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Embattled Macron heads to China, leaving burning Paris behind
Hong Kong Standard 01 Apr 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... That hasn't escaped Chinese observers. .
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Pakistan: Terrorist Attack from Across Iran Border Kills 4 Soldiers
Voa News 01 Apr 2023
Pakistan said Saturday that four of its soldiers were killed when a "group of terrorists" from across the Iranian side of the border attacked a routine military patrol operating between the two countries ... The Iranian Embassy in Islamabad condemned the attack and expressed sympathy to the families of the slain soldiers ... .
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Taiwan bond ‘unbreakable’: Guatemala
Taipei Times 01 Apr 2023
US FRIENDS. A source said President Tsai Ing-wen met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in New York, although Washington and Taipei refused to comment. Bloomberg. Guatemala on Friday said its ties with Taiwan are firm, reiterating support for its Asian ally just a week after neighboring Honduras cut its ties with Taipei in favor of China ... .
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US' Kamala Harris announces $16M support for Zambia to fight corruption
Anadolu Agency 31 Mar 2023
US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a visit to Zambia on Friday, announcing a support package for the Southern African nation to fight corruption and promote good governance ... She said the summit was critical for Africa in cementing its democratic tenets to promote good governance on the continent ... .
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Israeli police fatally shoot man at Jerusalem’s holiest site
Wtop 01 Apr 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police shot and killed a man who they alleged tried to snatch an officer’s gun at an entrance to a Jerusalem holy site early Saturday, raising fears of further violence during a time of heightened tensions at the flashpoint compound ... in Romania ... Alasibi’s relationship to the woman was not clear ... Source .
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Russia runs the UN Security Council this month. Ukraine says it’s the worst April Fools’ joke
CNN 01 Apr 2023
A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe, it’s Russia’s turn to assume presidency of the powerful body – which is charged with maintaining global peace and security ... Presidency of the security council rotates alphabetically among its 15 member nations ... .
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Ukraine war a growing nuclear headache for world powers
Asiatimes 01 Apr 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the UK’s decision was part of the collective West’s “nuclear component” against Russia ... The possibility of a nuclear standoff over Ukraine was not always as likely. By late summer 2022, there was hope that Russia and the US could avoid nuclear brinkmanship ... The Iran factor ... The Rosatom factor ... Like this..
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Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency despite Ukrainian anger
Joy Online 01 Apr 2023
Russia has taken the presidency of the UN Security Council despite Ukraine urging members to block the move. Each of the council’s 15 members takes up the presidency for a month, on a rotating pattern. The last time Russia had the presidency, February 2022, it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine ... Brazil, China, Gabon and India abstained. .
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Iran’s chief justice says unveiled women will be prosecuted ‘without mercy’
The Guardian 01 Apr 2023
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Finnish Premier Sanna Marin fights for survival as 2nd term in doubt
Anadolu Agency 01 Apr 2023
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s hope of securing a second term is in doubt amid a rise in support for far-right parties and the opposition conservative National Coalition Party that holds a narrow lead ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to the latest opinion polls ... Meanwhile, Vanhanen said ... .
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Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trial
Stars and Stripes 01 Apr 2023
A judge undercut key arguments in Fox News’s defense against a $1.6 billion defamation suit Friday, ruling the network cannot dispute that it aired false, harmful statements about an election-technology company when the case goes to trial next month. The decision by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M ... previous coverage ... related stories ... .
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Taiwan Says 10 Chinese Aircraft Crossed Taiwan Strait Median Line
Tolo News 01 Apr 2023
(Reuters) - Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Saturday, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island. Nine Chinese fighter jets and one military drone crossed the median line in the 24 hours to 6 a.m ... .
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Billions needed to avert unrest and starvation, UN food chief says
Market Watch 01 Apr 2023
Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday ... “Right at this stage, I’ll be surprised if we get 40% of it, quite frankly,” he said ... .
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Internet personality Andrew Tate moved from Romanian prison to house arrest
Dawn 01 Apr 2023
The controversial influencer, along with his brother Tristan Tate, is under investigation for alleged human trafficking, rape and creating a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Reuters. 01 Apr, 2023 ... They have denied all accusations. “We see the court decision as legal, thorough and correct,” Tate’s lawyer Eugen Vidineac told reporters ... .
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'I'm still alive' jokes Pope as he leaves hospital
RTE 01 Apr 2023
Pope Francis left hospital to return to the Vatican today after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying . "I wasn't frightened, I'm still alive." ... The media was kept far from the pope when he last left hospital in 2021 following surgery on his colon ... He used a walking stick to support himself ... .