Thu 11 May 2023: UN chief Antonio Guterres demanded an immediate end to the “unacceptable” civilian loss of life Wednesday, including children and women, in the Gaza Strip amid rising tensions in Palestinian territories. Guterres is following with “deep concern” the latest developments in Gaza, ongoing escalation and risk of further loss of life, UN […]
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Thu 11 May 2023: Experts warn of ‘cataclysmic’ scenario if world’s biggest economy fails to meet its debt obligations. As a game of chicken plays out in Washington, DC, over whether to raise the limit on US government borrowing to avoid a default on its debt, the one thing that experts agree on is that a default would […]
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Thu 11 May 2023: As the government sends in the army to assist put an end to the fatal turmoil started by Imran Khan’s detention three days ago, the party of the former prime minister has accused the Pakistani authorities of detaining a top official. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who served as foreign minister in Khan’s […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on annual military training for Russian reservists. The document, published on the government portal, instructs local and regional authorities to take relevant measures to organize training. The two-month military training for Russian citizens, who are in the reserve of the armed forces, […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent former prime minister Imran Khan on an eight-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau while a sessions court here indicted him in a separate graft case. The 70-year-old chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was taken into custody by the paramilitary Rangers […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: US President Joe Bidenwill host India Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22 that will affirm the two countries’ “deep and close partnership,” the White House announced Wednesday. “The visit will underscore the growing importance of the strategic partnership between India and the United States as the two nations collaborate […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: Fighting in Sudan’s capital escalated on Wednesday, with fierce clashes and air strikes, witnesses said, as delegations of rival military factions continued talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at securing a ceasefire and humanitarian relief, Reuters reports. Residents reported ground battles in several neighbourhoods of Khartoum between the Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and heavy […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been indicted by a court for unlawfully selling state gifts during his premiership between 2018-22, broadcaster Geo News reported. The case was filed in August by a member of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), contending Khan had bought gifts given by foreign […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: Indian social media is rife with false demographic data claiming that the country is being turned into a Muslim-majority state, misinformation that influencers have used to cultivate large audiences to spread Islamophobia in the country. Amit Upadhyay repeats the claim to why India’s population is growing: He says his Muslim neighbors […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced on Wednesday that Austria will join the increasing list of nations that have banned the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government employees’ work phones, Reuters reported. TikTok has already been blocked in a number of Western countries, including the United States, Britain, and numerous other […]
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