European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (L) with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (R). Tue 20 June 2023: A European Union report will this week say that Ukraine has met two out of seven conditions to start membership negotiations, two EU sources have said according to Reuters, with the bloc’s executive set to highlight progress made despite […]
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Tue 20 June 2023: Andrew Tate, an online celebrity, has been charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime ring to sexually exploit women in Romania, BBC reported. Tristan, his brother, and two associates are also charged. The charges have been denied by all individuals. The Tate brothers were arrested for the first […]
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Tue 20 June 2023: Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has outlined “radical” plans for an independent Scotland to have a written constitution. The first minister said such a document could protect workers’ rights to strike and guarantee health care that is “free at the point of need.” Yousaf also made clear the Scottish National Party […]
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Tue 20 June 2023: US president Joe Biden says the threat of Russian president Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real”, days after denouncing Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus. Reuters reports: On Saturday, Biden called Putin’s announcement that Russia had deployed its first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus “absolutely irresponsible”. “When I was […]
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Tue 20 June 2023: US and Iranian officials have been holding closed-door negotiations, including indirect talks in Oman, to de-escalate tensions in the region, in an attempt to curb Tehran’s nuclear programme and release American prisoners, officials have said. Both sides have not publicly spoken about the nature of the talks, which are taking place after several […]
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Mon 19 June 2023: Nearly 170 people have died in two of India’s most populated states as a result of several days of extreme heat. Authorities have advised vulnerable members of the public to stay indoors to prevent worsening pre-existing health concerns. According to authorities, the deceased were largely adults over the age of 60 […]
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Mon 19 June 2023: Bangladesh has reportedly filed a formal request to join the BRICS economic bloc, making it the most recent nation to indicate interest in doing so. This was revealed in reports on Monday. This issue is anticipated to be addressed at the BRICS summit, which will be held in South Africa in […]
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Mon 19 June 2023: India’s largest socio-religious Muslim organisation, on Monday, rejected the government’s move to seek public and religious organisations’ views on the Uniform Civil Code, which meant that all people, regardless of region or religion, would be subject to the same set of civil laws, Anadolu Agency reports. The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said in a statement […]
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Mon 19 June 2023: At least five Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The ministry identified the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29. The fifth victims has […]
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Mon 19 June 2023: Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday. The projections, based on counted votes, showed 88% of those who […]
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