Month: March 2024

Afghan women stage rare, private protests on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2024 admin

Small groups of Afghan women on Friday staged rare demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in private spaces, after a crackdown by Taliban authorities forced activists off the streets. Since surging back to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed a strict interpretation of Islam, with women bearing the brunt of curbs the United…

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Hong Kong unveils new national security law with tough penalties

March 8, 2024 admin

Hong Kong on Friday introduced the draft Bill of a new national security law that includes life sentences for major offences such as treason and insurrection. The home-grown legislation is set to become the city’s second national security law, following the one Beijing imposed in 2020 after quashing huge and sometimes violent democracy protests. The…

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Sending combat troops to Ukraine ‘not on table’: French minister

March 8, 2024 admin

French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS The deployment of Western combat troops to fight against Russia on the ground in Ukraine is not on the table but new ways need to be found to battle the Russian invasion, France’s defence minister said on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron last month sent…

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UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’

March 8, 2024 admin

The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements…

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Ukraine’s president says dismissed military commander Zaluzhnyi will be new ambassador to the U.K.

March 8, 2024 admin

Valerii Zaluzhnyi was fired as military commander-in-chief in February, part of a shake-up aimed at reigniting momentum in the deadlocked war. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine’s former military chief has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom, a month after he was sacked as head of the armed forces by President Volodymyr…

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UP Constable Shoots Himself In Head, Dies: Police

March 8, 2024 admin

The police believe that victim shot himself due to family reasons. (Representational) Bareilly, UP: A 25-year-old Uttar Pradesh Police constable allegedly shot himself in the head in this district on Friday, police said. Arun Yadav of Amroha district had been on duty at Gularia Gauri Shankar Temple in the Sirauli area till the evening. After…

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IND vs ENG fifth Test | I was nervous, but it is something you also enjoy: Padikkal

March 8, 2024 admin

Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot on Day 2 of the 5th Test match against England, at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, in Dharamsala on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI More than once, the ball off the outside edge of his bat flew out of fielders’ reach. Some misfields raised his boundary count. A couple of…

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Joe Biden Predicts “Come To Jesus” Meeting With Netanyahu Over Gaza Aid

March 8, 2024 admin

Washington: President Joe Biden said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the two of them were headed for a “come to Jesus” meeting over the issue of getting humanitarian aid into Gaza, according to a video clip posted on Friday. Biden was recorded making the comment on Thursday night while on Capitol Hill…

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Hamas Armed Wing Says “No Compromise” In Gaza Truce Talks

March 8, 2024 admin

Hamas seized about 250 hostages in the October 7 attack. Jerusalem: Hamas’s armed wing said Friday there would be no compromise on the movement’s demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza to secure the release of hostages seized in the October 7 attack. “Our top priority to reach a prisoner exchange deal is the complete commitment…

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Erdogan Says Turkey Ready To Host Russia-Ukraine Peace Summit

March 8, 2024 admin

Erdogan on Friday said Turkey was ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey was ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. “We are ready to host a peace summit where Russia is also present,” Erdogan told a press conference in Istanbul, alongside…

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