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Berlin police on May 7 broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard on Berlin’s Free University earlier in the day. The protesters had put up about 20 tents and formed a human chain around the tents. Police called on the students via loudspeakers to leave the campus. Most…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the troops, on May 7, 2024 at the Tarbes airport, southwestern France. | Photo Credit: AP France’s President is hosting China’s Leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on May 7 for private meetings after a high-stakes state visit in Paris dominated by…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed senior diplomat Xu Feihong as the new Ambassador to India after an unusually long delay of 18 months amid frozen relations between the two countries over the eastern Ladakh military standoff. Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed senior diplomat Xu Feihong as the new Ambassador to India after an…
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The shutdown does not apply to the Israeli-occupied West Bank or Gaza Strip. (File) Doha: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its operations there, the TV network’s news director told AFP in an interview. The Qatar-based station was taken off air in Israel…
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Vladimir Putin began his fifth term on May 7 as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader…
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Canada Minister Marc Miller. File | Photo Credit: AP Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller has rejected External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s remark that Ottawa is “lax” about admitting people into the country, saying authorities conduct a criminal record check on people entering Canada on student visas. On May 4, Mr. Jaishankar said that India had…
Indian trawlers that reportedly poach in Sri Lankan waters, pose a serious challenge to the livelihoods of northern Sri Lankan fishermen. Fisher folks seen at work along the northern coast of Jaffna Peninsula. File | Photo Credit: Meera Srinivasan. The Supreme Court in Colombo yesterday had moved that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be made…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the oath during an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 7, 2024, in this still image taken from live broadcast video. | Photo Credit: Reuters/KREMLIN.RU Vladimir Putin began his fifth term on May 7 as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six…
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The vessel and all crew are safe and authorities are investigating. (Representational) Dubai, UAE: A merchant vessel passing through the Gulf of Aden off Yemen reported two explosions in “close proximity”, British maritime security agency UKMTO said Tuesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the “vessel and all crew are safe,” adding that “authorities…
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An UK minister said the attack was on a system run by an outside firm (Representational) London: Britain’s defence ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack, a government minister confirmed on Monday. Work and Pensions Minister Mel Stride said the attack was on a system run by an outside firm but was still…
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