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Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, speaks during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2019.

Corruption Allegations Lebanon Central Bank Photos Riad Salameh Wikipedia: Riad Salameh

Press TV
Lebanon’s central bank governor faces new corruption allegations in France
A non-governmental organization and a group of lawyers have filed a legal complaint in France against Lebanon's central bank governor over allegations of corruption and money laundering. Media reports... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. (vio1) wnhires

Kremlin Photos Russian Media Vladimir Putin Wikipedia: Moscow Kremlin

Ghana Business News
Journalists around the world call on Kremlin to stop suppression of Russian media
Share this with more people! Vladimir Putin – Russian President On this World Press Freedom Day, we call on the Russian government to uphold its responsibility to protect and defend freedom of... (photo: EC)

File - Election officials count the ballots after polls closed in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Ugandans voted in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring polling stations.

The Observer
Ugandan president’s son named in ICC complaint over abductions and abuse
Lawyers acting for the victims of a wave of abductions and torture by security forces in Uganda have named senior military commanders, including the president’s son, in a complaint to the... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
ICC Photos Uganda Violence Wikipedia: Human rights in Uganda Yoweri Museveni

File - Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) calls for accountability during "Justice for Jamal: The United States and Saudi Arabia One Year After the Khashoggi Murder." To mark the one-year anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, POMED and 12 other human rights and press freedom organizations held a public event on Capitol Hill to commemorate Jamal’s life, to call for accountability, and to cast a light on the Saudi government’s repression of those who are perceived to be critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his regime.

Open Democracy
When authoritarians get a free pass, activists pay the price
Much ink has been spilled about US president Joe Biden’s non-response to the confirmation by US intelligence services that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman directed the gruesome murder of... (photo: POMED / April Brady/Project on Middle East Democracy)
Democracy Human Rights Jamal Khashoggi Photos Wikipedia: Jamal Khashoggi

The Jakarta Post
Myanmar's Suu Kyi marks third month under house arrest
AFP - Myanmar's deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi completed a third month under military-ordered house arrest Saturday -- a period marked by scatter-gun criminal... (photo: Public Domain)
Aung San Suu Kyi Min Aung Hlaing Myanmar protests Photos Wikipedia: 2021 Myanmar protests

In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

The National
Grammys overhaul process for picking nominees for top awards following criticism
The Grammy Awards has changed its tune and voted to remove its anonymous nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the... (photo: AP / Julio Cortez)
Grammy Awards Music Photos Recording Academy Wikipedia: Grammy Award

Britney Spears, Roundhouse, London (Apple Music Festival 2016)

Gulf News
Britney Spears’ dad claims popstar had dementia over conservatorship battle
Britney Spears’ dad has claimed his daughter suffered from dementia, according to a new TV documentary airing on BBC. Jamie Spears apparently marked Britney’s condition... (photo: Creative Commons / Drew de F Fawkes)
Britney Spears Dementia Jamie Spears Photos Wikipedia: Britney Spears

Kashmiri Muslims shout anti-US and pro-freedom slogans after offering funeral prayers in absentia for Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in Srinagar, India, on May 6, 2011. Islamist political parties called for mass protests to condemn the US operation in Pakistan which killed bin Laden on May 1. Friday is a traditional day of protest in the Muslim world, where demonstrations frequently take place after the main weekly prayers.

Dawn
Pakistan, US, China and Russia seek end to cross-border attacks from Afghanistan
Pakistan has joined the United States, China and Russia in urging the Afghan government and the Taliban to ensure that Afghan soil is not used to threaten the security of... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Afghanistan Pakistan Photos United States Wikipedia: Pakistan

In this Sept. 11, 2011 file photo, a U.S. Army soldier walks past an American Flag hanging in preparation for a ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Belfast Telegraph
Final US military withdrawal from Afghanistan formally under way
The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years is formally under way, with the withdrawal of the last US and Nato troops due to be... (photo: AP / David Goldman)
Afghanistan Photos Taliban US Troops Wikipedia: Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan

United Nations

	US Secretary Of State Presents New North Korea Approach During G7 Meet NDTV
	UN catalogues ‘chilling tide of abuse’ against female journalists The Observer
	N Korea vows response to 'hostile US intent' of Biden policy RTE

