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Ben Roberts-Smith has been dealt a crushing blow. The full fallout is yet to come
The Guardian 02 Jun 2023photo: AP / Michal Dyjuk
Polish president Duda backtracks on Russian influence law
Deutsche Welle 02 Jun 2023
A new law in Poland has prompted outrage, with many arguing it would block government rivals from running for office. President Andrzej Duda now says he will introduce changes to the bill. . Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Friday he would propose changes to a controversial law on undue Russian influence that he signed earlier this week ... .
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Russia says Ukraine hit western regions in overnight attacks
Reuters 02 Jun 2023
June 2 (Reuters) - Several regions in western Russia were hit by shelling and drones on Friday in overnight attacks from Ukraine, but no one was injured, local officials said in posts on the Telegram messaging app ... There were no reports of any injuries. Reuters could not immediately verify the reported attacks ... Our Standards ... Read Next ... ....
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Harry to become first British royal in 130 years to give evidence in court
Reuters 02 Jun 2023
Summary. Companies. Prince, celebrities accuse tabloids of phone-hackingHarry to appear in witness box in London's High CourtRoyal aides likely to feature in cross-examinationHarry first senior British royal to testify since 1890s ... His appearance in court is likely to attract worldwide attention ... The palace has not commented ... Our Standards ... ....
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BRICS members vow to combat terrorism financing networks and terror safe havens
Financial Express 02 Jun 2023
In a joint statement titled ‘The Cape of Good Hope’, the Foreign Ministers of BRICS comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa expressed strong condemnation of terrorism “whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed”. Follow Us ... Also ReadBRICS seize chance to counter US with expansion, common currency ... .
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Israeli forces shoot, critically injure Palestinian toddler, father near Ramallah
Press TV 02 Jun 2023
Bilal Tamimi, a local activist, told the official Palestinian news agency WAFA that Israeli forces ambushed a vehicle at the entrance to Nabi Saleh village on Thursday night. As soon as the vehicle approached them, the soldiers opened fire on the car, injuring the two-year-old boy with a gunshot in his head and his father in his shoulder ... ....
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Over 200 dead, 850 hurt in India horror rail crash
Manila Standard 03 Jun 2023
One survivor told local TV news reporters that he was sleeping when the accident happened, and woke to find himself trapped under around a dozen fellow passengers, before somehow crawling out of the carriage with only injuries to his neck and arm ... – Crowded wards – ... “In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families.
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Macron's 'disrespect' allegedly caused crisis with Rabat
The New Arab 02 Jun 2023
In an interview with the Israeli channel I24 news, the multinational writer, who dedicated his career to analysing the politics in both states he calls home, revealed the details of "the breakup phone call" the two leaders allegedly had back in 2021 right after the Pegasus scandal ... Macron responded in a very clumsy way I cannot tell what he said ... ».
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Blinken to visit key US ally Saudi Arabia
Gulf News 02 Jun 2023
WASHINGTON. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week at a time of touchy relations between Washington and its longtime Middle East ally, the State Department announced Friday ... The Accords, launched by former president Donald Trump, have led to a number of Arab countries normalising relations with the Jewish state ... .
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UN Security Council To Hold Meeting on Afghanistan
Khaama Press 02 Jun 2023
“We are going to keep our focus on Afghanistan ... A day before, several American senators were reported to propose a bill to sanction Taliban authorities in response to its human rights violations in Afghanistan, Fox News Reported ... Jim Risch told Fox News ... On May 2, the UNSC held a meeting in Doha to address the situation in Afghanistan ... .
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Cambodia navigates nexus of crises
Asiatimes 02 Jun 2023
Climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and geopolitical conflicts have caused enormous disruptions to energy and food markets, driving prices to record highs, impacting the poor most severely. In Cambodia, hard-earned development gains were lost, and the country’s Human Development Index regressed to its 2018 level ... Interconnectedness ... Photo. UNDP ... ....
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White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
San Francisco Chronicle 02 Jun 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as it is enacting countermeasures in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries ... The Pentagon in... .
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Kremlin foe Navalny's demands in prison: moonshine, a balalaika and a pet kangaroo — all denied
Stars and Stripes 02 Jun 2023
MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released excerpts of his correspondence with prison administrators Friday, detailing his sarcastic demands for things like a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika and even a kangaroo. His requests were denied ... 6 in the Vladimir region east of Moscow ... Among his denied requests ... previous coverage ... .
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Apple may soon show off its biggest and riskiest new hardware product in years
CNN 02 Jun 2023
Next week, Apple may unveil its most ambitious new hardware product in years, but it’s in a product category that is anything but a proven winner ... The highly-anticipated release of an AR/VR headset would be Apple’s biggest hardware product launch since the debut of the Apple Watch in 2015 ... artificial intelligence ... “There will be interest.” .
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Japan demographic woes deepen as birth rate hits record low
Reuters 02 Jun 2023
TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japan's birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. The fertility rate, or the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime, was 1.2565.