African delegation visit a site of a mass grave, in the town of Bucha, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. Fri 16 June 2023: An air raid alert was issued in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the wider region as African leaders begin a visit to mediate an end to the conflict. The alert was issued after […]
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Fri 16 June 2023: In New York, the United Nations Security Council heard pleas for peace from Pope Francis and a prominent Sunni imam. The topic of “human fraternity” was discussed. The pope, who is resting in the hospital from abdominal surgery, sent a statement to the UN gathering on Wednesday in which he said […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: Officials in Gujarat state say its deserted coastal towns were battered in the dark as power went out after electricity poles fell and some trees were uprooted by gusty winds. As the storm neared land, the windspeed rose around Jakhau, Amit Arora, a district official in the region of Kachchh told […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: Warsaw, Poland: The ‘road to peace’ is now well underway, with President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at the Warsaw Chopin Airport on Thursday for a working visit to Poland, Ukraine and Russia. President Ramaphosa is leading a delegation that includes Heads of State from Zambia, the Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Senegal […]
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hu 15 June 2023: UK parliamentary committee found on Thursday that Boris Johnson, the former prime minister who was in office during the pandemic, deliberately misled parliament regarding lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street. After a yearlong investigation, the committee said Johnson would have been suspended as an MP for 90 days for “repeated” contempt of […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International schedule a private screening in Washington, two days ahead of Indian PM’s state visit. Two human rights groups have invited policymakers, journalists and analysts to a screening in Washington of a BBC documentary on Narendra Modi that questions the Indian prime minister’s leadership during the […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: Australia’s opposition conservative party has suspended a senator accused of sexually assaulting a fellow lawmaker. Party leader Peter Dutton said on Thursday that he had met David Van — who has strenuously denied allegations levelled in parliament — and had taken a “decision that he should no longer sit in the […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: Many people were shocked by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s request for assistance from Ukraine, given his prior aggressive rhetoric and threats against Ukraine. According to reports, Kadyrov’s cousin and close ally, Adam Delimkhanov, was injured in an alleged Ukrainian-led attack. Delimkhanov’s exact location and condition are unknown. In his plea, Kadyrov […]
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Thu 15 June 2023: On the occasion of “Day of Russia,” Russian President Vladimir Putin (70) paid tribute to wounded servicemen during a visit to a military hospital. However, footage obtained by Russian media shows an apparent tension between Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (68), one of his closest allies. Putin appears to disregard […]
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Wed 14 June 2023: One of the greatest such disasters this year occurred when a fishing boat carrying refugees and migrants collapsed and sank off the southern coast of Greece, killing at least 78 people and leaving many more missing. The ship sank in international waters, 47 nautical miles (87 km) southwest of Pylos, off […]
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