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Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for “subversive activities”, according to a foreign ministry note seen by AFP on Thursday, in a further sign of mounting tensions between the African state and its former colonial master. The three were declared “persona non grata” and told to leave the country in 48 hours, said a…
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The total properties worth Rs 106.86 crore have been attached till date in the subject case. New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached four immovable properties having a value of Rs 22.47 lakh belonging to Shashi Prakash and Jai Kishore Chaudhary (both Executive Engineers) in case of the MGNREGA scam in Jharkhand. According…
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Social media platform X said Thursday it would work with Pakistan’s government “to understand its concerns” after authorities insisted an ongoing two-month ban was based on security grounds. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been rarely accessible since February 17, when jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called for protests following a government…
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Front row from left: Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa; back row from left: Ukraine Foreign MInister Dmytro Kuleba, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pose for a G7 of foreign Ministers family photo in…
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The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and…
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Representatives of member countries take votes during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, on April 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member…
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Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash. Nairobi: Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident……
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Iran’s top diplomat said April 18 his country has told the United States that it is not seeking escalation after an unprecedented attack on Israel. The Islamic republic carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel, firing drones and missiles on the weekend. The barrage — to which Israel’s army chief has vowed a response…
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US on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. United Nations: The United States on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and “recommends to the General Assembly that the State…
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In this photo provided by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi , left, shakes hands with Indonesia President Joko Widodo during a meeting at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top diplomat met Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto on April…
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