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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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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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Ukraine war a growing nuclear headache for world powers
Asiatimes 01 Apr 2023
Speaking to the Federal Assembly in February, Putin announced that Russia was suspending participation in the New START deal and would no longer allow the US to inspect its nuclear arsenal.
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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 that flagrantly violates the UN charter and invades their smaller neighbor has no place on the UN Security Council. Unfortunately Russia is a permanent member of the Council and no international legal pathway exists to change that reality,” a spokesperson for the US Mission to the UN told CNN ... .
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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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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 ... “Unfortunately, Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council and no feasible international legal pathway exists to change that reality,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a news briefing this week ... .
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Pakistan: Terrorist Attack from Across Iran Border Kills 4 Soldiers
Voa News 01 Apr 2023
The Iranian Embassy in Islamabad condemned the attack and expressed sympathy to the families of the slain soldiers ... No group immediately took responsibility for Saturday's attack, the second incident this year in Baluchistan, where ethnic Baluch separatists routinely target Pakistani security forces ... Pakistani authorities reject the charges ... .
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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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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 ... With $400 trillion worth of wealth on the planet, he said, there’s no reason for any child to die of starvation ... U.S ... U.S ... .
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Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trial
Stars and Stripes 01 Apr 2023
The decision by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis to reject requests from Fox News and parent company Fox Corporation to dismiss the case had been widely anticipated ... “The case isn’t over, no, with the trial on the way and the likelihood of appeals, but going forward I’d much rather have Dominion’s arguments.” ... previous coverage ... .
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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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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 ... .