Sat 27 May 2023: 33 people were turned over to the military by Pakistani authorities so they could be tried in military court for allegedly taking part in the violent protests on May 9, according to the interior minister. Rana Sanaullah told reporters in the nation’s capital Islamabad that thousands of people had been detained […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: Small ethnic Serb groups in northern Kosovo have fought with police while attempting to barricade municipal building entrances to keep newly elected officials from entering. On Friday, many vehicles were set on fire and the police used tear gas. Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, put the army on a “higher […]
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Sat 27 May 2023: In the midst of ongoing negotiations to extend the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed Republican House leaders on Friday that the US will run out of money to pay its financial obligations by June 5. The deadline is four days later than previous Treasury Department estimates, and Yellen told […]
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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) with Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Photo: Phil Noble/AFP) Fri 26 May 2023: I arrived in the United Kingdom in 2010 on a rubber dinghy. If this bill was in place then, I might not be alive today. On May 16, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed a Council […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan received missiles from the private Russian military contractor Wagner Group, according to the US Treasury Department, “contributing to a prolonged armed conflict.” This came on Thursday when the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Wagner’s head in Mali, Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov, blaming him for […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: Biden administration stops short of officially adopting IHRA anti-Semitism definition favoured by pro-Israel groups. Washington, DC – The White House has released a plan to combat the rise of anti-Semitism amid a continuing debate about how to define anti-Jewish hatred, especially as it relates to Israel. President Joe Biden presented the strategy […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: New Delhi, India – On Sunday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new parliament building in capital New Delhi – a decision that has led to at least 19 opposition parties announcing their plans to boycott the event. In a joint statement, the national and regional parties on Wednesday said […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: Since the start of the violence in Sudan, thirty newborn babies have tragically died in hospitals, according to UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Thursday Speaking at his daily briefing, Dujarric underscored the humanitarian repercussions of the ongoing fighting in the country, highlighting data from UN agencies. “Six newborn babies died at […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: On the third anniversary of George Floyd’s passing while in police custody, President Joe Biden made a statement on Thursday in which he urged continued police reform around the country. “George Floyd’s murder exposed for many what Black and Brown communities have long known and experienced – that we must make […]
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Fulgence Kayishema was wanted for more than 20 years [File: US Department of State] Thu 25 May 2023: The United Nations tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda announced on Thursday that suspected Rwandan genocide perpetrator Fulgence Kayishema had been detained in South Africa. He had been on the run since 2001 before being […]
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