Police dismantle a makeshift shelter camp in Calais
Reuters, Calais :Police forces dismantled a makeshift shelter camp in the northern French port of Calais on Friday, removing hundreds of migrants in one of...
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Gangster Vikas Dubey killed
Zee Media :Dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) in Kanpur on Friday after he tried to...
Biden challenges Trump with ‘Buy American’ economic plan
BBC Online :Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has laid out his rescue plan for the coronavirus-crippled US economy, while berating President Donald Trump as incompetent.Mr...
Swedish court acquits ex-ambassador to China
Al Jazeera News :A Swedish court has acquitted Sweden’s former ambassador to China of overstepping her diplomatic brief in efforts to free a jailed Chinese-Swedish...
Philippine lawmakers block license bid broadcaster
Reuters, Manila :Philippine lawmakers rejected the renewal of a 25-year license for country’s top broadcaster on Friday, outraging activists who saw the move to keep...
The killing of Qassem Soleimani was unlawful: UN expert
The New York Times :A United Nations expert investigating summary executions said Thursday that the United States’ targeted killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani of Iran...
Mayor of Seoul found dead
Reuters :One of South Korea’s most prominent elected officials and longtime mayor of the capital, Seoul, was found dead on Friday after his daughter reported...
Harvard, MIT sue Trump govt over order revoking visas for foreign students
AFP, New York :Harvard and MIT asked a court on Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump’s administration threatening the visas of foreign...
National security law: Australia suspends HK extradition treaty
BBC Online :Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by China.Prime Minister...
Militants kill local politician from Modi’s party in Indian Kashmir
Reuters :Suspected militants shot dead a local leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the restive territory of Kashmir on Wednesday, police said,...
US to conduct military training with Cyprus, upsetting Turkey
Al Jazeera News :The United States has said it will conduct military training with the Republic of Cyprus for the first time, drawing criticism from...