Europe
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UK’s Johnson urges caution over Russia in call to France’s Macron
LONDON, May 7 ― British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday, agreeing to work more…
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PM Modi’s Europe tour concludes; thanks Macron for France visit
PM Modi, Macron discussed a range of bilateral issues including defence, space, civil nuclear cooperation and people-to-people linkages Concluding his…
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WHO chief warns Omicron BA.4, BA.5 still mutating; says ‘Don’t know what’s coming next’
WHO chief pointed out that it’s too soon to know whether these new sub-variants can cause more severe disease than…
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UK MP Criticises Boris Johnson for Posing on Bulldozer in India, Asks Whether He Questioned Modi
New Delhi: A British MP, Nadia Whittome, on Thursday questioned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for climbing on a bulldozer…
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Israel closes crossing to Gazans after rocket attacks
JERUSALEM,: Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers tomorrow after militants in the…
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Turkish court jails Erdogan critic Kavala for life
ISTANBUL, April 26 — A Turkish court yesterday sentenced leading activist Osman Kavala to life in prison on controversial charges…
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UK dismisses Lavrov’s ‘bravado’, says no imminent threat of escalation in Ukraine
LONDON, April 26 — British armed forces minister James Heappey said today he did not think there was an imminent…
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UN expecting 8.3 million refugees from Ukraine this year
GENEVA, April 26 — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting some 8.3 million people to flee Ukraine this year,…
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Macron seeks to heal French divisions after re-election
PARIS, April 26 — French President Emmanuel Macron faced the daunting challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation yesterday after…
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Russia fines Meta Platforms over ‘LGBT propaganda’, Ifax says
MOSCOW, April 26 — A Russian court today fined Meta Platforms Inc. 4 million roubles (RM230,000) for failing to delete…
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