World
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Wheat-laden trucks, ships stranded at Indian port after export ban
May 17, 2022 11:52Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat were stranded at a major port in India on Tuesday after New Delhi's surprise ban on exports over inflation and food security worries.
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Hungary warns of 'era of recession' in Europe amid energy crisis, soaring inflation
May 17, 2022 10:33Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the alarm over an “era of recession” in Europe as the continent grapples with the energy crisis and soaring inflation fueled by the raging war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian army shelling, killing civilians in Donetsk
May 17, 2022 08:24While the conflict in Ukraine continues, our correspondent in Donetsk travelled to the Petrovsky district near the frontline to investigate the shelling of Donbas civilians by the Ukrainian army.
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Putin: Russia will respond if NATO bolsters military infrastructure in Sweden, Finland
May 17, 2022 08:04Russian President Vladimir Putin says a bid by Finland and Sweden to join NATO poses no direct threat to his country, but Moscow will respond if the US-led alliance bolsters military infrastructure in the two Nordic states.
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Russia strikes Donetsk military sites, calls NATO bid of Finland, Sweden ‘grave mistake’
May 16, 2022 13:30The Russian army has focused its fresh offensive in Ukraine on the eastern Donetsk region, targeting military sites in several towns across the restive region, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.
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Somali politicians choose new president, unruffled by explosions
May 16, 2022 13:22Somali politicians have voted for a new president despite explosions near a heavily fortified airport hangar, as the country battles ongoing threats of violence and goes through its worst drought in decades.
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Kim slams North Korea's COVID response, orders army to 'stabilize' drugs supply
May 16, 2022 13:16North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has blasted the country’s crisis management in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, ordering the deployment of the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday.
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Bomb kills 6 people, 3 kids included, in northwestern Pakistan
May 16, 2022 12:52Three soldiers and three children have been killed in a bombing near a military vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern region.
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UK threatening to unilaterally scrap part of Northern Ireland protocol, sparking fears of trade war
May 16, 2022 12:42Britain is set to propose plans that would allow ministers to unilaterally scrap part of the Brexit deals, despite warnings from Brussels that such unilateral action would represent a breach of international law.
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New Yorkers mark Nakba Day, rage against Palestinian journalist's murder
May 16, 2022 07:02Hundreds rally in New York to mark the anniversary of the initiation of the Israeli regime's occupation and aggression, and also to condemn recent murder of a renowned Palestinian journalist.