Tue 23 July 2024: Organized crime is spreading across Europe, according to the EU law enforcement agency Europol, with an increasing propensity for violence among criminal networks posing a problem in countries including Germany. “Organized crime is on the rise. It exploits every weakness,” Europol chief Catherine De Bolle told the German news magazine Der […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks, lays the groundwork for an “interim national reconciliation government” to rule post-war Gaza, said Chinese Foreign […]
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Tue 23 July 2024: India’s Supreme Court has put on hold directives issued by authorities in two Indian states for eateries to identify their owners. The court passed the interim order on Monday while issuing notice on a batch of petitions challenging the government directives, according to the legal news website Livelaw. The bench, however, clarified […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: China has announced it will “monitor” all supply missions of “living necessities” to a Philippine warship stationed in disputed waters, following a recent provisional agreement by Manila. Provisional Agreement Details Awaited Beijing’s statement on Monday came after the Philippines revealed it had reached a “provisional agreement” for rotation and resupply missions […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would risk “political suicide” should he give territorial concessions to Russia, Kiev’s mayor has said. “How can we explain to the country that we need to give up pieces of our territory that cost the lives of thousands of our fighting heroes? Whatever move he makes, our […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: Israel is dispatching armed agents from its internal security service, Shin Bet, to Paris to organize the largest-ever security operation for its Olympic athletes. Around 88 Israeli athletes and their teams will be protected by Shin Bet due to alleged security concerns. However, not all will have a personal bodyguard, the […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan dismissed Foreign Minister January Makamba and Minister of Information, Communication, and Information Technology Nape Nnauye on Sunday as part of a significant Cabinet reshuffle. This move comes amid speculation that the two ministers were plotting to challenge President Hassan’s re-election bid. New Appointments Announced The reshuffle […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: Shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden announced he would not run for a second term, his Republican opponent, Donald Trump, remarked that “crooked Biden wasn’t fit to run” for president and that Vice President Kamala Harris will be “easier to defeat” in November’s election. “All those around him, including his Doctor […]
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Mon 22 July 2024: The Australian Defence Department announced a compensation plan for families of victims who were unlawfully killed or abused by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. VIDEO SHOWS AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER SHOT UNARMED AFGHAN AT CLOSE RANGE Over the course of 20 years, more than 39,000 Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan, with 400 soldiers […]
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Sun 21 July 2024: United States President Joe Biden says in a letter on X he is stepping down as a candidate in the 2024 election, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Dozens of congressional Democrats have publicly urged the 81-year-old to step aside after his shaky debate performance last month against Republican challenger Donald Trump, 78. My […]
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