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UK’s Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections – DW – 05/04/2024

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Britain’s Labour Party urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election after his governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local elections in England. The Tories lost around half the seats they contested. In contrast, Labour won councils that the party hasn’t held for decades, regional mayorships, and a special election for the […]

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Canada arrests alleged hitmen in killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

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TORONTO — Canadian police made the first arrests Friday in the shooting death of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, authorities said, and are continuing to investigate allegations that the Indian government directed the brazen killing. The three members of the alleged hit squad were arrested in

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What’s behind the US generational divide on Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

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Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel. Successive US administrations across the political divide have backed Israel since it was created in 1948. But polls suggest that public support for Israel in the United States now appears to be waning, especially among young people. A

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Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

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Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: ‘It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone – me and you.’ As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains detained in a high-security prison in the United Kingdom while the United States fights for his extradition. Assange faces 17 Espionage Act charges and a charge of

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Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’ | Floods News

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The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 29, with at least 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defence agency. The authorities in Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency as rescuers continue to search for dozens of people reported missing

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Turkey says it halts trade with Israel over Gaza aid access

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Turkey’s Ministry of Trade cites humanitarian crisis in Gaza for its decision to suspend imports and exports. Turkey has halted exports and imports to and from Israel, the Turkish Ministry of Trade says, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in Gaza. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” the ministry

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Polls close and counting begins in local elections across England and Wales

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By Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter 2 hours ago Polls have now closed in local elections across England and Wales. Millions of votes have been cast for 107 councils and 11 mayors in England, as well as 37 police and crime commissioners (PCCs). There has also been a by-election for a new MP in Blackpool South,

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How do American universities make their money? | Israel War on Gaza

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Protesters call US university funds into question and demand schools divest from Israel for its war on Gaza. From Columbia Univeristy in New York to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, protests against Israel’s war on Gaza have spread across major United States colleges. Protesters’ demands vary in scope from school to school.

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UCLA campus standoff as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave | Israel War on Gaza News

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Police in riot gear massed on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus and ordered a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside an encampment to leave the area or face arrest after violence instigated by pro-Israel counter-protesters. The barricaded encampment was full of hundreds of people and tents. Some protesters prayed as the sun set

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