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Ethiopia lodged a complaint Thursday over statements by the US ambassador after he said the release of political prisoners could help the country engage in a productive dialogue and that detaining critics won’t resolve the country’s issues.…
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Several Jewish organizations have defended filmmaker Jonathan Glazer for his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza, as the director faced a backlash for his comments. Glazer, whose movie “The Zone of Interest” won this year’s Oscar for best…
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Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off…
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President Joe Biden will try to fire up his 2024 campaign Friday with a major speech warning that democracy is at risk from Donald Trump, three years after the January 6 US Capitol attack. Either trailing or neck and neck with Trump in…
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A moving and inspirational speech given by a Lebanese student at an American University of Beirut graduation ceremony, in which he paid tribute to his “poor and hardworking” parents and the sacrifices they made to ensure he received an…
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Sean Penn has called on Hollywood to boycott the Oscars if Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is denied the opportunity to speak at the red carpet event. "I would encourage everyone involved to know, though it may be their moment, and I…
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Lucy Boynton has finally opened up about how she felt listening to her boyfriend Rami Malek pay tribute to her during his 2019 Oscar acceptance speech. In a new interview with You magazine the 28-year-old recalled the moment the actor,…
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a full-throated appeal for US voting rights legislation stalled in Congress and said Democratic lawmakers should make a major change in Senate rules to override Republican opposition. In a speech…
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and several politicians have condemned threats made by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah against Saudi Arabia. Nasrallah crossed the red line that Lebanon has drawn to preserve…
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Libya’s interim prime minister on Friday pushed back against parliament’s threats to withdraw confidence from his unity government, saying in a speech its failure to approve his budget had set back the work of state. Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh,…
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