Mon 29 May 2023: Several top Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, have been charged with rioting and disorder by police in New Delhi after their arrests during a march to the new parliament building following its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The wrestlers and their supporters were arrested on […]
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Mon 29 May 2023: Authorities are trying to figure out why the major canal in Venice has turned neon green in the vicinity of Italy’s famous Rialto Bridge. The fire department in Italy published a video of one of its boats sailing over luminescent waters on Sunday. The fire department discovered the Grand Canal to […]
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Sun 28 May 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election in an intriguing run-off after failing to achieve more than 50% of the votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14. President Erdogan leads Turkish election with 53.41% of vote while opposition candidate Kilicdaroglu has 46.59%, with 75.42% […]
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Sun 28 May 2023: Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has warned of an escalation to the war in Ukraine as Britain and other Western allies commit more weapons to aid President Volodymyr Zelensky. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Andrei Kelin said the actions of NATO countries, “especially” the UK, risk lengthening and triggering […]
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Sun 28 May 2023: A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrantssailing on an overcrowded boat which was in distress off the island of Sicilyon Saturday, the group said on Twitter. “After three hours of operation, the 599 survivors, including women and children, are now safely aboard … and being cared […]
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Sun 28 May 2023: Ten percent of the world’s population does not have enough food, the highest number in more than a decade. Hunger levels are rising around the world. As many as 828 million people – or 10 percent of the world’s population – go to bed hungry each night, 46 million more than […]
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Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan cast their ballots (Left) Kilicdaroglu and his wife Selvi Kilicdaroglu cast their ballots (Right) Sun 28 May 2023: Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu have cast their votes in Istanbul and Ankara respectively. Turks are voting in a run-off to elect a president […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: An attack by two drones caused an explosion in Russia’s Pskov region near the border with Belarus that left an oil pipeline’s administrative building damaged, local Governor Mikhail Vedernikov said. At least one administrative building of an oil pipeline in Russia’s Pskov region was damaged early on May 27 in an […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: Protests erupted in Addis Ababa after Friday prayers in response to outrage over mosque demolitions in neighboring Shegger, local media reported. Mass protests broke out in Addis Ababa following Friday prayers as a result of anger over mosque demolitions in the neighboring Shegger city. The demonstrations took place around mosques in […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: The United Nations (UN) announced on Friday that half a million children in areas controlled by the Yemeni government are at risk of acute malnutrition this year. This came in a joint statement issued by three UN agencies, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN […]
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