World
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Russia assumes presidency of UN Security Council
Apr 01, 2023 15:15Russia has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in April, despite Ukraine calling on member states to block the move.
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China: 'No force can stand in the way' of reunification with Taiwan
Apr 01, 2023 07:55Beijing has reiterated its sovereignty over Taiwan, saying no individual or force can hold China back from achieving the goal of national reunification.
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Belarus president announces foreign policy pivot to East amid US row with Russia, Iran
Apr 01, 2023 07:34Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country’s foreign policy aims to make a pivot to the East amid the United States’ attempts to counter Russia, China, and Iran.
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UK schools becoming intolerant of religious Muslim students
Apr 01, 2023 07:24A British public school in London has sparked controversy amid furious parent complaints that their children are being prevented from performing obligatory Islamic prayers during school hours.
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#MacronOrdure trending in France after woman arrested for 'insulting' Macron
Apr 01, 2023 07:21The hashtag #MacronOrdure (#MacronGarbage) has become viral on social networks across France following the police arrest of a woman who has been referred to by her first name Valerie.
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Eleven killed in stampede for food aid in southern Pakistan
Apr 01, 2023 07:19Eleven people were killed in a stampede during the distribution of food aid in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, a health official said, one of several such incidents in recent weeks as the country's economic crisis bites.
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ASEAN finance ministers consider ditching US dollar, euro for financial transactions
Apr 01, 2023 07:17Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have met and discussed ways to ditch the dollar and euro in their financial transactions and move to settlements in local currencies.
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Putin approves new foreign policy to confront West's 'hybrid war'
Mar 31, 2023 14:54Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new foreign policy in a bid to confront the Western "hybrid war" against Russia.
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Belarus warns of 'nuclear' war over continued Western military support to Kiev
Mar 31, 2023 12:14Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday warned the continued Western support for Ukraine is increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in the former Soviet republic as well as igniting the third World War.
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China stages combat patrols over Taiwan Strait amid Tsai’s US visit: Report
Mar 31, 2023 11:17A number of Chinese aircraft have reportedly conducted combat readiness patrols over the Taiwan Strait in what is seen as a response to Chinese Taipei President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the United States.