Tue 11 Apr 2023: UK’s Labour Party has gone on the offensive and has targetted Conservative PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty over a tax loophole. The Labour has been alleging that Murty benefitted in her tax payments due to a loophole for people who hold non-domiciled status. In its latest poster, the […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: Joe Biden, the president of the United States, stated on Monday that he intends to run for president in 2024 but has not yet made the announcement. “I plan on running … but we’re not prepared to announce it yet,” Biden said in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show before the White House Easter Egg […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: At least four people have been killed after a bomb attack targeted a police vehicle in the western Pakistani city of Quetta. “A police vehicle was targeted in the Qandhari Bazar area of the city. Among the dead, two are police officials whereas one girl and another civilian died,” Waseem Baig, […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologised after a viral video on social media showed him asking a boy to “suck my tongue”. “A video clip has been circulating that shows a recent meeting when a young boy asked his Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug. “A […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces says Russian troops have switched to “scorched earth” tactics in Bakhmut. “The enemy switched to the so-called scorched earth tactics from Syria. It is destroying buildings and positions with air strikes and artillery fire,” said Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces. […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: The US is working feverishly to determine the source of a potential leak of highly-classified documents that appear to reveal private information about US allies, including the weaknesses of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. The Pentagon announced on Sunday that it had formally referred the Department of Justice to look […]
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Mon 10 Apr 2023: Thousands of protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to press the government to keep the country on its EU membership path. Demonstrators gathered in front of the parliament on Sunday and urged the government to implement the reforms required for Georgia’s integration with the EU. The rally was organized by […]
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Sun 09 Apr 2023: A call for peace and reconciliation marked Pope Francis‘ Easter message following mass on Sunday. Francis prayed for peace for the “beloved Ukrainian people” and that the light of Easter “may shine on the people of Russia.” He prayed that “prisoners (may) return home and the entire international community (may) strive to end war […]
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Sun 09 Apr 2023: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Sunday non-Lebanese elements were behind rocket fire into Israel, Anadolu reports. On Thursday, some 37 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel amid tension following Israeli police raids into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. There was no claim of responsibility for […]
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Sun 09 Apr 2023: The director of the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is revealed to have expressed displeasure at Saudi Arabia’s recent reconciliation with Iran, during an unannounced visit to the kingdom this week. According to The Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the matter, CIA director Bill Burns told Saudi Crown […]
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