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Russian corruption probe widens as senior defence official arrested

Posted by May 14, 2024

Yuri Kuznetsov, the second senior official arrested in the case, is accused of bribery after being found holding $1m.Russian police have arrested a senior Minis

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Russia’s Putin to visit China in first foreign trip since…

Posted by May 14, 2024

The Russian leader’s May 16-17 visit aims to underscore the deepening ‘no limits’ partnership with China’s Xi Jinping.Russian President Vladimir Putin w

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Photos: Unrest wracks French-ruled Pacific islands of New Caledonia

Posted by May 14, 2024

Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings following violent unrest. The French authorit

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Gaza ceasefire deadlocked as Israel’s Rafah attacks set talks ‘backward’

Posted by May 14, 2024

Qatar says mediation efforts are being hampered by Israel’s offensive on Gaza’s southern city.Israel’s military operation in Gaza’s southern city of Raf

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Photos: Palestinians mark 76 years of Nakba as new tragedy…

Posted by May 14, 2024

Palestinians will mark the 76th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in man

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Israeli forces attacked ‘known aid worker locations’ in Gaza: Rights…

Posted by May 14, 2024

Human Rights Watch says aid workers’ convoys and facilities have been targeted at least eight times since last October.Israeli forces have attacked humanitari

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A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites old tensions

Posted by May 14, 2024

A resolution for the United Nations to mark July 11 as an international day of commemoration for the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica is expected to take place on We

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Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, gets $12.5bn

Posted by May 14, 2024

French Gates says she will exit with $12.5bn for her own charity work to uplift women and families.Melinda French Gates has said she will step down as co-chair

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Number of internally displaced people hit new record in 2023:…

Posted by May 14, 2024

Conflicts in Sudan and Gaza drove millions from their homes in 2023.The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) around the globe hit a record 75.9 million

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China gives table tennis legend Ma another shot at Olympic…

Posted by May 14, 2024

Ma Long’s inclusion in China’s table tennis squad gives the 35-year-old a chance to win gold in his fourth consecutive Olympics.China’s Ma Long will get a

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Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife’s torture,…

Posted by May 14, 2024

United Nations says about 400 women die from domestic violence in Kazakhstan each year, but many cases go unreported.Warning: This article contains details of v

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Army officer resigns due to US support for Israel’s war…

Posted by May 14, 2024

‘Shame and guilt’ drove Major Harrison Mann to quit in November, but he was ‘afraid’ of expressing it earlier.A former officer of the United States Army

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