Security Council

	‘We no longer fear the tweet’: Biden brings US back to world stage in first 100 days Yahoo Daily News
	No breakthrough in Cyprus settlement talks at UN Urdu Point
	UN Security Council urges end to Somalia political crisis Urdu Point

NATO

	Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital North Shore News
	Stand up to China and Putin? Foreign policy at heart of Germany vote The Observer
	Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 21 Stars and Stripes

G8 Agenda

	'We made a promise': fallout from UK's cut in overseas aid remains to be seen The Guardian
	Cameron's G8 Summit table should be returned to Fermanagh: Sinn Fein Belfast Telegraph
	LG G8 gets Android 10 in Korea PC Advisor

Politics Headlines

Govt reveals $1b Budget boost after Covid underspend

Andrew Little not pleased with Children's Commissioner comme

Letters: Navalny’s fate not our business (5/3/21)

Letter to the Editor

G-7 foreign ministers start talks, focus on Indo-Pacific, CO

100 years old: Low-key centenary for Northern Ireland

Elections Worldwide

Some Republicans Just Now Belatedly Realizing That Listening

The dividing wall between law and politics is under attack

US Rep. Dina Titus applauds federal relief funding in Nevada

President Donald J. Trump Delivers Remarks at CPAC

‘The swamp won’: Lincoln Project needles Trump with new attack ad

This March 11, 2020 photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the proposed route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline where it crosses into the U.S. from Canada in Phillips County, Montana. A Canadian company said Monday, April 6, 2020, that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Canada is battling another pipeline cancellation by US

File - Dr. Peter Pinto with the Urologic Oncology Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) examines an African-American adult male patient, while an attending physician observes.

Big Pharma doesn’t want us to expand Medicare. We have to fight them

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Bans Dancing at Indoor, Outdoor Wed Breitbart
Thousands Attend ‘No More Lockdown Rodeo Rally’ in Canada Breitbart
California Makes 63K Violent Convicts Eligible for Early Pri Breitbart
Al Sharpton to Tim Scott: 'The Practice of America Was Built Breitbart
Anti-Critical Race Theory School Curriculum Candidates Win B Breitbart
'The mask slips': Columnist explains why the Florida GOP's g Alternet
Brazil should be excluded of Europe’s tourist reopening The Rio Times
Haitian migrants land on Florida beach in suspected smugglin Marietta Daily Journal
Democratic super PAC to run ads backing Biden’s agenda in ba Marietta Daily Journal
Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting. Now some fea Democratic Underground
MPs open to changing committee rules after complaints from a North Shore News
B.C. police services director skirted standard procedure in North Shore News
Power executive Jim Lamon 1st Republican to enter Arizona's The Arizona Republic
What do anonymous Arizona election audit donors get for thei The Arizona Republic
Democrats shut out of runoff in bid for open Texas seat The Tribune San Luis Obispo
US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Pa. Supreme Court picks former Pitt chancellor to chair powe Penn Live
President Joe Biden to give Coast Guard Academy commencement USA Today
Gov. Brian Kemp signs bills to cut red tape for Georgia adop Henry Herald
Florida governor signs law preempting local COVID edicts The Lawton Constitution

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, World Health Organization President Tedros Adhanom speaks to the press during the World Health Organization conference on noncommunicable diseases in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Head of WHO wants second term but full support is unlikely

European Parliament President David Sassoli speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

EU summons Russia envoy over blacklisting of its officials

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second left, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus, speaks to South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, third right, during bilateral talks on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Monday, May 3, 2021.

