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      20 May

      Pakistan’s oil deal with Russia shows it’s getting best of ‘both worlds’. India must take note

      While millions of Pakistan watchers saw the theatrics of its domestic dysfunctionalities unfold yet again, much happened at the international level for our neighbour that is of direct concern to us. Though India consumes a relentless broadcast of Pakistan’s epic shenanigans through news and social media, little attention has been directed to how Islamabad’s concoction of geoeconomics and geostrategy with nonchalant desperation to hold itself together could be affecting India’s key foreign policy strongholds vis-à-vis relations with Russia and commitment to the Indo-Pacific. What is going on? The many faces of a failed State Pakistan, in a stronger alliance with the West, is deftly navigating the frustrations incurred by denied IMF bailouts. Over the last year, it has also emerged as a major supplier of weapons to Ukraine. At the same time,…

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    • 20 May

      Israel’s ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians

      Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s walled Old City under heavy security on Thursday in an annual event that drew condemnation from Palestinians. The parade is the main celebration on Jerusalem Day, when Israel marks its capture of Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. The event has become a show of force for Jewish nationalists and, for Palestinians, a blatant provocation meant to undermine their ties to the city. We might be able to upload 2 hours of video now, but all you need is 1 minute to understand that Israel is a terrorist state occupying the land of Palestine.Today was the day of the Israeli flag march through occupied East Jerusalem.…

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    • 20 May

      It’s the safe haven surrounded by jihadist radicals, Russian mercenaries and madcap dictators. Can it cling on?

      In a region beset with violent strife, Islamist insurgency, Russia’s Wagner mercenaries and unstable military regimes, the Sahel state of Niger has become a focus of Western interest as a security and economic partner. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has visited recently, and the defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is due to follow. The country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, has met Emmanuel Macron in Paris, and was one of the few notable non-Commonwealth African heads of state in London for King Charles’s coronation. Mr Bazoum spoke to The Independent about the issues facing his country, including the threat of Wagner, a jihadist surge being fuelled by the climate crisis, the need to attract foreign investment to help drive education and employment, and efforts to foster relations with the West…

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    • 20 May

      Kidnapped Australian Dr Ken Elliott released by al-Qaida in Africa after seven-year fight for freedom

      Elliott and his wife, Jocelyn, were in their 80s when they were kidnapped by extremists in Burkina Faso. The Perth couple had lived in the country since 1972 and had built a medical clinic in the northern town of Djibo. The al-Qaida-linked Emirate of the Sahara released Jocelyn Elliott a few weeks later. The Australian prime minister at the time, Malcolm Turnbull, said it was a “difficult diplomatic situation”. Foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said on Friday morning that Elliott was “safe and well” and had “been reunited with his wife Jocelyn and their children”. She was very pleased with the result, she said. In a statement, the Elliott family expressed their relief and thanked the government and “all who…

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    • 20 May

      Iran executes three men who smuggled letter out of prison pleading for help

      Iran has executed three men linked to mass protests against the regime on charges of “waging war against God” after they smuggled a letter out of prison urging residents to help free them. In a statement, the Iranian judiciary said it had executed Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, without giving details of the method. The charge of “war against God” is levelled at those who act against the government in Iran and typically carries the death sentence. Iran has used it heavily to quell mass protests against the leadership. The trio had been accused of killing a police officer and two paramilitary members during a mass uprising against the regime last year which left hundreds dead. Earlier this week, the three…

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    • 20 May

      Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of ‘turning a blind eye’ to Russian invasion of Ukraine

      Volodymyr Zelensky has accused some Arab leaders of “turning a blind eye” to Russia’s invasion of his country. The Ukrainian president on Friday attended an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia seeking support in the region for his war effort. Appearing to invoke the Arab world’s own history of occupation, he said the leaders in the hall would understand that Ukraine “will never submit to any foreigners or colonisers. That’s why we fight.” But the president added: “Unfortunately, there are some in the world and here among you who turn a blind eye to those [prisoner of war] cages and illegal annexations. “I’m here so that everyone can take an honest look, no matter how hard the Russians try to influence, there must still be independence.” Syria,…

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    • 19 May

      Pakistani city tense as police say will search Imran Khan’s house

      The operation in Lahore could trigger more violence in the nuclear-armed country grappling with political and economic instability. Police officers patrol around Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore Tension prevails in the Pakistani city of Lahore where the police plan to search the house of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to look for suspects who attacked government and military installations last week. Amir Mir, the information minister of Punjab province, told on Friday that warrants to search Khan’s house in provincial capital Lahore’s Zaman Park area have been issued to the police. “In an hour or so, the commissioner [of police] in Lahore will meet him and after that, depending on what Imran Khan says, the police will act,” he said. “If…

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    • 19 May

      ‘Who isn’t condemning?’: Imran Khan on attacks on Pakistan army

      The ex-prime minister’s muted criticism of vandalism and arson at military installations comes after more than a dozen leaders quit his party. Khan is escorted by security officials as he arrives to appear in a court in capital Islamabad. Islamabad, Pakistan – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says everyone in Pakistan has condemned the attacks on military installations during the deadly protests over his arrest last week. “Who isn’t condemning the attack on the Lahore Corps Commander House? Tell me one person in Pakistan who is not doing that,” he said during a news conference at his residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday. On May 9, Khan was dramatically arrested over corruption charges while making a court appearance in…

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    • 19 May

      Russia-Ukraine war: UK announces ban on Russian diamonds

      Ahead of G7, UK applies harshest set of sanctions against Russia As he meets with G7 leaders in Hiroshima, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will also issue a warning against complacency in preserving “our ideals and against despotic governments,” the UK government said. AP London [UK]: In a fresh round of sanctions, the UK has announced a ban on Russian diamonds, alongside the military-industrial complex and metals amid the ongoing Ukraine war. An industry worth USD4 billion in exports in 2021, the ban on diamonds comes amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The ban has also been announced on imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel, the UK government said in a statement on Thursday. Along with these trade sanctions, the UK…

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    • 19 May

      US to unveil new sanctions on Russia at G7, says US official

      The United States apparently plans to blacklist about 70 companies and organizations for selling restricted US products to Russia “We have taken an array of actions to hold Russia accountable. In coordination with our G7 partners, we’ve put in place the largest set of sanctions and export control actions ever imposed on a major economy,” the US administration official said. Washington: The United States will unveil new sanctions to “extensively restrict Russia’s access to goods that matter for its battlefield capabilities,” a US official said here on Friday ahead of a G7 summit in Japan. The main goals of the United States out of the G7 this year would be many, however, the main focus will remain on showing shared…

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