Fri 09 June 2023: EU nations called out for adopting definition that conflates anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel and fosters ‘anti-Palestinian racism’. The European Union’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism has led to widespread restrictions on the rights of assembly and freedom of expression, according to research from […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: A group of international parliamentarians and academics have said the Union government’s reaction to the wrestlers’ protest against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh “sends a clear message” that “rebellious women will be punished, the ruling class will be protected at all costs and dissent will not be tolerated”. In the […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: A “very unhealthy” air quality alert was issued for Washington, DC on Thursday over the impact of ongoing Canadian wildfires. “During a Code Purple alert, the air quality is very unhealthy,” DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management said on Twitter, citing airnow.com, which provides information about air quality. All age groups […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: As part of its most recent efforts to address national security concerns over China, Britain has pledged to removing surveillance equipment built in China from sensitive government locations, Reuters reported. China has been described by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the biggest threat to global security and prosperity, and this year […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: Zelenskyy visited the flooded southern region of Kherson and discussed the situation after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on Tuesday. “Many important issues were discussed. The operational situation in the region as a result of the disaster, evacuation of the population from potential flood zones, elimination of the emergency caused by […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery in Rome amid concerns over the pontiff’s already fragile health. “The Holy Father is well, this is the news that you and the whole world were waiting for,” Sergio Alfieri, the doctor who performed the operation at the Gemelli Hospital in the Italian […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa has via a telephone conversation briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on the upcoming African Leaders Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia. “The two leaders also discussed the Russia-Africa Summit that is scheduled to take place at the end of July in St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation. “President […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: Lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar was shot by unknown gunmen and had accused Khan of high treason, according to police. Islamabad, Pakistan – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been formally named in connection with the killing of a lawyer who accused him of high treason. Khan has called the accusation “foolish”. […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: Lionel Messi, the Argentine great, has announced that he wants to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami after leaving French champions Paris Saint-Germain, despite a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia. “I made the decision that I’m going to go to Miami. I still haven’t closed it 100 percent,” Messi said […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: Sudan’s Army has been battling to defend a military industrial complex believed to contain large stocks of weapons and ammunition in southern Khartoum, close to fuel and gas depots that are at risk of exploding, residents said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in the eighth week of a […]
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