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17-05-2023 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron revealed on Monday that France has extended an invitation to train Ukrainian fighter pilots, signaling support for Ukraine while ruling out the deployment of warplanes to Kyiv. Macron’s announcement came following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Paris, his second since Russia’s invasion of …

16-05-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s ruling alliance are holding a sit-in protest outside Pakistan’s Supreme Court to protest against alleged “undue favours” shown by the judiciary towards former Prime Minister Imran Khan in recent days. Monday’s protest was mainly led by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) …

16-05-2023 PRETORIA: South Africa has launched an investigation into several people involved in a gold smuggling and money laundering scheme exposed by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. In a speech to the Parliament of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this week the investigation was in the “inquiry stage”. “We are …

16-05-2023 WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government is allocating NZ$1.1bn to help communities recover from Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding. The funds from the 2023 budget are to cover “basics” of rebuilding roads, rail and schools, as well as flood protection, the government announced on Sunday. Cyclone Gabrielle devastated parts of the …

16-05-2023 ALBERTA: Western Canada is bracing for a “heat dome” weather system that will push temperatures to new records over the weekend, and is likely to worsen wildfires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residents. Seventy-five active wildfires burned in Alberta on Thursday, with 23 listed as out …

16-05-2023 VIANA: Travelers on an intercity train in Austria were startled on Sunday when a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech was played on board. Instead of the normal announcements, a crowd could also be heard shouting “Heil Hitler” and “Sieg Heil” over the train’s speaker system. The operator said …

16-05-2023 BEIJING: A 78-year-old American citizen has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who is also a Hong Kong permanent resident, was convicted of espionage and given a life sentence Monday by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city …

16-05-2023 MAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military leaders have declared Rakhine state a natural disaster area after Cyclone Mocha hit on Sunday, killing at least six people. The cyclone was one of the strongest this century to hit the Bay of Bengal, lashing Myanmar and Bangladesh. It did not make landfall at the …

16-05-2023 NEW YORK: Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. Vice said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its assets to a consortium of lenders Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital in exchange for …

16-05-2023 BANGKOK: Thailand’s reformist opposition has won the most seats and the largest share of the popular vote in a general election after voters resoundingly rejected the military-backed parties that have ruled the Southeast Asian country for nearly a decade. With nearly all votes counted on Monday, the progressive Move …