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      23 May

      Airline sued over ‘absolutely disgusting’ business class seat

      A passenger is taking Emirates to a small claims court in the UK over his “grubby” AU$3,240 (£1,728) business class seat. Brodie Chapman, 20, claims that the airline mis-sold his ticket, after he boarded to find an “absolutely disgusting” plane and a seat that didn’t even recline. He is hoping to win back almost AU$5,000 (£2,667). Mr Chapman runs a wholesale energy firm and travels with the airline up to 20 times a year. Last month he was travelling from Oslo to Dubai when he experienced what he called a “misrepresentation of the brand”. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Mr Chapman – who divides his time between Perth and the UK – said: “The seats were grubby, there were socks stuck down the…

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    • 22 May

      Greece’s Mitsotakis seeks second vote after election win

      Despite winning Sunday’s vote, the ruling New Democracy party was still short of winning an absolute majority to rule. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis walks at the Presidential Palace, at a meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, to receive an official mandate to try to form a coalition government after the general election, in Athens, Greece [Elias Marcou] Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would not form a coalition government after his party won Sunday’s election but was short of securing a majority. Mitsotakis now hopes for a new election on June 25 after President Katerina Sakellaropoulou formally offered him an opportunity to form a coalition under the constitution. His party, the centre-right New Democracy (ND), won 40.79 percent of the…

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    • 22 May

      Turkey’s Camlica Mosque: Ottoman heritage or modern nationalism?

      Traditionally linked to secular republicanism, Turkish nationalism may be changing with Erdogan’s Ottoman-inspired mosque. A man waves a Turkish flag at the courtyard of the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, on May 3, 2019 [File: Murad Sezer] Istanbul, Turkey – Istanbul’s skyline has been rapidly transforming over the years as towering new skyscrapers pop up and expansive bridges connect the metropolis that spans two continents. Since 2019, Grand Camlica Mosque – which stretches over 57,500sq metres (620,000sq feet) and has six minarets and a towering central dome – has been the most visible structure on the Anatolian side of Turkey’s cultural capital. Perched on the hill after which it is named, the now-largest mosque in Turkey opened its doors to the…

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    • 22 May

      BBC gets India court summons in defamation case over Modi film

      Summons come months after tax officials inspected BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai that followed the ban on the documentary. People watch the BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, on a screen installed at the Marine Drive in Kochi [File: Arun Chandrabos] An Indian court has issued a summons to the BBC in a defamation case over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to reports in the Indian media. The Delhi High Court on Monday issued the summons to the British broadcaster for its documentary film that questioned Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots in which at least 1,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims. Activists put the death toll at more than twice that number. Modi…

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    • 22 May

      China bars operators from buying chips from US tech firm Micron

      China bans US chipmaker Micron days after the G7 members launched veiled criticism of China’s trade practices. The Chinese decision comes amid a dispute over chip technology between Washington and Beijing. [Dado Ruvic] China’s cyberspace regulator says the products made by US memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc have failed its network security review and it would bar operators of key infrastructure from making purchases from the company. The decision, announced on Sunday amid a dispute over chip technology between Washington and Beijing, could include sectors ranging from telecoms to transport and finance, according to China’s broad definition of critical information infrastructure. “The review found that Micron’s products have serious network security risks, which pose significant security risks to China’s critical…

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    • 22 May

      Iran’s security chief Shamkhani replaced after almost 10 years

      Shamkhani was the second-longest-serving security chief since the 1979 revolution. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani [File: Ebrahim Noroozi] Ali Shamkhani, one of the top figures within the Iranian establishment, has left his post as the country’s security chief after almost a decade. State media confirmed on Monday that President Ebrahim Raisi, as the head of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), has appointed Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as Shamkhani’s replacement. Shamkhani had been appointed as the secretary of the SNSC in September 2013 and has been instrumental in shaping Iran’s security policies in the past decade. He appeared to announce his departure late Sunday by posting an…

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    • 22 May

      Beijing summons Japanese envoy over ‘anti-China’ G7 summit

      Chinese foreign ministry says Japan’s actions were detrimental to China’s sovereignty and security. Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeo Yamada, second from right, speaks to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, second left, during the Japan-China security dialogue at the foreign ministry, February 22, 2023, in Tokyo [File: Shuji Kajiyama] China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong has summoned the Japanese ambassador to register protests over “hype around China-related issues” at the Group of Seven (G7) summit over the weekend, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The heads of the world’s richest countries who met in the Japanese city of Hiroshima expressed serious concerns about rising tensions in the East China Sea and the South China Sea as well as voicing concerns about the…

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    • 22 May

      Live: Wagner ‘to leave’ Bakhmut; Ukraine denies city’s fall

      Russia’s Wagner Group says the battle for Bakhmut, the longest and bloodiest of the war, is over, but Ukraine says it still has forces in the city [File: Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Machanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces] Wagner Group mercenary forces will leave Bakhmut from Thursday until June 1 and transfer control of the eastern Ukrainian city to Russia, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says. Ukraine denies Russian claims that Bakhmut has fallen as a deputy defence minister says Kyiv maintains a small foothold inside the city. Eight people wounded by Russian missiles in Ukraine’s Dnipro: Governor Eight people have been wounded and many buildings have been damaged by Russian missiles, in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to…

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    • 22 May

      Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in raid on Nablus

      The three were killed in the early hours of Monday amid a blockade of the Balata refugee camp in occupied West Bank. Israeli forces previously raided Balata on May 13 [File: Majdi Mohammed] The Israeli army has killed three Palestinian men during a large-scale raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry identified the three, killed on Monday morning, as Muhammad Abu Zaytoun, 32, Fathi Abu Rizk, 30, and Abdullah Abu Hamdan, 24. At least seven other Palestinians were injured, including four with live ammunition, and dozens of others suffered tear gas inhalation, according to the ministry. Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and special forces participated in the…

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    • 22 May

      Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for Covid

      Due to his age, the 71-year-old Singapore PM said, via a Facebook video, that he was prescribed the Paxlovid antiviral medication. Kuala Lumpur: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday he tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia. Due to his age, the 71-year-old said he was prescribed the Paxlovid antiviral medication.“I tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time this morning,” Lee said on Facebook, where he posted a photo of a positive antigen rapid test. “I am generally feeling ok, but my doctors have advised me to self-isolate until I am asymptomatic.” Lee was on an official visit to South Africa from May 14 to 16, and Kenya from May 17 to…

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