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Aug 21 2023
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Thakshin Shinawatra: Divisive ex PM returns to Thailand after 15 years
He is one of the most divisive figures in Thai history, a brash, politically-ambitious tycoon whose repeated successes in elections going back more than two decades provoked strong reactions from conservative forces - ranging from military coups, the occupations of government ministries and airports, to contentious court verdicts which have sacked three prime ministers and dissolved three pro-
BBC NewsNov 26 2023
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Curfew Set in Sierra Leone After Gunmen Attacks
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison. The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region. The detention centers, including the Pademba Road Prisons —
Time MagazineNov 26 2023
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Gunmen attack military barracks, overrun detention centers in Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a major prison. The attack raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region. The detention centers, including the Pademba Road Prisons –
Detroit NewsApr 03 2023
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Finland's Sanna Marin, a global progressive icon, loses out on second term after right-wing surge
Marin entered office as the world's youngest serving prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34. Finland's Sanna Marin conceded defeat in an extremely tightly contested election on Sunday, bringing an abrupt end to the tenure of the millennial lawmaker regarded as a figurehead for progressives around the world. Marin entered office as the world's youngest serving prime minister in 2019 at the age
CNBCNov 23 2023
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Cease-fire between Hamas and Israel set to begin as first round of hostages to be released
A temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was set to begin Friday. The four-day pause in fighting was scheduled to start at 7 a.m. local time as the result of a deal that also calls for the release of 50 hostages taken by Hamas and 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The first hostages are scheduled to be released at 4 p.m. local time. Majed al-Ansari, Qatar’s foreign minister,
"USA Today" ContributorDec 09 2023
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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month.
The vote in the 15-member council was 13-1, with the United Kingdom
Associated PressOct 20 2023
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How Biden Is Betting on the Politics of War
For Sen. Chris Coons, one of President Joe Biden’s closest allies in Washington, the president’s wartime mission to the Middle East and Republican dysfunction in Washington — all of it happening at the same time — offered the starkest of split-screens. In an interview with POLITICO Magazine, Coons was emphatic that Biden’s lightning-fast trip to Israel was not about the 2024 election. But in
PoliticoNov 20 2023
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Lions fans might be thankful after this year's Thanksgiving game
Thanksgiving Day will bring a feast of NFL games this year. The traditional two hosted by the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are on tap, as well as a third prime-time game in Seattle where the Seahawks will take on the San Francisco 49ers. All three are important divisional games. Usually, when the Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving Day, most fans are able to keep cooking or gather the
WTMJ 4 MilwaukeeSep 05 2023
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Trial begins for Canada 'Freedom Convoy' organisers
The trial for the leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy protest that gridlocked Canada's capital for weeks in 2022 is set to begin on Tuesday.
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber each face counts of mischief and obstructing police.
The two were part of a group that led a convoy of lorries to Ottawa to protest Covid-19 measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.
BBC NewsSep 14 2023
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Musk expected to meet with Netanyahu as antisemitism controversy rages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to fly to the heart of Silicon Valley on Monday to meet with X owner Elon Musk in an effort to help ease an escalating crisis over antisemitism on the struggling social media platform.
The meeting is the latest step in a campaign by Musk’s Jewish friends and allies, and executives of his social media company, to stave off the
Washington Post