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Taiwan’s defense ministry detects 21 Chinese military aircraft
Taipei’s defense ministry said it had detected 21 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island since 8:15 am (0015 GMT) on Saturday, a month before Taiwan’s May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te.
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Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution
A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of the next round of global talks in Canada.
The fourth meeting of the…
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Finnish PM: EU should help end migrant influx from Russia
The EU should take measures to help Finland stop an influx of migrants via Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.
Finland last year shut its long border with Russia amid a growing number of arrivals from countries including…
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Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
And no entity has had more…
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Google employees arrested after protesting against $1bn contract with Israel
Several Google employees were arrested on Tuesday for taking part in a 10-hour sit-in at the company’s offices in New York and California.
The protest, organized by members of the No Tech For Apartheid movement, was meant as a challenge…
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Call to close UNRWA is attempt to strip millions of Palestinians of refugee status: agency chief
Disbanding the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees would have lasting repercussions for millions of Palestinians because it would result in them being stripped of their refugee status, the head of the agency told the Security…
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Muslim school student loses UK court bid over prayer rituals ban
A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge Tuesday against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in schools that captured national attention.
The student, who cannot be named, took legal action…
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Police say Sydney church stabbing a ‘terrorist’ act
Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal live-streamed knife attack at a church service in Sydney was a religiously motivated “terrorist” act, as they urged calm from the angered local community.
A prominent bishop was among those…
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Japan resumes funding for UNRWA with $35m donation
The Japanese government on Monday said it had resumed its funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and sent a donation of about $35 million to the organization.
The money will be used to provide vital supplies for…
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EU, Britain and Spain to hold more talks on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar
British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet Friday with a top European Commission official for another round of negotiations over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
The…
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