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Sudan pro-democracy groups call for fresh anti-coup protests

Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets to protest last year’s military coup which deepened the country’s political and economic turmoil, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, March. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali) By The Associated Press Sudan’s pro-democracy groups called for mass protests on Wednesday, denouncing an October military coup that plunged the country into political turmoil

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Obama and Biden reunite at White House to tout Obamacare, new provision

U.S. President Joe Biden greets friend and former President Barack Obama during an event on the Affordable Care Act, the former president’s top legislative accomplishment, as Vice President Kamala Harris reacts in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis By Reuters Former President Barack Obama returned to

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UAE sentences Israeli woman to death, testing new ties

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, left, shakes hands with United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja during the opening ceremony for the new UAE Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) By The Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Israeli woman

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Germany reports rise in attacks against Russian, Ukrainian migrants

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pictured before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, March 30, 2022. Kay Nietfeld/POOL via Reuters By Reuters Attacks against Russian and Ukrainian migrants in Germany have risen since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in remarks made available on Tuesday. Faeser told the

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‘Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,’ Zelenskyy tells Grammys

By Anadolu Agency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a guest appearance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards Sunday night in a pre-taped speech reportedly filmed within the last 48-hours. “The war. What’s more opposite to music?” Zelenskyy asked in his opening remarks. “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded

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Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM’s request

Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard with riot gears outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Pakistan’s embattled prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday and the opposition said it has the numbers to win after Imran Khan’s allies and partners in a fragile coalition abandoned him. (AP Photo/Anjum

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Turkey is significant regional power: Kremlin

By Anadolu Agency Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov praised Russia’s relations with Turkey on Saturday, emphasizing that Ankara is a significant regional power and the most dominant among all NATO member states. Peskov, in an interview with the Belarusian state television, touched on relations with Turkey as part of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to be

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North Korea condemns South Korea’s remarks on military ability, warns of action

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. Reuters/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo By Reuters Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Sunday condemned the South Korean defence minister’s remarks about the neighbour’s ability

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Explainer: What’s next for Europe’s natural gas during war?

Steam leaves a cooling tower of the Lichterfelde gas-fired power plant in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Germany and Austria have activated early warning plans amid concerns that Moscow could cut natural gas deliveries. Together with France, they also urged consumers to conserve energy. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir

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UK officials begin to receive 50 pound fines following probe into Downing Street parties – Sky

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens after making a statement on Sue Gray’s report regarding the alleged Downing Street parties during COVID-19 lockdown, in the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2022. UK Parliament/UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters British officials have begun to receive fines for COVID regulation breaches, Sky News

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