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Jun 20, 2024

South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in for second term

With only 159 out of the 400 seats in the National Assembly, the party had to rely on the Democratic Alliance (DA), which secured 87 seats, to secure Ramaphosa’s reelecti

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DW
Jun 20, 2024

More countries expected to reach NATO’s defense spending goal

The NATO defense investment target was agreed upon in 2014. The goal of the pledge was for members of the alliance to spend 2 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on national and joint defense.

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Reuters
Jun 19, 2024

Canada all set to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘terrorist group’

Opposition legislators have long demanded the IRGC be listed but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has so far declined

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Reuters
Jun 19, 2024

Britain’s Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters

The group wants the British government to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030

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Reuters
Jun 19, 2024

Putin signs mutual defence pact with Kim Jong Un

While North Korea has a defence treaty with China, it does not have active military collaboration with Beijing like it has developed with Russia over the past year

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Web Desk
Jun 19, 2024

Earthquake kills four, injures hundreds in Iran’s Khorasan province

Tremors were also felt in several Pakistani cities including Islamabad and Peshawar, causing widespread panic

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Web Desk
Jun 19, 2024

Noam Chomsky discharged from Sao Paulo hospital

The Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper earlier reported that Chomsky was admitted to the hospital in the city after a stroke a year ago left him with difficulty speaking

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Web Desk
Jun 19, 2024

Soaring heat: at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj

At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, the two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses told a foreign news agency.

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Web Desk
Jun 19, 2024

Four dead, dozens injured in Eastern Iran earthquake

Four deaths were reported after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Kashmar in northeastern Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province around noon on Tuesday, Iranian media reported.

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Web Desk
Jun 19, 2024

Four suspects in Canadian Sikh murder case to appear in court

The four accused are all Indian nationals: Karan Brar, Amandeep Singh, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karanpreet Singh. They face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy.