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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies.

“After today’s consultation, the patient’s condition is stabilized,” the hospital treating the Slovak leader in the central city of Banská Bystrica said on Monday.

A statement released by the clinic said Fico is “clinically improving, communicating, inflammatory parameters are slowly decreasing.”

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Morocco, France Seek Strengthened Cultural Cooperation  Morocco World News

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Iranian Presidency used the Ottoman Empire flag instead of the Turkish flag to officially thank Türkiye for its condolences and support during the hard times suffered by the country following Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s tragic demise in a helicopter crash along with eight other officials.

The official website of the Iranian Presidency published a message thanking countries and officials for their support and condolences to the late President Raisi.

“Presidents and officials of over 50 countries, international institutions and organizations and some regional personalities have sent messages to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the government and the people of our country expressing their condolences after the martyrdom of the president in the helicopter crash,” the message on the official website said.

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On March 1, 2024, K. Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha member from the Indian state of Mizoram, met with the Arakan Army (AA) commander in the Chin State of Myanmar to raise two issues: the flow of refugees from Myanmar into Mizoram, and an unfinished road network stymieing India’s plans to build land and water connectivity with Southeast Asia.

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Amid Gaza war, will Iraqi ‘resistance’ draw Jordan into confrontation?  Amwaj.media

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An amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill, put forward by British MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith, that was set to introduce the offense of “causing death by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling,” will now not become law. This is due to today’s surprise calling of a general election by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

“There isn’t enough time for [the law to pass through the House of Lords],” a parliamentary insider commented. This is because the Criminal Justice Bill is contentious legislation and could have been challenged by the upper chamber. Other laws are likely to passed in the so-called “wash-up” period before parliament is dissolved on May 30 ahead of election campaigning.

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In a live debate organised by the EBU and broadcast on Euronews, the five candidates will tackle issues such as climate, migration, and security.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia – Turkey is set to build a $6 million embassy in Ankara, which will house the Somalia embassy, in a deal that has been submitted in the Turkish Parliament, as a show of smooth ties with the Horn of Africa nation, which is struggling with instability.

The agreement, signed in 2022 between Somalia and Turkey, Ankara made the sacrifice about Mogadishu’s decision to decision to donate a plot to the government of Turkey in 2015, following blossoming bilateral ties between the two countries.

The diplomatic mission Turkey built on that plot in Mogadishu was its largest worldwide, covering an area of more than 61,000 sqm for $65m. In return, Somalia is getting 4,918 sqm of land in the Incek diplomatic site in Ankara.

After building, Somalia will be at liberty to sell both the land and the house in the future if it so wishes, the Middle East Eye reports. Sozcu, the largest opposition daily newspaper, ran a front-page report on Tuesday titled: “There is no saving from the love of Somalia”.

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To protest the abundance of “election trash” — i.e., banners and posters produced for political campaigns in Mexico’s June 2 election — Greenpeace activists in Mexico City undertook a symbolic gesture last weekend: returning the electoral detritus to the doorsteps of the parties responsible.

Coming just two weeks before the June 2 elections, the action on May 18 and 19 against campaign materials as environmentally unfriendly election trash spanned several municipalities, including Iztapalapa, Tlalpan, Coyoacán, Benito Juárez and Miguel Hidalgo.

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Poet Ahmad Farhad went missing from outside his home Islamabad on late at night on 14 May. Image Courtesy: X/@AhmadFarhadReal

Ahmad Farhad, a poet and journalist, has gone missing in Pakistan. His disappearance has led to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) giving four days to the Pakistan government to locate him.

Farhad has reportedly been missing since 14 May.

Who is he and what do we know about his disappearance? Let’s take a closer look.

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A reset of Africa’s relations with Europe is the only future in sight, Senegal’s Prime minister predicted Thursday (May 16).

Ousmane Sonko pointed to a decisive context which requires a change in historical patterns.

The leader of the PASTEF political party held a conference on the future of Africa-Europe ties.

He hosted leftwing politican Jean-Luc Mélenchon who is a former French presidential candidate .

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The International Organisation for Migration said that 80,000 illegal migrants have been voluntarily deported from Libya to their countries of origin since 2015 under the IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme.

The deported migrants included 2,733 victims of human trafficking, 843 unaccompanied or separated children, and 5,144 migrants with medical needs, the statement indicated on Wednesday.

The statement added that returning migrants receive post-arrival reception assistance in the countries of return and comprehensive reintegration support through individual reintegration assistance packages.

 

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Germany pushed a ‘Srebrenica genocide’ draft on false pretenses, Vassily Nebenzia has said

The resolution about ‘Srebrenica genocide’ divided the UN General Assembly, demonized the former Yugoslavia, and put the peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina in danger, Russian envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has said.

