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Hong Kong unveils new national security law with tough penalties

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Hong Kong unveils new national security law with tough penalties

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

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

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’

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

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.

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

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

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UP Constable Shoots Himself In Head, Dies: Police

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Erdogan Says Turkey Ready To Host Russia-Ukraine Peace Summit

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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Court Allows Jailed Sanjay Singh To Get Nutritious Diet, Bottled Water

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Court Allows Jailed Sanjay Singh To Get Nutritious Diet, Bottled Water

Court said it should be provided as per medical advice and subject to availability. New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the authorities concerned to provide healthy and nutritious diet and bottled drinking water to AAP leader and Member of Parliament (MP), Sanjay Singh, arrested in an excise policy case, during his production in courts…

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