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Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75 2024-05-16
Al Jazeera

Palestinians say the Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to clear the way for the formation of Israel in 1948 – never ended. Instead, they believe it is still in motion, continuing to displace and kill Palestinians from their homes, their communities, and their lands. Last May marked the...

photo: AP / Saher Alghorra

Open letter before European Parliament vote calls for prioritizing democracy 2024-05-16
Naharnet

Nearly 300 signatories have signed an open 10-point letter before next month's European Parliament election, saying lawmakers should be putting democracy at the top of their agenda in an increasingly authoritarian world. The letter, which was released on Thursday, calls for widening powers to uphold...

photo: © European Union 2024 - Source : EP

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico expected to survive 'politically motivated' assassination attempt 2024-05-16
Beijing News

Handlova [Slovakia], May 16 (ANI): Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba provided reassurance amidst the chaos following an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, CNN reported. "Fortunately, as far as I know, the operation went well and I guess in the end he will survive,"...

photo: AP / Denes Erdos

Chinese President Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin lands in Beijing 2024-05-16
New York Post

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to “rejuvenate” their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would “always be a good partner” of Russia, according to Chinese state media. Putin arrived earlier on...

photo: Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Kashmir breaks with election boycotts, protests Indian policies – by voting 2024-05-16
Al Jazeera

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Haroon Khan huddled with his friends on the lawn of a polling station in the heart of Nowhatta, a part of the city of Srinagar that is known for its anti-India sentiments. Khan had just emerged from a small room after casting his vote in the ongoing...

photo: AP / Dar Yasin

State of emergency takes effect in New Caledonia after four killed in riots 2024-05-16
Al Jazeera

France has declared a state of emergency in its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia and deployed police and military reinforcements in an attempt to end days of unrest over Paris’s move to change the rules governing provincial elections. Three Indigenous Kanak people and a police officer have...

photo: AP / Clotilde Richalet, File

Slovak PM in life-threatening condition after being shot 2024-05-15
Xinhua

BRATISLAVA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia's Trencin...

photo: AP / Petr David Josek, File

Slovac PM injured in shooting: media 2024-05-15
Xinhua

BRATISLAVA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken...

photo: AP / Petr David Josek, File

UN confirms Gaza death toll is mostly women and children 2024-05-15
The New Arab

Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the Gaza war, the UN said Tuesday, as Israel supporters tried to cast doubt over figures from the health ministry in Gaza. UN agencies have since the beginning of the Gaza war in October relied on death tolls provided by the...

photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban app 2024-05-15
NBC Bay Area

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argue in the lawsuit...

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