Thousands of people in Grozny took to the streets on Tuesday to rally against a recent burning of the Quran. Photo: Yelena Afonina / TASS Wed 24 May 2023: Thousands of people marched to the streets of Grozny, regional capital of Chechnya, on Tuesday to protest the recent burning of the Quran. Nikita Zhuravel, […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, claims that almost 10,000 of the inmates he recruited to fight in Ukraine have died in battle, AFP reported. In an effort to persuade prisoners to fight alongside Wagner in Ukraine in exchange for a promised pardon upon their return should […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: The world is failing to protect civilians as the death toll of people caught up in conflicts surged more than 50 percent from the previous year, the United Nations chief said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “to live up to its commitments” to protect civilians as enshrined in international humanitarian […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the West of provoking global energy and food crises. The Western countries and alliances are trying to preserve their dominance in the world, ignoring the interests of other nations, creating conflicts and instability, Putin said via videoconference, addressing the 11th international meeting of high representatives in charge of […]
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint news conference after a bilateral meeting at Admiralty House in Sydney on May 24, 2023 Wed 24 May 2023: Australia and India sign deals on migration, green hydrogen as rights group condemns Albanese’s warm embrace of Modi. Australian Prime […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: Germany reported over 15,500 child abuse cases in 2022, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said on Tuesday. BKA’s President Holger Munch said sexualized violence against minors remains a serious problem in Germany, despite increased efforts to protect children. “In Germany, an average of 48 children become victims of sexual violence […]
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Tue 23 May 2023: The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal appeal demanding the right to pay for his police protection while in the United Kingdom, according to the High Court in London on Tuesday. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, judge Justice Chamberlain refused the prince permission to bring a second challenge. “RAVEC […]
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Tue 23 May 2023: China called United States on Tuesday to tackle its debt crisis and “not pass it onto” the rest of the world. Mao Ning, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, however, urged Washington to adopt “responsible fiscal and monetary policies,” the Chinese daily Global Times reported. The U.S. is faced with a looming default […]
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Tue 23 May 2023: Only 9% of Britons now consider Brexit more of a success than a failure, according to new polling. Some 62% of people describe it as more of a failure, a YouGov survey shows. The public opinion and data company said “Bregret” has reached new highs, as the number of Britons saying […]
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Tue 23 May 2023: In April, education minister Bernard Drainville issued the ban on prayers in schools after reports of at least two Canadian schools permitting students to gather on school property for prayer were reported. Six Muslim organisations in Canada have urged the country’s Superior Court court to review and declare a provincial proclamation unconstitutional […]
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