Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcoming the leader of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, (R) during their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, July 26, 2023. (Mustafa KAMACI / Turkish Presidency Press Office / AFP) Fri 16 May 2024: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel will abolish its free […]
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Fri 17 May 2024: The European Union regulators have initiated a formal inquiry into Meta for potential violations of online content regulations pertaining to child safety on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The European Commission announced on Thursday its concerns that the algorithmic systems employed by these widely used social media platforms to suggest videos […]
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Thu 16 May 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a virtual appearance before the Supreme Court through a videolink from prison in connection with a case regarding amendments to the country’s anticorruption law. Thursday’s hearing was the first time Khan, imprisoned since August 2023 in several cases, made an […]
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Thu 16 May 2024: Divisions within Israel’s war cabinet over the lack of post-war plans for the Gaza Strip have erupted in a rare public row, with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant saying the country should not be involved in ruling the besieged and bombarded territory once the fighting ends. On Wednesday, Gallant said he was opposed to […]
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Thu 16 May 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early Thursday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin released a video showing Putin’s arrival in the Chinese capital, where he was welcomed by a ceremonial guard and received a red-carpet reception. This visit marks Putin’s […]
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Slovak media reported that the alleged assailant, a 71-year-old writer, has been charged with attempted murder. Thu 16 May 2024: Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in stable but “very serious” condition following an assassination attempt that has shocked the nation and drawn international condemnation, his deputy has reported. The 59-year-old Fico was shot […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has been wounded in a shooting and taken to hospital. Fico was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova on Wednesday afternoon, Slovakian media reported. Police sealed off the scene, and Fico was taken […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Türkiye will “continue to stand by Hamas which is fighting for its own land’s independence and defending Anatolia.” Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said: “Israel will not stop in Gaza, and if not stopped, this rogue state will […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: Cannes, France – The world’s most popular film festival opens on Tuesday with a French comedy, The Second Act, by prolific film director and musician Quentin Dupieux. It is among 58 films of the official selection in the next 12 days which are likely to set the agenda of the global cinema […]
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Wed 15 May 2024: The Biden administration has told Congress that it plans to send a $1bn package of military aid to Israel, according to media reports, despite the United States’s opposition to a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza and concerns about rising civilian deaths. The US Department of State on Tuesday moved […]
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