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Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill to become law after late-night showdown
Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent to the African country.
7 min read - WorldAssociated Press
German EU lawmaker's aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China
A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, identified only as Jian G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested Monday in Dresden, federal prosecutors said in a statement. The statement didn't specify which lawmaker employed him, but German public broadcaster ARD and magazine Der Spiegel reported that he works for Maximilian Krah of the far-right Alternative for Germany
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South Africa election: Jacob Zuma and MK lead 3-0 in court battles
How the country's former president is thwarting attempts to bar him from contesting the polls.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Modi accused of hate speech amid elections after he calls Muslims 'infiltrators' at rally
India's main opposition party is accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators" and used some of his most incendiary rhetoric to date about the minority faith in an election rally days after the country began its weekslong general election. At the rally on Sunday in the western state of Rajasthan, Modi said that when the Congress party was in government, “they said Muslims have the first right over the country’s resources.”
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China to revise statistics law to fight data fraud
China will revise its statistics law in a bid to fight persistent data fraud, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, amid scepticism about the reliability of data in the world's second-largest economy. "In recent years, statistical work has been faced with problems such as repeated prohibitions on fraud, imperfect supervision system, and low cost of violations," it added. Analysts have long been sceptical of the reliability of Chinese data, especially as the government has sought to
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Ukraine launches military charm offensive as conscription flags
Far from the trenches, at orderly new centres across Ukraine, civilian recruiters armed with laptops and info packs offer patriotic volunteers opportunities to join the war. As Ukraine's efforts to conscript enough men to fight Russia are stymied by public scepticism, defence officials and military units are embarking on a multi-pronged charm offensive to recruit a citizens' army to resist the invasion. This softer call-up is being conducted on job-search sites and outreach centres, as well as
7 min read - WorldFinancial Times
India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium
India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country...
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Unease as Rwanda gears up for arrival of UK migrants
Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.
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In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence.For the project to become a reality, Souto said scientists would need "support from the companies that manage the roads," including access to traffic cameras and "edge computing" devices -- hardware that can relay a real-time warning to drivers like some navigation apps do.
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Iraqi father in legal first against BP over son's death
Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.
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UK home secretary to visit Italy to discuss stopping migrants arriving on boats
Britain's Home Secretary, James Cleverly, is visiting Italy as part of the U.K. government's efforts to crack down on migrants arriving by small boats. Cleverly will meet his Italian counterpart, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, and discuss how Italy and Britain can expand their joint work to stop migrants in north Africa from making often perilous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Tuesday.
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President Duda says Poland ready to host nuclear weapons
Poland is open to hosting nuclear weapons from NATO allies, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday. Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in the Polish tabloid Fakt. "If there were a decision by our allies to deploy nuclear weapons within the nuclear sharing also on our territory in order to strengthen the security of NATO's eastern flank, we are ready," Duda said. However, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for further details from Duda. "This idea is absolutely massi
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Key recommendations for strengthening the neutrality of the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
An independent panel that reviewed the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, after Israel alleged that a dozen of its employees in Gaza had participated in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks, released its report on Monday. Here are some of its key recommendations to strengthen the neutrality of the agency, known as UNRWA. — UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1949, does not have an executive board but it does have an advisory body, which must put neutrality on its agend
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'
The German warship spent several weeks deployed to volatile Middle Eastern waters to protect commercial ships from Iran-backed Houthi attacks.
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Hunting for the Birthplace of the World’s Rarest Diamonds
It’s hard to overstate the rarity of the Hope and Koh-i-noor diamonds. The stones, excavated from shallow placer mines in India between 1600-1800, are equally famous for their size and clarity. The Koh-i-noor, which is set in the Queen Mother’s Crown of England but India has demanded back, weighs a titanic 105.6 carats. Together, they […]
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Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil's capital to protest president's land grant decisions
Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil's capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Holding Lula's government to account appeared to be the focus of this year's 20th Free Land Camp, an annual weeklong encampment of Indigenous people in Brasilia. Last week, Lula created two new reserves, far from the six his g
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Researchers May Have Pinpointed Origin of Hope and Koh-i-Noor Diamonds
The Hope and Koh-i-Noor diamonds—two of the most famous Golconda diamonds—may have come from southern India’s Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, according to a team of researchers that reviewed the possible origin points of the gems.
