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      23 April

      Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar

      Myanmar’s army blamed the killing on the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces who are fighting military rule in the country. A group of women hold torches as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, in July, 2021 The deputy head of Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission has been shot dead in the country’s commercial capital Yangon by rebels, authorities said, the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s military rulers. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director of the Union Election Commission, was killed in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon on Saturday, the army’s information team said in a statement. Local media reported that he was shot multiple times in the chest, neck and head. The army statement…

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    • 23 April

      Charles III to be coronated on May 6

      Charles III will be officially crowned king in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II The coronation of King Charles III will showcase unusual relics and the world’s finest jewels, which not only bedazzle but provide a physical and symbolic link with the ancient past. Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III’s coronation, has been paramount for Britain’s royal family for nearly a millennium. PARIS: The first coronation in Britain in 70 years takes place in London on May 6, when Charles III is officially crowned king. The ceremony at Westminster Abbey is the centrepiece of a weekend of celebrations for the new monarch, who is also head of state in…

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    • 23 April

      US government personnel evacuated from Sudan’s capital: Biden

      US President Joe Biden. WASHINGTON: The US military evacuated American embassy staff from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for an end to the “unconscionable” fighting in Sudan’s capital between the army and a paramilitary group. “Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract US Government personnel from Khartoum,” Biden said in a statement, adding that the embassy was “temporarily suspending operations.” As the violence entered its second week, Biden pushed for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire,” “unhindered humanitarian access” and respect for “the will of the people of Sudan.” “I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America’s friendship and…

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    • 23 April

      Safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan days after PMO meet

      The evacuation came days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi Arabia counterpart Saudi Arabia ministry, in a statement, announced the “safe arrival” of 91 Saudi citizens and around 66 nationals representing the following nationalities Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada, and Burkina. Faso. Sudan is facing violence due to fighting between the army and the paramilitary forces. There are reports of violence even amid a 72-hour ceasefire. Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]: Some Indian nationals were evacuated among 66 citizens from 12 nations from the conflict-hit Sudan to Saudi Arabia. The evacuation came days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi Arabia counterpart and Prime Minister…

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    • 23 April

      Canada provides new military aid package for Ukraine

      This donation comes from the remaining funds across the government of Canada’s various funding envelopes for military assistance to Ukraine Ottawa: Canada is providing a new military aid package for Ukraine, the Department of National Defence has announced. The department said this 39 million Canadian-dollar assistance includes 3.3 million litres of much-needed fuel supplies, modular floatation bridge assets to enable wet-gap crossing, medical first-aid kits, as well as sniper rifles and ammunition. This donation comes from the remaining funds across the government of Canada’s various funding envelopes for military assistance to Ukraine. According to the release, all eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks committed by Canada to Ukraine have been delivered to Poland, and Canada has deployed three Leopard Gunnery Skills Trainers to assist…

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    • 23 April

      India has a free press, says US official

      There is nothing that’s kept secret there. You have India as a democracy in part because you have a free press that really works, said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu Washington: A top US official has lauded the freedom of the press in India and the role of journalists in supporting democracy in the world’s most populous country. US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu said that “there is nothing that’s kept secret there. You have India as a democracy in part because you have a free press that really works.” “I know the media market is changing. But I have such respect for the freedom of the press in India.…

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    • 23 April

      UK Nurses ‘treated as criminals’ over strike plans, union boss says

      Nurses are being “treated as criminals” for going on strike, a union leader has claimed. Pat Cullen, the head of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), described health secretary Steve Barclay’s decision to “pursue legal action” over the union’s upcoming strike as “cruel” and “unacceptable”. Members of the (RCN) working for the NHS in England are preparing to take industrial action for 48 hours over the May bank holiday. They are set to walk out from 8pm, or the start of a night shift on 30 April, until 8pm or the start of the night shift on 2 May. The action will see nurses in emergency departments, intensive care and cancer wards down tools for the first time. But NHS bosses believe the union’s six-month mandate…

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    • 23 April

      Meghan hits out at UK media over King Charles letters

      Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, criticised the British media on Saturday over reports that letters exchanged with King Charles played a part behind her decision not to attend his coronation, her latest confrontation with the press. The Daily Telegraph reported Meghan had written to the now king to express her concerns about unconscious bias in the royal family. It said the letter was sent following her 2021 comments in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that the family had raised concerns about how dark her son’s skin would be. It reported the Duchess of Sussex did not feel she had received a satisfactory response to her concerns. “The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present,…

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    • 23 April

      Russia forced to evacuate thousands after another bomb accidentally dropped on city

      The Russian city of Belgorod was forced to evacuate more than 3,000 people from their homes after an undetonated explosive was found. Officials scrambled to rush civilians from their houses after it emerged that there was a second, unexploded bomb that dropped earlier this week. It comes two days after Russia accidentally dropped a bomb on the same city, damaging houses and injuring several people. It is believed that the bomb discovered came from the same aircraft – a Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet. Local reports in Russia said the unexploded bomb hit and damaged a building before being lodged underground. The local governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, confirmed on Telegram that 17 apartment buildings had to be cordoned off “within a radius of…

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    • 23 April

      Tens of thousands of Israelis continue protests against judicial reform

      Tens of thousands of Israelis packed Tel Aviv streets on Saturday for the 16th consecutive week to protest government judicial reforms they see as an attack on democracy. The weekly protests have continued despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 announcing a “pause” to allow for talks on the reforms which were moving through parliament and split the nation. Saturday’s demonstration comes ahead of another mass protest planned for the coastal city on Sunday to coincide with a Netanyahu speech to the general assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. The government’s reform proposals would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges. Netanyahu’s administration, a coalition between his Likud party…

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