Edited By: Shankhyaneel Sarkar Last Updated: March 24, 2023, 08:08 IST London: In this combo photo, right, the Indian national flag hoisted at the Indian High Commission, left, a protester, chanting pro-Khalistani slogans, attempts to grab the tricolour, in London, UK. (PTI Photo) Khanda was among those who vandalized the …
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Read More »UK and EU to Approve New Northern Ireland Brexit Trade Pact
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Last Updated: March 24, 2023, 05:54 IST Asylum seekers cross into Canada from the U.S. border on Roxham Road in Champlain, New York, U.S. February 25, 2023. (Image: Reuters) Ottawa and Washington have now struck a deal to update the STCA to allow each country to turn back asylum seekers …
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Moments after the bus returning him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-held territory arrived in Kyiv, a ten-year-old boy jumped straight into his father’s arms. Denys Zaporozhchenko held his son and kissed his forehead, before also hugging his two daughters who were among the 17 children separated …
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Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating. The uproar over the imposition of the reform — which …
Read More »China Tries to Block Prominent Uyghur Speaker at UN Human Rights Council Debate
China attempted Thursday to block a prominent Uyghur activist from speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (Reuters Photo) Dolkun Isa, a Uyghur activist based in Germany and president of the World Uyghur Congress, spoke up during a general debate at the top UN rights body about rights concerns around …
Read More »WHO Warns of ‘Fake News’ After Elon Musk’s Pandemic Treaty Tweet
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