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Julian Assange extradition case: Stella Assange, supporters decry politics behind case

May 15, 2024 admin

Stella Assange, the wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, arrives for a media briefing ahead of his extradition hearing in London, Britain, May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Days before a U.K. High Court hearing on whether WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal his extradition to the United States, his wife,…

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Man Pleads Not Guilty To Chopping Down One Of UK’s Most Loved Trees

May 15, 2024 admin

Graham also denied causing £1,144 worth of damage to Hadrian’s Wall London: A 38-year-old man on Wednesday denied criminal damage, after one of the UK’s most-loved and photographed trees was found cut down next to the Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage site. Daniel Graham entered a not guilty plea to causing £622,191 ($786,657) worth of…

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India-gifted ambulance service in Sri Lanka in need of critical support

May 15, 2024 admin

Arguably India’s most popular project in Sri Lanka, the ambulance network has attended to about 82 lakh calls and 19 lakh medical emergencies till date, including in remote areas | Photo Credit: File Photo An India-gifted free ambulance service in Sri Lanka, providing vital pre-hospital emergency care across the island for eight years, appears to…

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Two Minutes Of Extreme Violence In French Prison Van Escape

May 15, 2024 admin

Incarville, France: The attack on a prison van in northern France that left two guards dead and three wounded began at 10:57 am (0857 GMT) and lasted just two minutes. A black Peugeot SUV rammed the vehicle as it emerged, lights flashing and followed by a second prison service car, from the motorway toll gate…

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Slovakia PM Robert Fico: Political heavyweight with pro-Russian views

May 15, 2024 admin

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. File | Photo Credit: AFP Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was said to be in a life-threatening condition after being shot on May 15, took power for the fourth time last October and has turned the country’s foreign policy towards more pro-Russian views. He has also initiated reforms of…

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Biden, Trump agree on debates in June and September, but working out details could be challenging

May 15, 2024 admin

A file photo of the then U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden participating in a debate in 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on May 15 appeared to agree on a timetable to participate in two debates before the November general election in…

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How Slovak PM Robert Fico’s Bodyguards Swung Into Action After He Was Shot

May 15, 2024 admin

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot today New Delhi: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova today. Visuals of the aftermath of the attack show his bodyguards taking him inside his armoured limousine. The Dennik N daily, whose reporter saw the premier…

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Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico injured in shooting, suspect detained

May 15, 2024 admin

A person is detained after the shooting incident of Slovak PM Robert Fico, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, on May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Media reports say Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken to hospital. The incident took place in the town of…

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Singapore’s Lawrence Wong Sworn In As New Premier In 2 Decades

May 15, 2024 admin

The US-educated economist is widely seen as a social media-savvy stalwart (File) Singapore: Singapore swore in Lawrence Wong as the city-state’s new prime minister in a ceremony broadcast live on television on Wednesday after Lee Hsien Loong stepped down following two decades in office. Wong, formerly deputy prime minister, was inaugurated at the Istana government…

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Israel’s Netanyahu rejects UN backing of Palestinian statehood bid

May 15, 2024 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 15 his government unanimously rejected the U.N. decision to promote the recognition of a Palestinian state, his office said. “We will not let them establish a terror state from which they can attack us even more,” Mr….

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