India publishes election donation data after court order
The BJP had received slightly less than 48 percent of all election bonds cashed by parties up to March 2023,...
Polls for Iraq Kurd parliament postponed to June
Iraqi Kurds announced that polls to elect a new parliament in the autonomous region would be held in June, after...
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Iran’s BRICS membership to strengthen group, says XI
TEHRAN/ JOHANNESBURG, IRAN/ SOUTH AFRICA - The Iranian and Chinese presidents stressed the need to bolster bilateral cooperation and the...
- The BRICS heads of state held their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg.
- The heads of state called for the use of local currencies to facilitate trade.
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Vignettes from first US election debate in Republican party
MILWAUKEE, US - A crowded stage of talkative Republican politicians produced a messy debate in the race to be the party's...
- Donald Trump may have turned down his invitation to join the debate, but his influence appeared to have seeped into the clothing choices of his rivals.
- All seven male candidates lined up wearing dark suits, white shirts and red ties - an echo of Trump's standard attire.
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Egyptian President Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars,...
- A court in 2019 had sentenced Douma to 15 years in prison on charges of clashing with security forces in the capital two years earlier.
- Egypt's top appeals court later in 2019 upheld the 15-year sentence, which also included a fine of US$372,000.
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Saudi Crown Prince and Iran foreign minister discuss bilateral relations
Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first visit since the Middle East rivals...
- The Iranian foreign minister called the 90-minute meeting a "direct, frank, and productive conversation".
- The Iranian minister said the success of the region is possible by strengthening dialogue and cooperation.
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Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case
Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...
- The case would be the fourth brought against Trump this year -- it could lead to the first televised trial of a former president
- Donald Trump posted a number of messages to his Truth Social platform, and called the matter "ridiculous"
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Nearly 14m children in Sudan need aid, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support...
- The crisis in Sudan recently passed the 100-day mark and overall, 24 million people across the country require aid.
- Chad is one of several neighboring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence in Sudan.
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Migrants suffer between life and death in Tunisia-Libya desert
In the midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on...
- By the time they reach Libya, the migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are ready to drop from exhaustion, in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
- Libyan border guards said that, over the past two weeks, they have rescued hundreds of migrants who said they were left by Tunisian authorities.
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Quran set alight at protest outside Sweden parliament
Two men set the Quran alight outside parliament in Stockholm at a protest similar to previous ones that have sparked...
- Sweden has already seen its diplomatic relations with several Middle Eastern nations strained over previous protests involving Quran desecrations.
- Swedish police have previously stressed they only grant permits for people to hold public gatherings and not for the activities conducted during the events.
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Morocco king appeals for normalcy in ties with Algeria
RABAT, MOROCCO - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North...
- The borders have been closed since 1994, leaving families divided after Morocco accused its neighbor of involvement in an attack.
- Since then, tensions have persisted between the regional rivals, exacerbated by their dispute over Western Sahara.
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Dutch museum exhibit on Egypt causes anger in North African country
LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS - In a Dutch museum the sound of hip-hop blares out next to sarcophagi and statues, in what curators...
- Egypt's antiquities service said the museum is "falsifying history" with its "Afrocentric" approach, which seeks to appropriate Egyptian culture.
- The museum said there had been a "commotion about this exhibition, because it shows Egyptian culture through the eyes of artists with African roots."
India publishes election donation data after court order
The BJP had received slightly less than 48 percent of all election bonds cashed by parties up to March 2023,...
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Iraqis vote in first provincial elections for a decade
The vote is expected to consolidate the position of the ruling Coordination Framework coalition, an Iran-aligned bloc that brings together...
UAE president, rulers of Emirates celebrate flag day
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Supreme Council Members, rulers of the Emirates,...
195 die in Israel strikes on Gaza camp, hundreds wounded
The Hamas government in Gaza said that 195 people had been killed in Israeli strikes this week on Jabalia refugee...
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Israel army orders evacuation of northern city after Lebanon clashes
KIRYAT SHMONA, ISRAEL - The Israeli military announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, after days...
- Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions have traded cross-border fire with Israel for days.
- Israeli authorities have been steadily evacuating communities near the Gaza border and along the country's northern frontier.
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Thousands rally in support of Gaza across Egypt, says media
CAIRO, EGYPT – Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza on Friday, with large crowds...
- Several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
- Media reports said rallies took place in other Egyptian cities on day 14 of Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas's attack on October 7.
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Russia ready to discuss Turkey’s idea about guarantors for Israel, Palestine, says Lavrov
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - Russia is ready to discuss and consider Turkey’s initiative to establish a guarantor system in the...
- According to the Russian foreign minister, the initiative is driven by the intention to de-escalate things and bring the situation back to normal.
- He said that the Turkish initiative is rooted in the desire to ensure a balance of interests, rather than favoring one party.