Wed 20 April 2022: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated Turkey’s determination to stand up for the rights of Palestinians against the oppression of Israeli forces in Jerusalem and other places in Palestine. “Turkey will never accept oppression of Palestinians in Jerusalem and other regions in Palestine,” Erdoğan said at the parliamentary group meeting of the […]
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Wed 20 April 2022: Ukraine has received fighter planes and aircraft parts from the United States, only days after US President Joe Biden announced a $800 million military aid package for the country. The type and quantity of aircraft, however, have not been specified. As the US and Europe announced that they would be delivering […]
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Wed 20 April 2022: The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is working with stakeholders to urgently repair damaged buildings and provide support to install bridges to communities in need, following recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. This as DPWI Minister, Patricia de Lille, and Deputy Minister Noxolo Kiviet, on Tuesday inspected damages caused by the […]
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Wed 20 April 2022: Following a severe spike of tensions between the two sides in recent days, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “end the cycle of violence.” Blinken stressed “the importance of Israelis and Palestinians working to end the cycle of violence in Israel, the West Bank, and […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow is not seeking “regime change” in Ukraine despite earlier calls from the Kremlin for Ukrainian forces to topple the government in Kyiv. “We have said it repeatedly … We want the Ukrainians themselves [to] decide how they want to live … We want the people to […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced Russia’s new offensive and called for a four-day truce to coincide with the onset of Orthodox Holy Week. “Instead of a celebration of new life, this Easter coincides with a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine,” Guterres told reporters at the UN’s headquarters in New York. […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, will hold a call with Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, on Tuesday, after Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque last week, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister said, and Reuters reports. On Friday, at least 152 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli riot police inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the latest outbreak in an […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it intends to revoke the Moscow Stock Exchange’s (MOEX) status as a recognized stock exchange. The move is part of the UK, US, and other Western partners’ continued attempts to boost pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine. This means investors will […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will apologise to parliament on Tuesday as he faces lawmakers for the first time since he was fined by police for breaking his own COVID-19 lockdown rules, a government official said. Johnson, who will address parliament at around 1430 GMT, was fined last week by […]
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Tue 19 April 2022: Kabul: Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing six people and injuring 11, according to Afghan police officials. Many residents in the neighbourhood belong to the Shia Hazara community, an ethnic and religious minority frequently targeted by terrorist groups, including Islamic State. “Three blasts have taken […]
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