G-7 Foreign Ministers Meet in London to Discuss Pandemic, Russia, China

Malakoff bond, Athens mayor among election winners Athens Daily Review
Outlook positive for French Open and Tour, but caution neede Yahoo Daily News
Outlook positive for French Open and Tour, but caution neede Metro USA
Ukraine's NATO, EU Prospects Depend on Kiev, Not Brussels - Urdu Point
French court confirms ban on anti-migrant group The National
Venice City Council member Joe Neunder running for open Sara Sarasota Herald-Tribune
WHO urges G7 to step up and fight Covid-19 The National
Lines in the Sea: The Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Dispute The Washington Institute
Albania’s Socialists seek to impeach nation's president The Pantagraph
Wisconsin casino shooter was fired employee, sheriff says Kearney Hub
WHO begs G7 to step up and combat Covid-19 The National
Video: Bidens Speak, Prince Harry Gets Standing Ovation, and Breitbart
Swine Flu Hoax - Former Health Minister of Finland Speaks Ou Bitchute
French FM to revive initiative amid talk of 'punitive measur Your Middle East
UK hosts G7 foreign ministers meeting Anadolu Agency
Libya’s top diplomat calls on Turkey to withdraw foreign fig Al Jazeera
Albania’s Socialists seek to impeach nation’s president The Seattle Times
'Turkey values Libya’s sovereignty, political unity' Anadolu Agency
Le Pen Portrays Herself as France’s President In Waiting Political Wire
Party in Milan as Inter end Juve's nine-year reign Hong Kong Standard

The Republic of the Philippine Jose Andrada-class patrol craft BRP Juan Magluyan (PG 392), steams in the South China Sea for bilateral training with the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group as part of the annual bilateral exercise Balikatan 2008

Indo-Pacific Tensions: Philippines’ top diplomat swears at China on Twitter, tells nation to leave

An Indian worker cleans the mannequins inside opened showroom at wave mall after shopping malls were allowed to reopen with special guidelines, during the ongoing lockdown in wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Jammu, India, 08 June 2020.

China mocks India in social media posts, prompting backlash

People gesture as they gather in memory of killed people in intense fighting during a border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the central square of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Ceasefire Agreement Reached After Clashes Over Water At The Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border

Candace Owens’ old tweet that said India was proof COVID was The Daily Dot
Elimination of Poverty top priority of government: Zartaj Gu Urdu Point
MQM-P calls for more arrangements of beds, oxygen, ventilato Urdu Point
Pfizer Discusses Expedited COVID-19 Vaccine Approval With In Urdu Point
Kennametal Announces Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Results The Bradford Era
US and UK reject reports of imminent prisoner deal with Iran Enid News & Eagle
New Zealand will call for Covid-19 origins to be clear - Ard RNZ
Chinese Communist party wing mocks India's Covid crisis on s Democratic Underground
Is the election of Victoria's Upper House fair and transpare Australian Broadcasting Corporation
New Zealand treats animals inhumanely – but it could become The Observer
Locsin: Get the fxxx out of WPS Manila Standard Today
Global Freight Wagons Market: Latest Innovations, Drivers an The Sentinel Newspaper
Global Pontoon Boat Market Key Players, SWOT Analysis, Dynam The Sentinel Newspaper
Global Automotive Clutch Pressure Plate Market Key Players O The Sentinel Newspaper
Global Folding Electric Scooter Market Key Players Outlook, The Sentinel Newspaper
Global Electric Trolling Market Size, Share, Demand, Financi The Sentinel Newspaper
Global Anti-Roll Bar Market Size, Key Players, Industry Dema The Sentinel Newspaper
US, UK reject reports of imminent prisoner deal with Iran The Mercury News
Maharashtra FDA’s Covid helpline has one staffer fielding ph Indian Express
New Year Eve murder: Accused claims he sustained injuries wh Indian Express

Mourners gather for the funeral of Eliyahu Cohen, who died during Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, in Jerusalem on Saturday, May 1 2021

Netanyahu resisting pressure to set up a state commission to investigate stampede

In this May 12, 2014 file photo, campaign posters for the upcoming presidential election adorn a street in Damascus, Syria

Syrian court selects two candidates to appear on ballot against Assad

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wearing a protective face mask, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Iran’s Khamenei ‘shocked’ by Foreign Minister Zarif’s leaked audio

Iraqi Christian community that supported Trump angry over th CBS News
Judges hear arguments over census’s contentious privacy tool The Los Angeles Times
Biden lifts Trump refugee cap after delay backlash The Los Angeles Times
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman names new economy minister The Telegraph India
An election fiasco leaves the Palestinian government weaker The Washington Post
Iraq summons Turkish diplomat in protest against defense min Arab News
After Meron, violence, Israel needs a government now - edito The Jerusalem Post
US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran Federal News Radio
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede The Spokesman-Review
The Algerian Political Scene ahead of Legislative Elections The Washington Institute
Diab’s caretaker Cabinet to introduce subsidy card bill to P Your Middle East
Syria regime send troops to volatile Daraa as presidential e Your Middle East
Syria court approves Assad regime loyalists to run with Assa Your Middle East
Diab: Parliament, BDL must find $1.2B annually to fund ratio Your Middle East
Saudi king names new economy minister, eldest son as advisor Your Middle East
125 Democrats Say Military Aid to Israel Shouldn’t Depend on truthout
Former BCB president Kamal Ziaul Islam passes away at age of Hindustan Times
Jerusalem: The model for Jewish-Arab coexistence - opinion The Jerusalem Post
UN committee to examine Palestinian apartheid charges agains The Jerusalem Post
Palestine in Pictures: April 2021 The Electronic Intifada

Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks during a joint statement with President Ivan Duque in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

Colombian President backs down on tax reform after protests

File photo: Bruno Covas e Márcio França 2

Sao Paulo mayor to step aside from office as cancer worsens

A protester holds up a national flag during a demonstration against government-proposed tax reform, marking May Day, or International Workers' Day, gathered in Bolivar Square in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, May 1, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed

Venezuela, Russia Launch Direct Flights Between Capitals on Urdu Point
Amyris And Ingredion Partner To Manufacture And Market Sugar News-Press Now
S�o Paulo mayor Bruno Covas transferred to ICU and intubated The Rio Times
Driven by global demand, soybean exports increase in Brazil The Rio Times
Colombia braces for further unrest after police react violen The Observer
Colombian peso, stocks drop after tax plan’s withdrawal Metro USA
India and Brazil’s COVID Crises Show We Must End the Fiction truthout
Brazil’s industrial expansion loses momentum in April, hires The Rio Times
Market projects greater growth for Brazil this year and high The Rio Times
Brazilian Paralympic Committee appoints new Board at Governa Inside The Games
New Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkin Toadlet Species Found in Brazil WhoWhatWhy
Political activist speaks on Venezuela at the University of Marietta Daily Journal
Peru elections: Keiko Fujimori reduces gap with Pedro Castil The Rio Times
At least 16 dead in Colombia protests, according to the Ombu The Rio Times
Chile begins the third pandemic pension withdrawal: up to US The Rio Times
Brazilian cryptocurrency startup receives R$15 million from The Rio Times
More than 80 Latin American personalities call on Biden to c The Rio Times
Colombian currency plunges on finance minister resignation r Al Jazeera
Mexico celebrates Press Freedom Day amid impunity and violen The Rio Times
Uruguay begins gradual return to classes in rural schools The Rio Times

People protest in N'Djamena, Chad, Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Could Chad be a ‘time bomb’ affecting Algeria, Sahel in Africa? - analysis

Muslims attending the first Tarawih Salah at Houghton Masjid observe social distance as the worshippers pray during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Johannesburg Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

DR Congo Muslim cleric Sheikh Ali Amini killed in mosque

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed looks on during a parliamentary session, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Somali president's term extension reversed

Chad ex-president urges junta to include rebels in 'dialogue Eye Witness News
DR Congo’s President will visit Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to re Egypt Today
UN condemns use of live ammunition during Chad protests Independent online (SA)
Journalists under fire in east, southern Africa – Amnesty Independent online (SA)
Libya's top diplomat urges withdrawal of foreign fighters Star Tribune
Government critic jailed for six months in Congo News24
Chad military council announces key ministerial posts Wtop
France says Chad transitional government must be temporary The Star
The Weeknd calls Grammys ‘corrupt,’ boycotts awards amid rul New York Post
Council of State in support of efforts to ‘Green Ghana’ B & FT Online
Africa lags behind on press freedom - RSF Ghana Web
Move underway to rescue East Germany from anti-communist his People's World
Information Minister Presides Over Opening Ceremony for Trai Foroyaa
GPU: “It is the responsibility of the state to guarantee jou Foroyaa
Minister lobbies Korean Scholarship for Ghanaian students Ghana Web
Nigeria has few women in politics: here's why, and what to d Beijing News
Malawi President Eyes Mining as Key Money Maker Voa News
Africa’s political leaders in conflict with the building blo Ghana Web
Mayor Dan Plato’s office denies Good party claims of Covid-1 Independent online (SA)
The Latest: South Africa gets first doses of Pfizer vaccine Rapid City Journal

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