Fri 03 May 2024: As the campaign targeting of Muslims becomes more direct and shrill, experts fear Modi’s words could encourage violence against the community. New Delhi, India – Speaking to a saffron-clothed crowd of supporters in his home state of Gujarat earlier this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned to an increasingly favoured electoral […]
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Fri 03 May 2024: In a Thursday interview with The Economist, French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterated his earlier claims that if Russia breaches the Ukrainian front lines and the Ukrainian government requests it, he has not ruled out sending ground forces to that country. “If the Russians were to break through the front lines, if […]
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Colleagues and family members pray at the funeral of journalist Ahmad abu Tyour. [Photo: Motasem A Dalloul] Fri 03 May 2024: As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year. Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked […]
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Fri 03 May 2024: Turkey has severed all commercial ties with Israel amidst escalating tensions due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The cessation of trade was initiated on Thursday, as per reports from Bloomberg citing two Turkish officials. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has criticized the move, stating that any obstruction of imports and exports […]
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Thu 02 May 2024: Russia on Thursday said it took control of another village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. “As a result of active actions, units of the Center group of troops completely liberated the settlement of Berdychi in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” a Russian Defense Ministry statement said. Indicating that heavy fighting has continued across […]
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Thu 02 May 2024: Saudi Arabia is taking harsh measures against its people who criticize Israel’s continuing war on Gaza online, according to reports. The claims in a Bloomberg report on Wednesday come as US officials suggested talks are underway for a Saudi-Israel normalisation deal. According to the article, which cites anonymous diplomatic sources, the detentions include an […]
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Thu 02 May 2024: At least 141 Palestinian journalists and media professionals have been killed and 70 others injured in Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, the government media office said on Thursday. In a statement marking the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the media office said at least 20 journalists are […]
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The US Treasury Department has rolled out new sanctions aimed at disrupting Russia’s war in Ukraine. Thu 02 May 2024: The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of individuals and firms linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, accusing Moscow of illegally using chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces. US officials on Wednesday announced […]
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Thu 02 May 2024: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in the west of the country aimed at making the country a major logistics point for regional exports, including oil from Russia to South Asia, Reuters has reported. The announcement was made by Afghanistan’s acting minister of […]
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Thu 02 May 2024: The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says that the mammoth task of clearing Gaza’s debris is made all the more costly and dangerous by the sheer amount of asbestos and unexploded ordnance. Nearly seven months into the war, UNMAS estimates the amount of debris in the Gaza Strip at 37 […]
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