Tue 04 June 2024: Britain intends to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda on 24 July, a government lawyer said on Monday, although the hotly contested scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party winning the upcoming General Election, Reuters has reported. Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda if they have arrived in Britain without permission […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: The governing party has a range of potential partners. But early negotiations suggest that no deal would be easy. Johannesburg, South Africa — After suffering a stunning blow in last week’s election, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has begun closed-door negotiations with its political opponents to begin talks about forming […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: Some 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza have contracted infectious diseases as a result of overcrowding and displacement in the Gaza Strip, including 20,000 cases of viral hepatitis, the Government Media Office said yesterday. Releasing figures on day 240 of Israel’s relentless bombing campaign, the government warned that 60,000 pregnant women in […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: A Pakistani court on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case that accused him of leaking state secrets. The ex-cricket star had been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a lower court on charges of making public a cypher, a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: The OPEC+ alliance yesterday agreed to extend oil production cuts, with the exception of the UAE, until the end of 2025, saying this will maintain balance and stability in global oil markets. A statement issued by the coalition countries after their meeting stated that they decided “to extend the additional voluntary cuts of […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of Gaza and is examining alternatives, its defence minister said, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden as Palestinian fighters continue to resist the invasion. “While we conduct our important military actions, the defence establishment is simultaneously assessing […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the country’s political parties to work together for the good of the country as final results from last week’s election confirmed his African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority for the first time. The result, announced on Sunday, is the worst election showing for the […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Speaking at the Eastern German Economic Forum also attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other divisive figures – such as moderate Ali Larijani and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili – have signed up to contest new elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Ahmadinejad, who was president from 2005 to 2013, registered along with dozens […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made a surprising move by joining TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform he sought to ban during his presidency. Trump’s account, @realdonaldtrump, garnered over 450,000 followers shortly after he posted a launch video Saturday night, featuring his appearance at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in […]
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