EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON MANIPUR, CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES

Thu 13 July 2023: New Delhi: The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution that called on Indian authorities to take “all necessary” measures to stop the violence in Manipur and protect religious minorities, especially Christians. The resolution was tabled by five political groups and adopted by a show of hands during the plenary session of the European […]

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SUDAN’S DARFUR CONFLICT IS FORCING THOUSANDS TO FLEE TO NEIGHBORING CHAD FOR SAFETY: UN

Thu 13 July 2023: Each day, thousands of people in the Sudanese area of Darfur opt to leave their homes to seek sanctuary in neighboring Chad, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its operation to support the […]

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RUSSIAN GENERAL SUROVIKIN AKA ‘GENERAL ARMAGEDDON’ MISSING SINCE WAGNER MUTINY ‘RESTING’

Thu 13 July 2023: Sergei Surovikin, a deputy commander of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, has not been seen in public since the Wagner Group mutiny, but a Russian politician claims he is “resting.” Dubbed “General Armageddon” for his aggressive tactics in the Syrian and Chechen conflicts, he was last seen when he posted a […]

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NO END TO DEADLY VIOLENCE IN INDIA’S ETHNICALLY-DIVIDED MANIPUR

  People laying make-believe coffins to rest during a protest in Manipur’s Churachandpur district last month. Thu 13 July 2023: Clashes between Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribes continue even after two months, with over 140 dead and tens of thousands displaced. Churachandpur, India – Bawla (name changed) and more than a dozen other residents of Langza village […]

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ANALYSIS: UKRAINE ROLLS BACK 6 MONTHS OF RUSSIAN GAINS IN 5 WEEKS

Thu 13 July 2023: Assessment of Ukraine’s counteroffensive suggests it has retaken 253sq km (98sq miles) of its territory since June. Ukraine’s counteroffensive slowed down visibly in the 72nd week of the war because of entrenched Russian defences as NATO allies pledged more heavy weaponry for the fight. That assessment was given by Ukrainian President […]

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MUSK LAUNCHES CHATGPT’S OPENAI COMPETITOR XAI TO ‘UNDERSTAND REALITY’

Thu 13 July 2023: Elon Musk, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, has started an artificial intelligence (AI) firm to compete with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which he has criticized for being “woke.” The purpose of the new company, according to xAI on Wednesday, is to “understand the true nature of the universe”. “What are the […]

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NATO MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE WOULD BRING WW3 CLOSER, RUSSIA’S MEDVEDEV SAYS

Wed 12 July 2023: Military assistance from NATO to Ukraine will bring the world closer to World War III, Russia’s former president has claimed. “The completely crazy West could not come up with anything else. Predictability of the highest level … In fact, it’s a dead end. World War III is getting closer,” Dmitry Medvedev, […]

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