Georgia protests: Over 40 hospitalised
A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union left 44 people hospitalized after police deployed water cannons and tear gas, officials said Sunday. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the parliament Saturday night, throwing stones and setting...
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Oli to discuss revival of BRI projects with China
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Dhaka HC acquits Khaleda Zia’s son, all others in 2004 case
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Plastic treaty talks draw to close with production limits still under debate
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Ireland’s incumbent parties likely to hang on to power
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NY City paying $220m to Pak-owned hotel to house illegal immigrants
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Former foreign minister Qureshi calls for national reconciliation in Pakistan
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After Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to nearby province
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Toll rises to 130 in Pak sectarian violence
The death toll from sectarian violence in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province surged to 130, with at least six people killed and eight injured on Sunday, as clashes in the volatile Kurram district continued for the eleventh consecutive day. The clashes between Alizai and Bagan tribes in the district started on...
Protesters clash with police in Georgia, over 100 arrested
More than 100 demonstrators were arrested overnight in Georgia as protesters clashed with police following the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union, the country’s Interior Ministry said Saturday. It was the second straight night of protests after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of the country’s ruling Georgian Dream...
3 parties battle for top place as counting starts in Ireland
Vote counting got underway on Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties. Ballot boxes were opened at 9 a.m. (0900GMT) at count centres across the country, kicking off long hours, or even days, of tallying...
War could end if Ukraine-controlled territory comes under NATO, says Zelenskyy
An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognised borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast...
Syrian insurgents inside Aleppo
Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armour and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after they entered Syria’s largest city facing little resistance from government troops, according to residents and fighters. Witnesses said two airstrikes on the city’s...
France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French massacre
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognised the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. Macron’s move, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II killings in Thiaroye...
Ireland votes in close-run election
Ireland is voting on Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and a cost-of-living pressures. Polls opened at 7 a.m. (0700GMT), and Ireland’s 3.8...
