Thu 20 June 2024: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken control of el-Fula, the capital of West Kordofan state, sources told Al Jazeera. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) fought the RSF for several hours before withdrawing from the city, with the paramilitary group seizing government and military headquarters, the sources said on Thursday. […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned China on Wednesday over its continued support to Russia amid its war in Ukraine. “It’s not sustainable and viable that China continues to fuel the biggest security threat challenge for NATO allies, especially in Europe, by propping up the Russian war economy,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Ottawa, […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: At least 34 people have died, with dozens more being treated in hospital, after drinking illegally brewed alcohol in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the authorities said. A state government spokesperson on Thursday confirmed the deaths caused by consuming alcohol tainted with methanol. “Such crimes that ruin the society […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 to respect and honour the courage and resilience of refugees across the globe. The United Nations designated the day to celebrate the strength and courage of people forced to flee their homes and countries to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is also a day […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: US technology giant Intel has halted the construction of a new $25 billion factory in Israel, raising speculation that the factory construction is at risk of being cancelled as the war on the Gaza Strip continues for an eighth month. The Sicho Infrastructure Company reported that it had received notification from […]
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Thu 20 June 2024: Russia on Wednesday demanded that the US remove all its nuclear weapons from Europe and dismantle the infrastructure for their deployment. US nuclear arms create “the most serious security problem on the continent,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news conference in Moscow. “Our demands in this regard remain unchanged, they include the withdrawal […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Britain’s opposition Labour Party is on track to win the most seats in the party’s history at a July 4 election, according to a YouGov poll published on Wednesday. The multilevel regression and post-stratification (MRP) poll predicted that Labour would win 425 seats, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives expected to win 108. Nigel […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: South Africa’s seventh democratically elected President, Cyril Ramaphosa, was officially sworn in on Wednesday for a second term in office after his re-election by Parliament last Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo, administered the oath of office in a colourful ceremony attended by several heads of state and government in […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Russia and North Korea on Wednesday signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement, which will serve as the foundation for future bilateral cooperation, according to the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un signed the document following several […]
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Wed 19 June 2024: Canada and India are aligned on big issues, but in the wake of the murder of a Canadian Sikh, “keeping Canadians safe” must be addressed, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a wide-ranging interview on Monday with CBC News, Trudeau spoke on a number of issues, including Canada-India relations. There is […]
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