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      31 May

      UK PM Rishi Sunak’s Grandfather Trained Kenyan Fighters Against British Rule

      UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s paternal grandfather Ramdas Sunak was involved in training the Kenyan fighters against the British rulers. The Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s led to at least 25,000 deaths.The Mail on Sunday in a report said Ramdas Sunak moved from Punjab to Nairobi as a young man and taught fighters against the British government guerilla techniques.Sunak Sr. was on the payroll of the colonial government and worked as a clerk and then a senior administrator in the finance and justice departments in Kenya. He was also a trained accountant. The report also said that Ramdas Sunak was affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).The development was reported as the Sunak administration paid £20 million compensation to 5,000…

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    • 31 May

      What do we know about the Moscow drone attack?

      Kyiv has denied responsibility for the assault but what can be learnt from the evidence online? Where did it happen? By verifying and locating videos posted to social media, Sky News has visually confirmed three apartment buildings in the Russian capital were damaged. It is unclear if this damage has been caused by a direct hit or by a drone that has been shot down by air defences. The Russian military has said eight drones were used in the attack and all of them were shot down. Sky News’ Data and Forensics team mapped these areas by identifying distinctive features in the videos, such as street signs or buildings, and comparing them to existing imagery on Google Maps. There was a sighting…

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    • 31 May

      Prince Harry ‘wishes to wreak severe reputational damage’ in ‘mission against royal system’

      Prince Harry wishes to wreak as much reputational damage as possible during his civil cases against the tabloid media, a media analyst has claimed. Alice Enders said that the Duke of Sussex is on a mission against a system that exists between the Royal Household and the tabloid media. Prince Harry has made in the High Court claims against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, the parent company of the Sun and defunct News of the World; Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday; and Mirror Group Newspapers, whose parent company is now known as Reach. Enders told the Financial Times: “Prince Harry is on a mission against what he regards to be a ‘system’ that exists…

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    • 30 May

      Protests erupt after allegations of Senegalese leader’s detention

      Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was diverted to his home after he attempted to lead a convoy of vehicles to Dakar. A member of Senegal’s security forces passes a burning barricade in Dakar, Senegal [Zohra Bensemra] Protesters have clashed with security forces in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Monday, burning cars and building barricades to protest the treatment of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is on trial for charges of rape. Just one day prior, Sonko – founder of the left-leaning PASTEF party – had attempted to lead what he called a “caravane de la liberté” or a “freedom caravan” from the town of Ziguinchor, where he serves as mayor, to Dakar. But the convoy of vehicles was deemed illegal and diverted…

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    • 30 May

      1MDB fugitive Jho Low placed in Macau as associates in spotlight

      Malaysia’s anti-corruption body reveals Jho Low’s alleged whereabouts after questioning of 1MDB suspect Kee Kok Thiam. Malaysian financier Jho Taek Low, aka Jho Low, is wanted in multiple countries over his role in the 1MDB scandal [File: Sadiq Asyraf] Malaysian financier Jho Taek Low is arguably the most wanted “white-collar criminal” on earth. Jho Low’s decadent lifestyle, famous and powerful friends, extravagant gifts, luxury real estate, superyacht and private jet made him the global face of what the United States Justice Department dubbed the biggest case of kleptocracy it had ever investigated. But the man who allegedly masterminded the theft of more than $4.5bn from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB disappeared in 2016 as authorities from Singapore to Australia and…

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    • 30 May

      China declines meeting with US defence chief: Pentagon

      The US had proposed the two men meet on the sidelines of this week’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu has been under US sanctions since 2018 over the purchase of Russian fighter jets [File: Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik ] China has declined a US invitation for a meeting in Singapore between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, according to the Pentagon. “Overnight, the PRC informed the US that they have declined our early May invitation for Secretary Austin to meet with PRC Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu in Singapore this week,” Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement on Monday, referring to the country by the initials of its…

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    • 30 May

      China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to space station

      Three astronauts, including the first Chinese civilian to go to space, will spend six months on the Tiangong. The Long March 2F rocket carrying three Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship as it lifts off [Mark Schiefelbein] China has launched a spacecraft taking three new astronauts, including the country’s first civilian, to its space station. The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China on a Long March 2F rocket at 9:31am local time (01:31 GMT) on Tuesday. The launch was a “complete success” and the “astronauts are in good condition”, said Zou Lipeng, the centre’s director. The crew will overlap briefly with the three astronauts currently on board the…

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    • 30 May

      OPINION

      Erdogan’s victory in Turkey good news for strongmen Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There is some good news for strongmen leaders across the world — one of their own, a great exemplar of hardcore culturally and religious conservative values stormed to power, yet again. Not new to power, the 69-year-old Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has ruled Turkey (now rechristened Turkiye), for over 20 years now, has transformed his country in the image of his own political values, and global opinion aside, the people in his country still back him strongly. His rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, older than the long incumbent ruler by five years, has accepted the mandate, paving way for another term for Mr Erdogan. Mr Kilicdaroglu secured 47.9 per…

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    • 30 May

      Mass shooting in Florida’s Hollywood Broadwalk injures 9 people

      At least 3 of those mass shooting victims, who were transported to area hospitals, are minors, CBS News reported. Beachgoers are seen next to law enforcement officers on a crime scene as they respond to a shooting at Hollywood Beach. Maimi: Nine people, including minors, were injured after a mass shooting at the Hollywood Broadwalk in Florida, a media report said. The mass shooting incident happened on Monday evening in the 1200 block of N Broadwalk. At least 3 of those shooting victims, who were transported to area hospitals, are minors, CBS News reported. At 6:41 p.m., an area live cam showed people running away frantically from the scene. It started with an altercation between two groups, which escalated to shots being fired,…

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    • 30 May

      Birmingham elects first ever British-Indian Lord Mayor

      Councillor Chaman Lal has become the first ever British-Indian Sikh to take oath as Lord Mayor of Birmingham. London: Councillor Chaman Lal has become the first ever British-Indian Sikh to take oath as Lord Mayor of Birmingham. Born in Pakhowal village of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, Lal came to England in 1964 with his mother to join his father Sardar Harnam Singh, a British-Indian army officer who in the Second World War served in the Italian campaign. Lal joined the Labour Party in 1989 and has taken part in many social justice campaigns to challenge inequality and all forms of discrimination. First elected to Soho and Jewellery Quarter ward in 1994, he has served the city council for the past 30 years. “By…

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