Sheikh Khalid Al-Hanafi, Taliban’s Acting Minister of Enforcement of Good and Prohibition of Evil. Sat 07 May 2022: Afghanistan‘s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public. “We want our sisters to live with dignity and safety,” said Khalid Hanafi, acting minister for the Taliban’s vice and virtue ministry. […]
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Sat 07 May 2022: Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for his second term as France’s president at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, followed by the firing of canons at the Invalides Gardens. In a country where presidents rarely get re-elected, Macron won 58.5 percent of the votes in the second round in April against the […]
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Sat 07 May 2022: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) called for the reopening of Ukrainian ports in the southern city of Odesa on Friday to aid locals in combating the worldwide hunger crisis brought on by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “Right now, Ukraine’s grain silos are full. At the same time, 44 million […]
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Sat 07 May 2022: Tories also dropped into third place in Scotland behind the dominant SNP and a resurgent Scottish Labour. Britain‘s Conservatives suffered a net loss of almost 400 councillors as a day of vote counting delivered a bruising set of local election results for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ministers conceded it had been “tough” […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today declared a state of emergency giving security forces sweeping powers for the second time in five weeks to deal with escalating anti-government protests. A spokesman for the President said he invoked the tough laws to “ensure public order” after trade unions staged a nationwide strike […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a new weapons package for Ukraine in the coming days worth at least $100 million, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the latest package would likely include more munitions for systems like the Howitzers. The United States has rushed […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: Amnesty International says it has documented war crimes in Ukraine, including the “wilful killings of civilians” by Russian forces when they occupied an area northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in February and March. Civilians have also suffered abuse such as “reckless shootings and torture” at the hands of Russian forces in […]
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and MP Rosena Allin-Khan were among those celebrating a big night for Labour in Wandsworth Fri 06 May 2022: Britain’s ruling Conservative Party lost control of Wandsworth, a longtime London stronghold, for the first time in 44 years, adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The leader of Britain’s […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: World food prices eased slightly in April after hitting a record high in March, pushed lower by vegetable oils and cereals, the U.N. food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 158.5 points last month versus […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: US intelligence helped Ukraine sink the Russian warship Moskva, NBC News has reported, citing US officials. The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank on April 14 after having been struck by two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles, the US officials confirmed. The attack happened after Ukrainian forces asked the Americans about […]
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