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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries
4 days, 17 hours ago

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former UK foreign secretaries have today called for the release …

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Angela Merkel admits EU felt ‘abandoned’ by UK in Brexit referendum
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Angela Merkel admits EU felt ‘abandoned’ by UK in Brexit referendum

The Independent  

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
1 month ago

Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send home a Filipino death-row drug convict who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. “Arrested in 2010 on drug trafficking charges and sentenced to death, Mary Jane’s case has been …

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Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia agrees to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
1 month ago

Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia agrees to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

CNN  

Manila, Philippines AP — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send home a Filipino death-row drug convict who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. Marcos thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his government for granting a longstanding Philippine request …

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First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
4 months, 2 weeks ago

First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — Zakia Khudadadi has spent most of her life breaking through glass ceilings. I want to show strength to all women and girls in Afghanistan.” Khudadadi is competing for the Refugee Paralympic Team, while other athletes are seeking medals under Afghanistan’s flag, such as Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi. The International Paralympic Committee originally issued a statement saying the Afghan …

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Afghanistan sprinter uses Olympic trip to shine light on how women are treated in her country
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan sprinter uses Olympic trip to shine light on how women are treated in her country

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — To get a sense of the real race Afghanistan’s lone woman at the Olympic track meet is running, one only needed to look at the back of her bib. On it, in handwritten script, were the words, spelled Women and girls in Afghanistan have suffered immensely since Kimia Yousofi’s home country was taken over by the Taliban …

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Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in Paris

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn’t spent much time at home the last few years. I want to show people we’ll never give up and we’ll fight in difficult and different ways.” When the war started, Mahuchikh piled as much as she could into her car and left town quickly. After the …

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Dolly Parton reacts to Beyonce's cover of her 1973 hit Jolene - and says music icon 'is giving that girl trouble and she deserves it!'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dolly Parton reacts to Beyonce's cover of her 1973 hit Jolene - and says music icon 'is giving that girl trouble and she deserves it!'

Daily Mail  

Dolly Parton reacted to Beyonce's rendition of her 1973 hit Jolene for her country album Cowboy Carter on Friday. Dolly Parton took to X as she reacted to Beyonce's rendition of her 1973 hit Jolene for her country album Cowboy Carter on Friday This comes as the R&B star made major tweaks to the original lyrics The 78-year-old starlet shared …

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Ukraine’s best high jumper wins gold for her country at world championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s best high jumper wins gold for her country at world championships

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The war with Russia hangs over the Olympic world these days as much as anywhere else. “Finally, I have my gold medal,” she said of the country’s first world title since 2013, when the meet was held in Moscow. “And it’s really extra important for my country right now.” Mahuchikh’s final jump of the evening came only …

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Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska: ‘If Russia wins now it’s the worst-case scenario for humanity’
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska: ‘If Russia wins now it’s the worst-case scenario for humanity’

The Independent  

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From Alex Morgan to Ada Hegerberg these are the stars to watch at the Women’s World Cup
1 year, 5 months ago

From Alex Morgan to Ada Hegerberg these are the stars to watch at the Women’s World Cup

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — The brightest talents in women’s soccer will be on show at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The first Australian to score a hat trick in the men’s or women’s World Cup, Kerr could be in the reckoning to win the golden boot at this year’s tournament. But it looked like she would be …

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Ukraine’s ambassador welcomes F-16 pledges; urges patience on counteroffensive
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine’s ambassador welcomes F-16 pledges; urges patience on counteroffensive

Associated Press  

— Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova welcomed pledges of F-16 fighter jets to her country Monday while also urging patience for the launching of a spring counteroffensive against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Whether it going to be just the hard, daily work on every front line or we will see some big results in any of them, it doesn’t really matter,” Markarova …

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Jacinda Ardern | The woman who defied realpolitik
1 year, 11 months ago

Jacinda Ardern | The woman who defied realpolitik

The Hindu  

On January 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 42, stunned the world by announcing her resignation. Record levels of inflation, a housing affordability crisis, rising crime rates, and a backlash against progressive policy initiatives — a climate tax on agricultural emissions that could affect farmers, empowering indigenous communities, an ambitious plan to overhaul the country’s water infrastructure, legislation to …

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Column: Amid the pageantry and corgis, what made the queen’s funeral extraordinary was silence
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Amid the pageantry and corgis, what made the queen’s funeral extraordinary was silence

