20-03-2023 CAIRO: Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are meeting in Egypt for talks amid criticism and calls for a boycott by Palestinian political parties. The one-day meeting, which is also being attended by Egyptian, US and Jordanian officials, began on Sunday in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. …
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19-03-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI/ KYIV: Rishi Dwivedi is one of thousands of Indian students evacuated from Ukraine a year ago but he’s now back studying in Lviv, despite the threat the war poses to his safety. “Air raid sirens alerting us about incoming missile or drone attacks …
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19-03-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: The United Nations Security Council has renewed the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year while also asking for recommendations on the best way for the international community to continue its work in the Taliban-ruled country. The 15-member council on Thursday unanimously adopted two resolutions, …
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19-03-2023 CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister has said talks with Turkey on the possibility of restoring ties to the ambassadorial level would happen at “the appropriate time” during the first visit to Cairo by Turkey’s top diplomat since relations ruptured a decade ago. At a joint news conference on Saturday Egyptian …
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19-03-2023 ROME: In 2018, Maria Silvia Fiengo and Francesca Pardi were among Italy’s first same-sex couples to be registered as parents. The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, took a progressive stance and allowed children born to parents of the same gender to be acknowledged in the absence of clear national …
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19-03-2023 ISTANBUL: Finland’s bid to join NATO has finally secured the backing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey had blocked Finland’s application for months, complaining it had supported “terrorists”. At a press conference in Ankara with his Finnish counterpart, Erdogan praised Finland’s “authentic and concrete steps” on Turkish security. …
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19-03-2023 PARIS: Protesters have clashed with police again in central Paris over the French government’s pension reforms. Thousands of demonstrators lit fires and some threw firecrackers at police, who used tear gas to disperse them. It is the second night of unrest since President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through …
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19-03-2023 HAGUE/ MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, a move dismissed by Moscow as meaningless. The Hague-based court said in a statement on Friday the warrant was issued over Putin’s suspected involvement in …
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19-03-2023 Bureau Report BRISBANE/ MELBOURNE: BRISBANE: Tensions have risen here ahead of the Khalistan Referendum voting on March 19 as dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs rounded up and forced the closure of India’s honorary consulate in Brisbane and the Australian government issued an updated travel advisory advising its citizens against travelling …
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19-03-2023 WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week and called for protests as New York law enforcement prepares for a possible indictment. In a social media post, Trump, referring to himself, said the …
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