Amid economic crisis and election mood, tensions between Turks and refugees increase as Ankara slowly shifts policies. With the Turkish government struggling to deal with one of the most serious economic crises the country has faced in decades, another troubling problem is rearing its head – the rise of anti-refugee sentiment in…
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The Pope is making a historic visit to offer a formal apology on Canadian soil for the harms done by Catholic-run residential schools across the country. Pope Francis, 85, has called the visit a “pilgrimage of penance”, and has said he hopes it will help heal the wrongs done to…
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US leader is fully vaccinated and has had two booster shots, is experiencing mild symptoms the White House says. United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing “very mild symptoms” and will continue to carry out his duties the White House has said. Biden, 79, who…
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The increasingly isolated president will meet his Turkish and Iranian counterparts in Tehran to discuss Syria as the East-West divide deepens. Tehran, Iran – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Tuesday. The meeting, which will include Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will take…
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The day started with a hurried departure and the promise of a resignation. Sri Lankans woke to the news that overnight President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the man whose family had ruled the island with an iron fist for most of the last two decades, had fled the country having promised to…
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US President Joe Biden says he raised the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Mr Biden is in Saudi Arabia to rebuild relations, having previously promised to make the country a “pariah” over its human rights record. He said he had…
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US President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Lapid sign joint declaration during meeting in Jerusalem. United States President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid have reiterated their anti-Iran positions in a joint declaration committing to preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The two leaders signed the statement earlier after…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore after fleeing Sri Lanka amid protests over an economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation to the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, a spokesperson for the speaker said, hours after he fled to Singapore. The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial…
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Billions of dollars a year in corruption by British America Tobacco. The British American Tobacco Company is selling old-priced packs of cigarettes at new prices. After increasing the price in the budget, it has been making more profit by selling old cigarettes at a higher price for a month; At…
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Japan has witnessed an extraordinary outpouring of grief and sadness for former prime minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated in the city of Nara on Friday. The country has seen nothing like it since the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989. Abe, the country’s longest serving post-war prime minister, inspired…
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