Nebenzia spoke after the General Assembly took a vote on the proposal by Germany and Rwanda to designate July 11 as ‘Srebrenica genocide’ remembrance day. Of 193 UN member states, 84 voted in favor, 19 against, and 68 abstained.

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Allies of Rupert Murdoch are urging the media tycoon to stop newspapers in his media empire from backing Labour at the election.

The Sun is believed to be “inching towards” switching its support from the Conservatives to Labour, an endorsement prized by Sir Keir Starmer’s team, i has reported.

Yet while Labour has been working hard to woo News UK executives behind the scenes, relations between the Labour leader and senior executives remain frosty.

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According to Todorović, however, the vehemence of Serbia’s opposition to the resolution has more complex roots than mere nationalist pique. Belgrade, she explained, wants to increase its international influence by appearing to argue with its neighbors and then swiftly defuse the disputes, thereby winning a reputation as a force for stability and a major regional player.

“This is the foreign policy Serbia has chosen for itself, especially after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was launched,” Todorović continued. “It wants to be relevant in the world by causing tensions and then accepting praise from the international community once they are resolved.”

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Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week.

China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China’s national territory and the People’s Liberation Army sends navy ships and warplanes into the Taiwan Strait and other areas around the island almost daily to wear down Taiwan’s defences and seek to intimidate its people, who firmly back their de facto independence.

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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which released the footage, said the five women were all captured at the Nahal Oz base near the Israel-Gaza border during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

“On that horrific Saturday, 15 female observers were murdered, and seven were abducted alive from the Nahal Oz base,” it said. “Ori Megidish was rescued by IDF forces after 23 days in captivity; Noa Marciano was murdered by Hamas terrorists while in captivity, and her body was returned by the IDF for burial in Israel. Five female observers – Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa, and Naama Levy – have been held captive by Hamas for 229 days.”

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On Wednesday, the Taliban arrested Noor Agha Ibrahimi, an activist, in Kabul, for the third time.

He has been previously detained on charges of collaborating with the National Resistance Front.
A source close to Ibrahimi’s family told Afghanistan International that they do not know his current whereabouts.

Ibrahimi was first arrested during the early days of the Taliban’s return to power, but was released after some time when the Taliban could not prove his collaboration with the National Resistance Front (NRF).

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Labour says early election leaves many government commitments and bills ‘in the bin’

Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the Commons, did not mention the tobacco and vapes bill when she made a business statement in the Commons covering bills that are expected to be passed in the “wash-up”. (See 12.53pm.)

She said that MPs were due to pass the finance bill, the digital markets, competition and consumers bill., and the Post Office (Horizon system) offences bill today. And she said tomorrow the victims and prisoners bill is due to get rushed through.

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Guinea junta bans four radio stations and a TV channel  Modern Ghana

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Iran’s late president Raisi laid to rest in home city of Mashhad

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Judges at the UN’s top court will Thursday hand down a decision on Mexico’s request for emergency measures over Quito’s embassy raid last month to snatch a former top Ecuadoran politician.

Ecuadoran security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito in early April to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who is wanted on corruption charges and had been granted asylum by Mexico.

Mexico dragged Ecuador before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, asking judges to declare Quito in breach of international law and hand down “provisional measures” — court-speak for a set of urgent interventions — while its case was ongoing.

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In a harrowing development amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the families of female Israeli hostages have released a graphic video depicting the brutal conditions their loved ones are enduring. The footage, initially released by Hamas, shows the hostages with visible bruises and bloodied faces, highlighting the severe mistreatment they are suffering.
The Hostages Families Forum, an organization representing the families of those abducted, confirmed the authenticity of the video.”The faces of some of the women are bruised and bloodied,” the Forum said. The video has intensified calls for immediate international intervention to secure the release of the hostages and ensure their safety.

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A member of forensic services inspects the area where a stage collapsed the day before a campaign rally for Mexican presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on 22 May 2024. (Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP)

• Presidential hopeful Jorge Alvarez Maynez said the structure was brought down by gusting winds “that lasted five minutes.”
• At least 78 people were injured in the accident on Wednesday night.
• Mexicans will vote for a new president as well as members of Congress, several state governors and local officials on 2 June.

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Former UK Post Office CEO Paula Vennells arrives to give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry in London on 22 May 2024. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

• Paula Vennells is sorry for those who went bankrupt and the families of others who committed suicide under her watch.
• She ran the UK Post Office during part of the period when it falsely prosecuted more than 700 people for theft.
• Vennells, an ordained priest, said she had been too trusting.