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US restricts visas for Georgia over ‘foreign agent’ bill
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says measures will target individuals responsible for undermining democracy.The United States will impose visa restrictions
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 819
As the war enters its 819th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Friday, May 24, 2024. Fighting At least seven people were killed and
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in strikes across Gaza…
Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip and battled in close combat with Hamas-led fighters
What do China’s latest military drills around Taiwan mean for…
China conducts exercises in Taiwan Strait days after new Taiwan president was sworn in.China has escalated the scale of its military exercises in the Taiwan Str
UK’s Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election
A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country.No deportation flights to Rwa
UN approves resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide despite furious opposition from Bosnian
Germany’s AfD expelled from far-right EU parliament group
Weeks before elections, ID group says it does not want to be associated with incidents involving AfD’s Maximilian Krah.The far-right Identity and Democracy (I
ICJ rejects emergency measures against Ecuador in Mexican embassy raid…
Mexico has urged that Ecuador be suspended from the UN in the wake of its April storming of the Mexican embassy in Quito.The International Court of Justice (ICJ
Macron delays New Caledonia voting reform after protests
President Emmanuel Macron meets political leaders on French-ruled Pacific island, says changes won’t be implemented ‘by force’.French President Emmanuel M
Families of Israeli captives show video of female soldiers taken…
The video released by Israeli families shows several of the young soldiers bloody and wounded near the Gaza fence on October 7.The families of five female Israe
Is Benny Gantz a ‘centrist’ challenging Netanyahu for power in…
In his 2019 campaign for the Israeli parliament, Benny Gantz – the man many see as a likely successor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – put out a video
Why is Israel angry some EU countries are recognising Palestine?
Ireland, Norway and Spain will formally recognise Palestine as a state for the sake of “peace in the Middle East”. Their announcement on Tuesday triggered w
