President Félix Tshisekedi spoke this Thursday with the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, on the sidelines of the work of the UNGA2023. Fri 22 September 2023: The Democratic Republic of Congo will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday. Netanyahu, who met Congolese President […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have released a top cleric and pro-freedom leader and allowed him to lead the congregational Friday prayers after more than four years of house detention. An emotional Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday led the prayers at the disputed region’s main mosque in Srinagar city amid heavy security […]
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Members of the Xokleng Indigenous group celebrate a Supreme Court decision in Brazil striking down time limits for land claims Photos: Rafael Vilela Fri 22 September 2023: Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Indigenous rights in a landmark case that weighed the constitutionality of establishing a time limit for making claims to […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made his second visit to Washington, DC, since Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of his country. But unlike in his first trip to the United States Capitol, Zelenskyy faced a congress less inclined to back the war effort with large aid packages, despite pledges from top Democrats […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: United States President Joe Biden and other leaders expressed concern to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit earlier this month about Canada’s claim that New Delhi was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, the Financial Times (FT) has reported. Several members of the Five Eyes – an […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s poll panel has announced the much-awaited general elections will be held in the last week of January next year. In a short statement on Thursday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the polls, due to be held in November, were delayed due to fresh marking of the […]
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Thu 21 September 2023: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Thursday that Canada does not seek to provoke or cause problems, following India’s suspension of all visa services for Canadian citizens and directive to reduce diplomatic staffing as a rift between the countries widened following the prime minister’s statement that India may have been involved […]
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Thu 21 September 2023: As it deals with millions of asylum seekers, mainly from Ukraine, the EU migration problem is a challenge that should be handled by the entire bloc, Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, has said. Speaking to Sud Radio on Monday, the official suggested that migration – which has recently been […]
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Thu 21 September 2023: The Swiss Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday making it illegal to cover one’s face, including wearing a niqab – a Muslim woman’s face veil – with a fine of 1,000 Swiss francs (approximately $1,114), Anadolu Agency reports. The “burqa ban” law was approved by the upper chamber of parliament, known locally as Nationalrat, by a […]
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In 2022, Chinese researchers published more scientific papers on artificial intelligence than any other nation. Mf3D/E+ via Getty Images Thu 21 September 2023: China made an impact on the global academic scene by surpassing the US for the first time in terms of contributions to highly influential international journals in 2022, a report released Wednesday […]
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