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Pep Guardiola renews public support for Palestine at charity event
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wore a keffiyeh and condemned global silence of Palestinian children's suffering.
Categories: South Asia
Giant Hind Rajab portrait unveiled in Spain for anniversary of her killing
Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Categories: South Asia
Pakistan military raids kill 41 armed fighters in Balochistan
Military claims without providing evidence that the slain fighters were linked to India.
Categories: South Asia
Netherlands watchdog probing Roblox over risks to children
Regulator launches investigation into US gaming platform over potential risks to underage users in the EU.
Categories: South Asia
Bangladesh, The ICC & double standards?
A look at how the exclusion of one Bangladeshi player led to an entire country exiting the T20 World Cup.
Categories: South Asia
Israel accepts Gaza’s 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies
Israel has repeatedly denied the death toll in Gaza during its more than two-year genocidal war on the enclave.
Categories: South Asia
UEFA Champions League playoffs: Real Madrid draw Benfica, PSG get Monaco
Real Madrid handed tough UEFA Champions League draw against Benfica, the team that consigned them to the playoffs.
Categories: South Asia
Five killed as Israeli strikes persist in Gaza despite ceasefire
Two people are reported killed in a drone strike at Maghazi camp in central Gaza while three others die in Rafah.
Categories: South Asia
Israel announces plan to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Sunday
The vital link for humanitarian supplies has been shut for two years.
Categories: South Asia
Vonn airlifted to hospital after crash at cancelled final pre-Olympic race
United States skier Lindsey Vonn among three crashes in Crans-Montana in Switzerland with race eventually cancelled.
Categories: South Asia
Italian court opens trial over deadly migrant shipwreck
Police, coastguard officials accused of involuntary manslaughter; case shines light on policies of far-right government.
Categories: South Asia
Mozambique flood survivors displaced and ‘exhausted’
A pregnant woman says she was forced to give birth during deadly flooding in Mozambique.
Categories: South Asia
Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish ‘propaganda’
Turkish Football Federation fines second-tier title favourites Amedspor and suspends president for social media video.
Categories: South Asia
Alcaraz beats Zverev to break slam record in reaching Australian Open final
Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to reach all four slam finals and can now become youngest to win all four.
Categories: South Asia
On Congress’s Approach to China
In this episode, Senators Christopher Coons and Pete Ricketts—members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations—discuss the role of Congress in formulating, resourcing, and creating the institutional basis for China policy.
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Background Reading:
- This article outlines CFR President Michael Froman’s take on artificial intelligence competition between the United States and China
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Host: Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative, CFR; Cochair, Washington China Forum
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Guests: Christopher A. Coons, U.S. Senator from Delaware (D)
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Pete Ricketts, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (R)
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Categories: Defense Policy
Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces
Syria’s Kurdish forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army.
Categories: South Asia
Teenager Flagg breaks 46-year NBA points record but Hornets beat Mavericks
Cooper Flagg scores 49 points, the most by a teenager in a single NBA game, but Charlotte Hornets beat Dallas Mavericks.
Categories: South Asia
Are Trump officials driving Alberta’s separatist movement in Canada?
Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.
Categories: South Asia
Venezuela signs law opening up oil sector as US eases sanctions
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has signed into law a reform bill to open up the country's oil industry.
Categories: South Asia
Chronicle of a mass kidnapping: The day Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali changed
After gunmen abducted a quarter of the people in a village in Kaduna State, many who remain are now leaving for good.
Categories: South Asia
