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      27 January

      Why does India’s government want to block a documentary about prime minister Modi?

      India’s government is doing everything in its power to keep citizens from watching a documentary examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the country’s deadly 2002 sectarian riots. Over the weekend, the federal government blocked the two-part BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, banning people from sharing clips on social media and shutting down screenings at several locations across the country. But the ban has only made the series more enticing to many Indians, especially the younger generation. On Tuesday (24 January), students at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi defied authorities and attempted to go ahead with a screening, only for the university to shut off electricity and internet access on campus. Unfazed, hundreds of students huddled in…

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    • 27 January

      Germany ‘sorry’ for leopard jibe at Russia’s foreign minister that upset some Africans

      Germany apologised on Thursday for using a leopard emoji in a jibe at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Twitter that ended up offending some Africans. The German foreign ministry poked fun at Russia’s top diplomat during his tour of Africa when it tweeted that he wasn’t there looking for leopards, but using the trip to try and justify Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The tweet, and the leopard emoji the foreign ministry used on its official account, played on Germany’s decision to send some of its advanced Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help its military fight off Russian forces. But an African Union official took offence at what she said was the continent being portrayed as only about…

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    • 27 January

      Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli raid in Jenin

      Saudi Arabia on Thursday strongly condemned a raid by Israeli commandos on the Palestinian town of Jenin that killed seven people and injured two, state news agency SPA reported. The Saudi foreign ministry said it denounced Israeli forces’ “storming of the city” that led to “the fall of a number of victims”. The ministry said Saudi Arabia rejected “serious violations of international law by the Israeli occupation forces” and called on the international community to take responsibility to “end the occupation, stop the Israeli escalation and aggressions, and provide the necessary protection for civilians,” SPA said. Kuwait and Oman also condemned the attack, their state news agencies said on Thursday. The Israeli military said it sent special forces into Jenin…

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    • 27 January

      Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s former nanny: Prince Harry is a gem

      Prince Harry “hugged” his son’s future nanny when she arrived for a job interview. Lorren Khumalo worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shortly after their first child Archie was born in May 2019 and she recalled being stunned by “what a gem” the 38-year-old prince was when it came to putting her at her ease when they first met to discuss the position. The Zimbabwean-born nurse old how she asked Harry’s protection officer if she needed to curtsey before she went in for her interview. She continued: “And he just looked at me and laughed and he said, ‘You’ll see, Prince Harry is amazing.’ “When I got there, the way he opened his arms ‘Hello Lorren!’ and gave…

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    • 27 January

      Pakistan’s economy at risk of collapse

      British publication Financial Times has warned that Pakistan’s economy is at risk of collapse with the government’s “failure to revive” an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal, Geo News reported. According to the report, rolling blackouts and a severe foreign currency shortage are making it difficult for businesses to continue operations. Shipping containers full of imports are piling up at ports as the buyers are unable to secure the dollars to pay for them, it added, Geo News reported. “Associations for airlines and foreign companies have warned that they have been blocked from repatriating dollars by capital controls imposed to protect dwindling foreign reserves. Officials said that factories such as textile manufacturers were closing or cutting hours to conserve energy and…

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    • 27 January

      Boris strategist on how Sunak can win election as Starmer admits Labour ‘hasn’t won yet’

      The Tories can still win the next general election despite Labour‘s huge lead, ministers will be told today. Political strategist Isaac Levido, who played a key role in Boris Johnson’s 2019 landslide, will give a presentation as Rishi Sunak meets with his Cabinet for an away day at Chequers. Mr Levido is expected to tell ministers the Tories still have a “narrow” path to victory when the country next takes to the polls. But he will warn that the party, which ousted two prime ministers last year, must end bitter infighting. Mr Levido will also say that delivering on the five priorities the PM set out in his new year speech is key to winning over voters. Labour has consistently been around 20 points…

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    • 26 January

      Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’, DR Cong says

      DR Congo has several Sukhoi-25 aircraft (file photo). — courtesy photo Follow Saudigazette on  KINSHASA — DR Congo has declared Rwanda’s shooting of one of its fighter jets an “act of war”, amid mounting tensions.Rwanda’s government said it took “defensive measures” against a plane that had violated its airspace — a claim denied by DR Congo.This is a major escalation following months of conflict in eastern DR Congo, which has forced some 400,000 people to flee their homes.DR Congo, the US and UN experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group. Rwanda has denied this and blames the Congolese government for the conflict in the mineral-rich region.In the 1990s, Rwanda twice sent troops into its much larger neighbor, sparking a huge conflict…

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    • 26 January

      Taliban to set new rules on women’s aid work, UN says

      Qamar Gul says no aid agencies visit her family home in Parwan province. Follow Saudigazette on  KABUL — Taliban ministers have told a senior UN official they plan to draw up new guidelines to allow Afghan women to work in some humanitarian operations.Martin Griffiths told the BBC he had received “encouraging responses” from a wide range of Taliban ministers during talks in Kabul, even if last month’s edict banning Afghan women working for NGOs is not reversed.With Afghan women playing a crucial role in delivering aid, there is concern the ban is endangering urgent life-saving humanitarian operations in the country.“It’s worth remembering that, this year, Afghanistan is the biggest humanitarian aid program in the world ever,” Griffiths, the UN’s under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs,…

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    • 26 January

      Iran blacklists more European officials as tensions rise

      The foreign ministry in Tehran blacklists three entities and 22 individuals from the EU as well as a think tank and eight officials in the UK. Iranians take selfies in front of an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a Ghadr-H surface-to-surface missile [File: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA] Tehran, Iran – Tehran has introduced more sanctions on European officials and entities for “supporting terrorism” and “fomenting unrest” in Iran. Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday blacklisted three entities and 22 individuals from the European Union in addition to one entity and eight officials from the United Kingdom. Within the EU, it targeted Radio J, a Paris-based Jewish community radio station; the European Friends of Israel within the European Parliament; and the…

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    • 26 January

      Lebanon’s top prosecutor charges Beirut blast Judge Tarek Bitar

      Ghassan Oweidat also ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the deadly 2020 Beirut blast. Lebanon’s top prosecutor has filed charges against the judge investigating the deadly blast at Beirut’s port in 2020 and ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the case, according to reports citing judicial sources. The decision on Wednesday by Ghassan Oweidat reflected escalating opposition by Lebanon’s governing class to efforts by Judge Tarek Bitar to resume his probe into the devastating explosion that killed some 220 people, injured thousands and wrecked large parts of the Lebanese capital. It was not immediately clear what charges Bitar faced. Reports said both the judge and the released detainees faced a travel ban. Al Jazeera’s Zeina…

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