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Setback For Canada’s Trudeau, Liberals Lose Stronghold In Key Polls

June 25, 2024 admin

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded that Trudeau call a snap election. (File) Ottawa: In a stunning blow to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his Liberal Party lost a closely-watched federal by-election on Tuesday to the Conservatives from a longtime Liberal stronghold, prompting opposition leader Pierre Poilievre to demand a snap election. In a nail-biting…

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Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

June 25, 2024 admin

Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks’ publication of a trove of classified documents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday there was nothing to be gained by keeping the Australian incarcerated. A plane chartered by Mr. Assange landed on Tuesday…

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Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order

June 25, 2024 admin

A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump following his conviction on criminal charges stemming from an effort to influence the 2016 election by buying a porn star’s silence. File | Photo Credit: AFP A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump on Tuesday following the Republican…

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Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong meets EAM Jaishankar

June 25, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong during a meeting, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong called on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday. The meeting comes days after a U.S. Congressional delegation met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and called for “self-determination”…

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How Boeing’s Starliner Can Bring Astronauts Back To Earth

June 25, 2024 admin

NASA has rescheduled the planned return three times, and now has no date set for it. (File) Washington: Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two astronauts to Earth, as last-minute fixes and tests draw out a mission crucial…

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US Hiker’s 3-Hour Trek Turns Into 10-Day Ordeal, Drinks Boot Water To Survive

June 25, 2024 admin

Lukas McClish spent ten days stranded in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Lukas McClish, 34, from Boulder Creek, California, is back home after spending 10 days lost in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to ABC 7 Los Angeles. McClish had set out for a day hike on June 11th but became disoriented and lost his way….

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Barack Obama’s Half-Sister Among Protesters Tear-Gassed In Kenya: Report

June 25, 2024 admin

Auma Obama earlier posted photos of herself on Twitter at the protest. (File) Washington: Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, was among protesters tear-gassed on Tuesday during demonstrations outside the parliament building in Nairobi, a CNN interview showed. Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on…

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a U.S. court in Northern Mariana Islands

June 25, 2024 admin

A plane carrying Julian Assange landed in Bangkok on June 25 for refuelling, as the WikiLeaks founder was on his way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents over the publication of a trove of classified documents. A chartered…

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All About UK Teen Missing In Tenerife For Over A Week

June 25, 2024 admin

Despite efforts by authorities and volunteers, Jay Slater’s whereabouts remain unknown. A major search and rescue operation has been launched on Tenerife in response to the disappearance of British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing for more than a week. During a vacation with friends, it is thought that the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from…

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One killed in Kenya as protesters breach parliament

June 25, 2024 admin

Kenyan police shot dead one protester near parliament on June 25, a rights group said, with AFP journalists seeing three people lying motionless on the ground as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted. The rallies, led by the youth, began last week, and caught…

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