LA Times  

King Charles III follows behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it is carried out of Westminster Abbey. On Monday morning London time, an unprecedented hours-long ceremony began as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was borne in splendid procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, where the royal family, hundreds of Britain’s leaders and heads of state from …

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New Zealand is open for all and we want to restart post-COVID relation with India, says Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand is open for all and we want to restart post-COVID relation with India, says Minister

The Hindu  

The economy of New Zealand was on track for post-COVID-19 recovery and had opened up for tourists and visitors from India, said Meka Whaitiri, Minister for Food Safety and Customs of the government of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Speaking to The Hindu in an exclusive interview, Ms. Whaitiri, a leading member of the indigenous Maoris of New Zealand, said that …

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Minute-by-minute: How the day that changed the monarchy forever unfolded
2 years, 3 months ago

Minute-by-minute: How the day that changed the monarchy forever unfolded

Daily Mail  

It was the day that shook the country to its core, lead to an outpouring of global mourning, and changed the face and character of the British monarchy forever. The Queen poses for a photograph in the drawing room at Balmoral shortly before her meeting with Liz Truss 'London Bridge is down' – Buckingham Palace's behind-the-scenes code for Queen Elizabeth …

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‘A stalwart': World mourns Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
2 years, 3 months ago

‘A stalwart': World mourns Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

Associated Press  

LONDON — Condolences poured in from around the world Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who became a global icon of calmness and fortitude through decades of political upheaval and social changes at home and abroad. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden called her “a constant presence, not only in British society but internationally.” In Norway, King Harald …

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Queen Elizabeth's death | Reaction from world leaders
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth's death | Reaction from world leaders

The Hindu  

Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. She was extraordinary.” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “With the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Second, an historic reign and a long life devoted to duty, family, faith and service has come to an end.” “Australian hearts go out …

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Queen Elizabeth II dead: Celebrities share touching tributes for late Monarch amid her death at 96
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II dead: Celebrities share touching tributes for late Monarch amid her death at 96

Daily Mail  

Dozens of celebrities have been are sharing their tributes to Queen Elizabeth II following the announcement of her death on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96. Barbra Streisand, 80, with a career spanning over six decades, paid tribute on Instagram together with a photograph of her meeting the Queen in March 1975 at the film premiere of 'Funny Lady' …

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II passes away at 96 | Live updates
2 years, 3 months ago

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II passes away at 96 | Live updates

The Hindu  

Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The formal body overseeing the succession from Queen Elizabeth II will meet from 10 a.m., with a first public pronouncement from a balcony of St James's Palace in London at 11 a.m. LONDON Liz Truss pays tribute to ‘great leader’ Queen Elizabeth …

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'Rohingyas big burden on our country', says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
2 years, 3 months ago

'Rohingyas big burden on our country', says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Op India  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina described the Rohingya Muslims seeking sanctuary in her country as a “big burden,” and said India might play a significant role in dealing with the issue. Economic crisis like Sri Lanka In response to concerns that Bangladesh may follow Sri Lanka’s example, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that her country’s economy remains robust despite the …

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Player-by-player guide of the Germany squad out to break England hearts in the Euro 2022 final
2 years, 4 months ago

Player-by-player guide of the Germany squad out to break England hearts in the Euro 2022 final

Daily Mail  

England's Lionesses stand on the brink of history as they prepare for the Euro 2022 final at Wembley on Sunday. Goalkeeper Merle Frohms is the only German to play every minute at the tournament so far Right-back - Giulia Gwinn Usually deployed in midfield at club level by Bayern Munich, Gwinn excels as an attacking full-back in the national side …

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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina on a ‘mission’ to help war-torn country
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina on a ‘mission’ to help war-torn country

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina says she has a “mission” to help her country and wants to use her platform to provide hope to the war-torn nation. “One of the most important things as well is to keep their spirits up.” Elina Svitolina wants to use her platform to help Ukraine. “And this is definitely something that all …

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Biden Praises New Zealand PM Ardern For Curbing Gun Crimes, Extremism In Her Country
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden Praises New Zealand PM Ardern For Curbing Gun Crimes, Extremism In Her Country

News 18  

President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns as he tries to persuade a reluctant Congress to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the two leaders spent part of …

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