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Russia says 'won't forgive' US after Washington denies Russian journalists entry visas
Apr 24, 2023 08:54Russia has strongly condemned the United States for its refusal to issue entry visas to journalists who were meant to accompany Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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EU's Borrell says over 1,000 Europeans evacuated from crisis-hit Sudan
Apr 24, 2023 07:54European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell says more than 1,000 citizens from the bloc have been evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan over the weekend, as rival forces in the Northeast African country continue to fight for power.
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Demise of dollar: India, Bangladesh join hands to ditch US currency in cross-border trade
Apr 24, 2023 07:48India has finally joined hands with Bangladesh to do cross-border trade in their own currencies, the Indian rupee (INR) and the Bangladeshi taka (BDT), making Bangladesh the nineteenth country to ditch the US dollar.
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Tensions rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan's forces set up checkpoint on key land route to enclave
Apr 24, 2023 04:05Azerbaijan has set up a checkpoint on the only land route connecting Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a controversial move that contravenes a standing agreement, which specifies that the region must be under Russian control.
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China lodges complaint with South Korea over Taiwan remarks
Apr 24, 2023 04:01China has lodged a complaint with South Korea over “erroneous” remarks made by the country’s president about Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
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Biden under fire over closure of 'four embassies' since taking office
Apr 24, 2023 03:50US President Joe Biden has come under fire at home for evacuating "four embassies" since he took office less than three years ago.
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UK's medical bodies express ‘grave concerns’ over government’s Rwanda policy
Apr 24, 2023 03:42Hundreds of healthcare professionals across the UK have raised the alarm over the government’s controversial Rwanda deportation scheme, warning that the plan will cause ‘catastrophic mental and physical harm’ to refugees, in advance of a court of appeal hearing on the policy.
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European Environment Agency: Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year
Apr 24, 2023 04:21Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday.
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US evacuates embassy staff from Sudan; thousands of private citizens left behind
Apr 23, 2023 11:29The United States has evacuated its embassy staff and their families from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as fighting between the country's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues unabated.
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Russia gains more ground in battle for Bakhmut: Defense ministry
Apr 23, 2023 10:48Russia says its forces have managed to capture more territory in the heavily contested city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.