New Zealand, announced her resignation from the legislature on Wednesday, capping a career marked by compassionate leadership during difficult times despite receiving increasing online abuse. Earlier this year, Ardern shocked New Zealand by announcing her resignation as prime minister and exit from politics, claiming she […]
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Wed 05 Apr 2023: Artificial intelligence (AI) “could be” dangerous, according to US President Joe Biden, but it remains to be seen how the technology will affect society. Biden stated at the start of a meeting with science and technology advisers on Tuesday that technology companies have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts in a New York City court. Indictment against Trump centres on allegations he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments, including one to adult film star Stormy Daniels, ahead of 2016 vote. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: After Finland officially joined NATO as its 31st member, the blue-and-white flag of the Nordic nation was raised outside Nato’s headquarters in Brussels alongside those of its western allies. The ceremony on Tuesday marked a historic realignment of Europe’s security landscape, and attendees included the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: Amir Khan, the former light-welterweight world champion, has been banned from all sports for two years after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 36-year-old retired boxer tested positive for the anabolic agent ostarine after losing to Kell Brook in Manchester in February 2022, according to UK Anti-Doping. Ostarine is a […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: In its weekly report on the conflict, the British Defence Ministry said on Sunday that excessive alcohol use has been responsible for a significant number of deaths among Russian forces in Ukraine. “While Russia has sustained up to 200,000 casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a significant minority of these […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: At least one person was killed and 30 people were injured, many of them seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people, derailed in the Netherlands early Tuesday, after colliding with construction equipment on the track. The person who died had been working for construction company. A goods train also […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: More than half of UK consumers have cut back on discretional spending since the start of the year, with nearly two-thirds choosing to reduce the amount they spend on eating out, according to research from KPMG. As households grapple with a swath of bill increases and tax hikes coming into effect from […]
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