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Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli police at Al Aqsa mosque
The National 08 May 2021
Earlier Friday, Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians and wounded a third after the men opened fire on a base belonging to Israel’s paramilitary Border Police force in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of deadly confrontations in recent weeks that has coincided with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ... Read More ... .
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Australia rethinks China’s 99-year Darwin Port lease
Asiatimes 08 May 2021
How hard is Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison willing to poke the panda? That’s a question posed by the government’s review of the Chinese company Landbridge’s 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin ... At the time, then-US president Barack Obama chided then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull for not giving America a heads-up about the deal ... Photo ... ....
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China tries to scupper UN talk on plight of Uighurs
The Guardian 08 May 2021
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‘It’s all Taliban country now’: Militant checkpoints are choking off parts of Afghanistan
The Independent 08 May 2021
Taliban checkpoints have proliferated across key parts of Afghanistan as US forces have withdrawn over the past year, leaving towns and cities increasingly isolated and impeding the government’s ability to function ... Taliban checkpoints are both a symbolic show of force and a real blow to Afghanistan’s already fragile elected government.
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Philippine troops drive away armed rebels from public market
Wtop 08 May 2021
Col. John Paul Baldomar ... There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths ... Troops were pursuing the gunmen, he said ... We allowed them,” Paglas said ... They took over buildings, including banks, school campuses and a hospital, before troops quelled the insurrection after five months with the help of surveillance aircraft deployed by the U.S.
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200 Palestinians hurt in mosque clashes with Israeli police
Irish Independent 08 May 2021photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, File
Drone attack targets military base housing US troops in Iraq
Anadolu Agency 08 May 2021
A booby-trapped drone attack on Saturday targeted the Ain Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq’s Anbar province, an Iraqi security officer told Anadolu Agency ... The officer said the attack did not cause any casualties or material damage in the base which also hosts American forces ... 26, 2018 ... 5, 2020 ... *Writing by Ibrahim Mukhtar in Ankara .
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Hezbollah leader backs Iran talks with US, Saudi Arabia
The Independent 07 May 2021photo: AP / Scott Heppell
Boris Johnson dismisses ‘irresponsible’ Scotland referendum as SNP majority on knife-edge
The Independent 08 May 2021
Boris Johnson has dismissed a second independence referendum as “reckless” and “irresponsible”, as the chances of a majority for Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP at the Holyrood elections hanging in the balance ... .
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Cyber-attack forces Colonial Pipeline to halt all operations
The National 08 May 2021
Colonial Pipeline, the largest US refined products pipeline operator, has halted all operations after it fell victim to a cyber security attack on Friday, the company said ... Read More ... Twitter says hackers targeted just 130 people in cyber-attack ... .
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Accused Capitol rioter had ‘Foxmania’ from too much Fox News, lawyer says
The Grio 07 May 2021
According to reports, Anthony Antonio shouted at Capitol police, saying. “You want war? We got war. 1776 all over again.”. The attorney for a man who was arrested for participating in the January 6 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol Building has presented a unique, new defense. “Foxmania.” ... Read More. Sen. Scott, Rep ... “You want war? We got war ... .
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Brazil violence: Rio police accused by residents of abuses in raid
Yahoo Daily News 08 May 2021
The United Nations human rights office has strongly criticised a police raid against suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, amid allegations of abuse and extrajudicial executions. The deadliest police operation in the city's history has left 28 dead, including a police officer ... A ';policy of massacre' in Rio's favelas? ... Map ... .
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Prince Misizulu named next Zulu king amid family feud
BBC News 08 May 2021
The eldest son of South Africa's late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been chosen as successor to the throne, amid a bitter family feud. Prince Misizulu, 46, was named in the will of Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu - his mother - who died unexpectedly last week ... Prince Misizulu had to be led away from the meeting by armed security ... .
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Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her
Indian Express 07 May 2021photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
Turkish DM: Greece is creating tensions, our relationship with Egypt scares others
Greek City Times 08 May 2021
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar visited the Command of the Special Forces of his country and in his statements once again blamed Greece for tensions in the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus problem ... Stressing that this attitude is wrong, Akar said that “Greece must understand that it cannot get anywhere like this.” ... .
