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New York Post reporter quits citing pressure to write incorrect story about Kamala Harris
The Guardian 28 Apr 2021
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 ... .
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Israel blasts Human Rights Watch report accusing it of committing the 'crime of apartheid'
Independent online (SA) 28 Apr 2021
Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that Israel is committing the crime of "apartheid" by seeking to maintain Jewish "domination" over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an allegation fiercely denounced by Israel ... "I think it's quite clear that that threshold has been crossed," Shakir said from Jordan ... WHAT IS THE CRIME OF APARTHEID?.
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US Navy SEALs to shift focus to ‘global threats’
Al Jazeera 28 Apr 2021
Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, United States Navy SEALs – an elite military force used in special operations across the globe – are undergoing major changes to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from powers like China and Russia ... Now they are focused on going back to sea ... .
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Russia rejects Ukraine’s push to revise 2015 peace deal
Wtop 28 Apr 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister sternly warned Ukrainian officials Wednesday that Moscow would not accept their push to revise a peace deal for eastern Ukraine ... More than 14,000 people have been killed during the seven-year conflict ... Tensions eased last week after Moscow announced a pullback of its forces following massive drills.
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Almost 30 million will need aid in Sahel this year as crisis worsens, UN warns
The Guardian 28 Apr 2021photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
Chad’s new leader calls for dialogue amid protests
Anadolu Agency 28 Apr 2021
The head of Chad’s Transitional Military Council has called for an inclusive dialogue after violent protests left several dead in the Central African country. In his first speech to the nation on Tuesday, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby promised an "inclusive national dialogue" during the 18-month transition to elections ... .
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Sizewell C nuclear plant could kill 500m fish, campaigners say
The Guardian 28 Apr 2021
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Man dies after being pinned to the ground for five minutes by California cops
The Independent 28 Apr 2021photo: Creative Commons
16 children & 2 teachers injured in knife attack on Chinese kindergarten, suspect arrested by police
Russia Today 28 Apr 2021
A knifeman went on a stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the southern Chinese city of Beiliu on Wednesday, injuring 18 people, including young children. The suspect was detained by police ... Some are seen lying motionless ... .
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Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails between Japanese islands
Hindustan Times 28 Apr 2021
The ministry said the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that during the period from Monday to Tuesday the Liaoning, accompanied by five other vessels, sailed northward between Okinawa's main island and Miyakojima Island, and then entered the East China Sea. PUBLISHED ON APR 28, 2021 02.51 PM IST ... Japan controls the Senkaku islands ... ....
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Lavrov: US-Russia Ties Worse Than During Cold War
The National Herald 28 Apr 2021
MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because of a lack of mutual respect. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow stands ready to normalize ties with Washington, but warned that the U.S ... He warned that if the U.S ... The U.S ... .
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Australia unveils $580mn budget to upgrade military, amid tensions with China
Press TV 28 Apr 2021
Australia has announced a major upgrade to its northern military bases and a plan to expand joint war games with the US military, amid a persisting diplomatic and trade row with China ... “We will always do what is necessary to ensure Australia has the capability it needs to protect and defend its interests,” Morrison added ... Adviser ... www.presstv.ir ... .
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China says Japan should apologise for Fukushima water plan
Metro USA 28 Apr 2021photo: AP / Panagiotis Balaskas
Greek court sentences Syrian refugee to 52 years in prison over ‘illegal’ crossing from Turkey
The Independent 28 Apr 2021photo: AP / VNA
Japan ratifies RCEP, world's largest trade deal including China, ASEAN
Beijing News 28 Apr 2021
The Japanese government has said that the RCEP accord will boost the country's GDP by 2.7 percent. For Japan, it will be the first trade deal that comprises both China, its largest trading partner and South Korea, its third largest trading partner ... The House of Representatives, the lower house of the parliament, gave its approval earlier this month.
