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Sunak urged to bar people convicted of sexual misconduct from running as MP
Feb 17, 2024 11:41UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to implement fresh regulations that would prevent individuals with sexual offense convictions from running as a member of parliament prior to the next election.
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American Muslim judge nominee smeared in Islamophobic ads
Feb 17, 2024 10:11American Muslim judicial nominee Adeel Mangi has been targeted by a controversial Islamophobic ad campaign launched by an influential right-wing lobbying group.
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Ukrainian troops leave key town of Avdiivka as Russia advances
Feb 17, 2024 05:29Ukrainian troops have pulled out of the key town of Avdiivka amid the war with Russia, making it Moscow’s most significant territorial gain since they seized the eastern city of Bakhmut last May.
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India approves $10 billion military buying spree in pivot to West
Feb 17, 2024 05:28India’s defense ministry has approved the procurement of 15 maritime patrol aircraft from Airbus and six air-refuel aircraft
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Ukraine says 'fierce' fighting underway with Russian troops in Avdiivka
Feb 16, 2024 11:39Ukraine says fierce fighting is raging for the frontline city of Avdiivka which has become a main target for Russia ahead of the second anniversary of its special military operation.
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India's main opposition says bank accounts frozen ahead of elections
Feb 16, 2024 09:12India’s main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax department weeks before the expected announcement of national elections.
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Sun descends for Japan as it loses title of ‘third largest economy’
Feb 16, 2024 09:06Japan has been overtaken by Germany as the world’s third-largest economy, after the Asian country slipped into recession, according to released data, while battling against a weak yen and an aging shrinking population.
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Maduro calls Argentine’s Milei ‘bandit’ after US 'stole' Venezuelan plane
Feb 16, 2024 05:30Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has slammed his Argentinian counterpart Javier Milei over the US seizure of a Venezuelan cargo plane grounded in Buenos Aires.
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Ireland pledges funding for UNRWA after US-led withdrawal of support
Feb 16, 2024 05:29Ireland has pledged €20 million ($16.7 million) funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after the US and its allies suspended their assistance for the agency based on unsubstantiated Israeli allegations.
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Brazil: No explanation for Israel's behavior in Gaza
Feb 16, 2024 05:29Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said Israel's behavior in the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal war by the occupying regime, is beyond explanation.