2 min read - LifestyleBob Vila
16 Things You Should Never Put in the Dishwasher
High water temperature can damage your dinnerware, as can the corrosive alkalies, bleaches, and other chemicals in dishwasher detergents. Narrow-Necked Bottles Photo: istockphoto.com Although narrow-necked bottles can be upcycled for a number of DIY projects, you should never clean them in the dishwasher. Hand-Painted Glass and China Photo: istockphoto.com Neither the delicate hand-painted designs on the heirloom china your grandmother gave you as a wedding gift nor the gold filigree on yo
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Palestinian UN agency must improve neutrality - report
The report adds Israel has not provided "supporting evidence" that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi's civilian government, steps down
Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. State television MRTV announced on Monday night that 65-year-old Van Thio had been allowed to retire from his post for health reasons in accordance with the constitution but did not provide any details of his health or say who, if anyone,
3 min read - BusinessReuters
Argentina economic activity seen plunging 6% in February- Reuters poll
Argentina's economic activity likely plunged 5.9% year-on-year in February, a Reuters poll of market analysts showed on Monday, which would make a fourth straight monthly slide amid tough austerity measures under new libertarian President Javier Milei. The expected slide underscores the impact of Milei's cost-cutting on the real economy, even as it helps to boost the government's fiscal position after years of deficits and to rebuild depleted central bank reserves. According to the mid-April p
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Five future astronauts certified from European Space Agency's 2022 graduating class
Six new recruits of the European Space Agency got to be the latest round of fully-qualified astronauts now eligible for space missions, including a woman from Australia.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
'Best thing' is for everyone to stay 'puzzled' on last week's odd retaliation strike on Iran, Israeli president says
Israel responded to an unprecedented large-scale Iranian attack with a one-off strike on an air-defense system, and that was it.
4 min read - WorldNY Post
Meta spokesman gets 6-year prison sentence by Russian court after being convicted in absentia
The authorities also outlawed Meta as an extremist organization and blocked Facebook and Instagram in Russia.
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Germany's BASF takes 49% stake in planned Vattenfall offshore project
German chemicals giant BASF is to take a 49% stake in a planned offshore windfarm being built in the North Sea by Sweden's Vattenfall power generator, the two companies announced on Monday. BASF, one of the world's largest chemicals producers, will own half the electricity generated by Nordlicht 1 and 2 for use at its production sites in Europe. Its Ludwigshafen headquarters on the Rhine in Germany will benefit in particular. Vattenfall is to build the windfarms, raising the renewables proportio
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Top EU diplomat urges members to send Patriot systems to Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged member states on Monday to send the Patriot air-defence systems requested by Ukraine. "Now everything has been said and a lot of things [have] to be done," Borrell said in a press conference in Luxembourg after a joint meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers. With the front line under heavy pressure by Russian forces, Ukraine has been pleading with allies to send more ammunition and weaponry, especially anti-aircraft systems like the Patriot. Borre
3 min read - BusinessThe Hill
EU to investigate ‘addictive’ TikTok reward feature
The European Commission is investigating TikTok over a feature that launched in France and Spain that offers users the ability to earn points for completing certain tasks on the app, the commission said Monday. The investigation will look into whether TikTok’s “addictive” features of its “TikTok lite” program violated the European Union’s Digital Service Act…
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German president honours contribution of Turkish migrants to economy
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has honoured the achievements of the many Turks who have come to Germany since the 1960s, when they helped to fill the demand for labour and rebuild the country's post-war economy. "They helped build our country, they made it strong and they belong at the heart of our society," he said on Monday at the start of his three-day trip to Turkey, referring to the almost 3 million people of Turkish descent living in Germany today. "They are not people with a mig
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied
For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy, meteorology, robotics, and Russian. At a ceremony in Cologne, Germany, ESA added the five newcomers to its astronaut corps eligible for missions to the International Space Station, bringing the total to 11. ESA has negotiated with NASA for three places on future Artemis mo
3 min read - BusinessSpace
China's new reusable rocket aces key engine tests
China has made progress on a powerful rocket engine to power its new reusable rockets that are expected to launch the nation's planned crewed moon missions.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Palestinian Civil Defence: 73 more bodies in Khan Younis mass grave
The bodies of 73 people have been recovered from a mass grave near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, bringing the total to 283, the Hamas-controlled Civil Defence organization reported. Whether the bodies were those of Hamas fighters or civilians was not clear. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in response to a question that they were checking the information, which could not be independently verified. IDF troops entered the hospital in February. They reported
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Massive Floods Force Tens of Thousands to Evacuate in China
Authorities have said water levels in China’s Guangdong province are "dangerously high," sweeping through a number of cities.
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French Voice singer hospitalised with bullet wound
A former winner of France's version of The Voice was in hospital on Monday after being shot in the chest, sources familiar with the case told AFP. Singer Kendji Girac was found wounded after police were called to a traveller camp in Biscarrosse on France's southwestern coast.He was playing with the thing and 'bam'," a man called Emilio, who said he was Girac's uncle, told AFP at the camp.
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Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
Lawyers for Armenia asked the top United Nations court on Monday to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansing. Azerbaijan launched proceedings at the International Court of Justice in 2021 in the case, less than a week after Armenia brought its own case against Azerbaijan stemming from a 2020 war over Karabakh that killed more than 6,600 people. Azerbaijan asked the court to throw out Armenia ’s case last week.
