Sun 12 June 2022: China’s defense minister promised Sunday that the country will “fight to the end” to prevent Taiwanese independence, escalating already high tensions with the US over the island. The superpowers are involved in a verbal battle over the self-governing, democratic island, which Beijing sees as part of its territory that needs to […]
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Sun 12 June 2022: McDonald’s withdrew from Russia in protest at the invasion of Ukraine, selling more than 800 of its stores to Russian businessman Alexander Govor. Today the first rebranded restaurants are reopening in Moscow. McDonald’s in Russia has a new name – Vkusno & tochka, which translates to “Tasty and that’s it”, general […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: Algeria deplores and rejects “hasty” EU comments after its decision to suspend a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain, Ennahar TV reported on Saturday, quoting the foreign ministry. Algiers was angered when Spain said in March it supported a Moroccan plan to offer autonomy to Western Sahara. Algeria backs the Polisario Front movement seeking […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: On Saturday, Britain’s Prince Charles has termed the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda “appalling,” as opponents prepare a last-ditch legal battle to stop the first flight. The UK government plans to transport the first group of 31 claimants to Rwanda on Tuesday, just before Charles is scheduled to […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: During a visit to Kyiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen assured President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the EU executive’s verdict on Ukraine’s application to join the European Union will be ready by the end of the week. Von der Leyen said Saturday’s talks with Zelenskiy “will enable us to finalize […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur shared videos of municipal teams out with bulldozers under a heavy police presence demolishing parts of the homes of two of the accused arrested for allegedly disturbing the peace and social harmony, a day after violence over recent remarks by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: According to local media, clashes between armed factions have erupted in Libya’s capital, as the country suffers from a brutal power struggle. On Friday night, heavy gunfire and explosions ricocheted over numerous Tripoli districts, while footage broadcast by local media and shared on social media showed citizens fleeing heavily populated locations. […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: The European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday voiced concern over an Israeli group’s takeover of Greek Orthodox properties in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. “Attempts by settlers to take over Christian property in the Old City of Jerusalem must be halted as they jeopardize the heritage and […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen visited Ukraine on Saturday to discuss the country’s candidacy for membership in the European Union with President Volodymyr Zelensky. While Kyiv has pushed for a quick entry into the European Union, EU officials and politicians have warned that the road to membership is difficult and […]
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The Refugee Rights Campaign organised a protest on June 8, in front of the Rwandan Embassy in London Sat 10 June 2022: The first flight to take asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled after a judge dismissed attempts to win an injunction to […]
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