Sat 18 March 2023: Pakistan police have raided the Lahore home of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on his way to the capital, Islamabad, for a court appearance. Khan was summoned by the court in relation to a state gift case in which he is set to be indicted on Saturday. Soon […]
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Sat 18 March 2023: Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the spiralling conflict. In a report published on Friday, the United Nations children’s agency said nearly four million more children are at risk in neighbouring countries as hostilities between armed groups […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: The US welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan’s announcement on Friday to move forward with Finland’s NATO membership bid, according to the White House, Anadolu Agency reported. “The United States welcomes President Erdoğans announcement that he will send Finland’s NATO accession protocols to the Turkish Parliament and looks forward to the […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. The decision on Friday comes as the race for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election starts […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The Hague-based court said in a statement on Friday Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: Ahead of the planned National Shutdown scheduled for Monday, Police Minister Bheki Cele has issued a stern warning for lawbreakers. With the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) expected to embark on the shutdown, Cele said those who break the law will be arrested. “You must uphold the law but more importantly enforce […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: Saudi Arabia and Russia on Thursday confirmed their commitment to the OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day until the end of 2023, Anadolu reported. This came during a meeting held in Riyadh between the Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman, and the Russian Deputy […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: The Israeli Health Ministry reported a new coronavirus variant on Friday. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, this new variant has taken the world by surprise. According to local media reports, two people returning from abroad were infected with the new Covid variant. Upon their return to Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, the […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: More than 1,000 Passport Office employees will go on strike for five weeks in a row over pay, jobs, and working conditions, potentially disrupting the delivery of passports ahead of the summer holiday period. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will strike at passport offices in Durham, Glasgow, […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: China‘s President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia next week, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. “At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22,” Hua Chunying tweeted. She also stated that this will be a trip […]
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