Israelis wave national flags in front of Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem’s Old City to mark Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of the Old City, May 29, 2022. (AP Photo) Thu 18 May 2023: Israeli authorities have beefed up security in Jerusalem, particularly in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, ahead of […]
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Thu 18 May 2023: Eskom Acting CEO, Calib Cassim, has announced that if a series of interventions to reduce power demands and improve reliability is unsuccessful this winter, load shedding could intensify to Stage 8. “It is going to be a difficult winter,” he told the media on Thursday. Citing the contributing factors, Cassim, said […]
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Thu 18 May 2023: Qatar said Wednesday it will not get off Arab consensus on Syria’s readmission into the Arab League after 12 years of suspension. “The solution to restore stability in Syria must satisfy the Syrian people,” Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a press conference with his German counterpart Annalena […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Black Sea grain deal between Ukraine and Russia has been extended for two more months. Erdogan’s comments, made in a speech to officials of his governing AK Party, came after the last ship left a Ukrainian port under the deal. The agreement, which allows […]
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The front page of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is seen at a newspaper kiosk. FILE PHOTO Wed 17 May 2023: Turkey has hit back at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its latest cover, which features a cartoon of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan being electrocuted in a bathtub. The magazine released its weekly […]
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The US Central Intelligence Agency has released a video targeting Russian spies [Screenshot: CIA/YouTube] Wed 17 May 2023: The US Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has created a video in which it appeals to Russian military and intelligence professionals, diplomats, and scientists to spy for the US. The video, which was posted […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised his supporters a “bigger victory” when they return to the polls in 12 days’ time in a run-off vote for the country’s top job. Erdogan, who is seeking a third term as president and a five-year extension of his 20-year rule, has appeared in […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: State power utility, Eskom, has moved to assure South Africans that there is no imminent collapse of the power grid. This after social media posts claimed that the country is facing a looming complete blackout. “Eskom refutes these claims and would like to assure South Africans that there are measures in […]
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Hindu radicals burn a dummy replica of Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi. (Photo: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India) Wed 17 May 2023: State Department’s annual report on religious freedom lists attacks on Muslims and Christians in the world’s most populous nation. The United States wants India to condemn persistent religious violence, says a senior […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: The US announced charges in five cases involving alleged attempts to steal technology for the benefit of China, Russia, and Iran, including a 35-year-old former Apple Inc engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, and then fleeing to China. “In the Northern District of […]
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