Mon 20 May 2024: Illegal currency traders have vanished from the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, as authorities intensify efforts to stabilize the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, Xinhua reported. On April 5, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced the gold-backed ZiG, replacing the inflation-ravaged Zimbabwean dollar. The ZiG is part of a legal […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: London’s High Court is expected to rule on whether it accepts the US assurances that Assange will be given a fair trial and will not face the death penalty. The judges could rule that the assurances provided by the US are satisfactory and agree to the request for extradition, paving the […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: Iran’s President Raisi has been confirmed dead after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather. Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will assume powers after Raisi’s death. According to the Iranian Constitution, in case of the president’s death or incapacity, the first vice president […]
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Sat 18 May 2024: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is still missing after a helicopter he was traveling on was involved in an accident in a mountainous area of the country’s East Azerbaijan province. Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also traveling on the same aircraft, which is still missing. Weather conditions are hampering rescue efforts, according […]
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Sat 18 May 2024: The opposition Labour Party’s lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party has grown to 18 points, according to an opinion poll released on Saturday. With a national election anticipated later this year, the poll by Opinium Research indicated that Labour would secure 43% of the vote, compared to 25% for […]
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The Arakan Army (AA) claims full control over the town of Buthidaung and its surrounding military bases in the northern Rakhine region. AA media channels have released a photo of its soldiers, standing in the center of town. Sun 19 May 2024: The reported seizure of Buthiduang town of Myanmar’s Rakhine state by the […]
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Sun 19 May 2024: Israel’s war cabinet member Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government of Benjamin Netanyahu should the prime minister fail to present a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Gantz called on the cabinet to agree to a six-point plan laying out a vision for […]
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Sun 19 May 2024: Iran’s permanent mission to the UN in New York confirmed reports that Iranian officials held indirect talks with US counterparts in Oman this week. It described the situation as “an ongoing process”, and said negotiations were not the first and wouldn’t be the last, according to state-run IRNA news website. According […]
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Sat 18 May 2024: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cautioned that Russia’s recent offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region might be just the “first wave” of a larger attack. He urged allies to provide more air defense systems and fighter jets. On May 10, Russian forces, which had previously seen limited progress, launched a surprise […]
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Sat 18 May 2024: Canada’s intelligence chief advised against using TikTok, warning that the social media platform serves as an information conduit to the Chinese government, according to a report on Friday. “My answer as director is that there is a very clear strategy on the part of the government of China … to be […]
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