A Greek court has sentenced a Syrian refugee to 52 years in prison for “illegally” crossing into the country with his family in the midst of the country’s crackdown on irregular migration through Turkey last year ... .
A reporter at Rupert Murdoch’s New York tabloid has resigned after she claimed she was forced to write an incorrect story about migrants and Kamala Harris... .
MUSCAT, Oman - Iranian Foreign MinisterMuhammadJavad Zarif included the sultanate of Oman in his regional tour that has taken in Qatar and Iraq, amid reports that efforts are being made to bridge the divide between long-standing rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia and launch a dialogue between them ... “We do not want Iran’s situation to be difficult ... .
Four months into Britain's break from the European customs union with its single market, and on 1 May, it becomes fully legal. The European Parliament has endorsed the deal. And today, the Council as well. Portugal's minister for Europe, in the chair, says this opens a new chapter. ... Who says they don't have a sense of humour in Brussels? ...Meat delayed ... .
Thanks to his misstep in openly criticizing the government, regulators have Mr. Ma right where they want him, and intend to make him relinquish control of his empire ... .
Sudan has informed Russia it is suspending an agreement granting Moscow a naval facility just north of Port Sudan, the country’s main commercial hub on the Red Sea, according to a senior Sudanese military official ... Before implementation, the pact will have to be reviewed by its 300-member parliament, the letter read ... Read More ... .
China on Thursday successfully launched the core module of its first space station, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, as PresidentXi Jinping pledges to make the Asian country a space power ... (VCG/Getty/Kyodo) ... Tianhe will act as the management and control hub of the space station, according to Xinhua ... ....
PresidentJoe Biden received heavy criticism after describing the January 6 storming of the Capitol as “the worst attack” on democracy since the Civil War...Biden appeared to be making a clear reference to January 6, when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in protest of Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory ... Four U.S.
Geneva, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 29th Apr, 2021 ) .Talks with rival Cypriot leaders failed to find common ground that could pave the way towards resolving the decades-old division of Cyprus, the UN chief concluded Thursday ... "But I do not give up," he said ... "This was not an easy meeting," he concluded ... ....
Hamas is expected to perform well in the May 22 parliamentary elections because of widening divisions within Fatah ...Israel has not said whether it will allow voting in east Jerusalem but has expressed concern about Hamas' growing strength.
Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often holding them for months and without charges, the AP has found ... A military detainee told the AP he is being held with more than 400 other Tigrayans, and lawyers are not allowed to contact them ... Gen ...The U.S ... .
Read full article. 1/5. Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help. Parents of FederalCollege of Forestry Mechanization students who have been abducted attend a meeting in Kaduna. 2/5. Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help ... 3/5. Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help ... 4/5 ... 5/5 ... ($1 = 380.55 naira).
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PresidentJoe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades ... .
US Secretary of StateAntonyBlinken said Turkey and all US allies on Wednesday should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, threatening the possibility of more sanctions ... He also reiterated that Turkey was a critical NATO ally for Washington and expressed his hope that the two sides can resolve their issues ... ___. IMAGE ... ....