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German industry urges market reforms at start of Hanover Fair
German industry called for further government reforms to promote economic growth and cut red tape at the opening on Monday of the Hanover Fair, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs. Amid projections of a decline in industrial production of 1.5% this year compared with last, Siegfried Russwurm, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), said current reforms launched by Germany's coalition government were completely inadequate. "Despite moderate prospects for recovery, we
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South Africa's ANC loses another court case against rival party led by former president Zuma
South Africa's ruling African National Congress lost a second court case against a new rival party fronted by former President Jacob Zuma on Monday. A judge in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in the eastern city of Durban dismissed the ANC's case alleging copyright infringement against the MK Party for using a name and a logo the ANC claims ownership of. The MK Party was formed late last year and was given added importance ahead of a national election in May when former ANC leader Zuma joined.
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Ukraine says it hit one of Russia's oldest and proudest ships, continuing its rampage against the Black Sea Fleet
The Kommuna, which Ukraine claims to have struck, is a historic ship — but it's also a very real threat in the Black Sea.
3 min read - Businessdpa international
MHero 1: A new Chinese monster SUV rumbles into Europe
China is sending another new radical electric SUV into the European fray in the shape of the brawny MHero 1 from Dongfeng. Standing at at just under five metres long, the new off-roader is not only one of the biggest of its kind, but also stands out from the crowd with its martial design. The MHero looks as if it rolled straight out of an army barracks and its aggressive visuals even include interior door handles shaped like hand guns. The rear lights resemble jet engine thrusters and the chunky
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia's next leader after a top court rejects rivals' appeals
Indonesia’s top court on Monday rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the February polls. The 5-to-3 majority decision by the eight-judge panel of the Constitutional Court rejected the arguments, saying the legal teams of the losing candidates had failed to prove allegations that Prabowo Subianto’s victory was the result of widespread fraud. The Court “rejects the petitioner’s appeal entirely,”
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UK prosecutors charge 2 men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher
A former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man have been charged with spying for China, British prosecutors said Monday. Police said Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged with “providing prejudicial information to a foreign state, China." “This has been an extremely complex investigation into what are very serious allegations,” said Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police counterterrorism command.
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Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher visits Kiev
Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher visited Kiev on Monday in a show of support for the Ukrainian capital. The German politician arrived in Kiev by train from Poland early on Monday, following an invitation from Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The trip had not been previously announced due to security reasons. In April 2022, two months after the outbreak of the current conflict, the two mayors signed a "Pact for Solidarity and the Future." Hamburg continues to stand firm with the people of Kiev, Tschentsch
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Pakistan, Iran vow to mend ties, enhance trade after airstrikes
Islamabad – Pakistani and Iranian leaders on Monday vowed to strengthen relations and enhance bilateral trade to $10 billion a year, leaving behind recent airstrikes against each other and ignoring possible new sanctions against the Persian republic. “We have agreed to enhance our bilateral trade volume to $10 billion (a year),” Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said at a presser with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Raisi, who arrived in Pakistan on three-day visit, called fo
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Israeli military intelligence head to resign over Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
Israel’s military intelligence chief offered to resign Monday and is expected to formally step down eventually for his leadership role during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed more than 1,100 people, which has been criticized as a major Israeli intelligence failure. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, requested to…
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3 Germans arrested on suspicion of spying, miltech transfer to China
The suspects allegedly procured a special laser and exported it to China without permission.
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'Pivotal' talks on UN plastic pollution treaty to begin in Ottawa
A fourth and penultimate round of talks on a United Nations treaty to combat plastic pollution will begin in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Tuesday. Representatives from more than 170 countries are expected to attend the negotiations, which are scheduled to run until next Monday. "This negotiation is pivotal," said UN Environment Programme official Jyoti Mathur-Filipp. "It is an opportunity to make significant progress for a robust agreement that would allow future generations to live in a world
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Three suspected Chinese spies arrested in Germany — caught stealing sensitive tech secrets
Three people suspected of passing 'innovative technologies for military use' to China have been arrested in Germany
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South Africa election: ANC loses battle for Zuma's MK party name and logo
The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party takes its name and logo from the now-disbanded ANC armed wing.
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Britain's Sunak to make inaugural visit to Berlin on Wednesday
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks in Berlin on Wednesday. The topics of the meeting at the Chancellery will include mutual relations, the Russian war against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann said. This will be Sunak's inaugural visit to Berlin. The conservative leader has been in power since October 2022. Most recently, he had left foreign policy almost entirely to his Foreign Se
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They were promised jobs in Russia. They ended up fighting in Ukraine.
Families of Indian migrant workers forced to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine say they feel they have no choice but to travel there to help them.
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Germany Arrests Three People Suspected of Spying for China
They are alleged to have been involved in transferring research on advanced machine parts for ship engines to China's secret service.
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