Month: June 2024

Child victims of war spiked in 2023 amid Gaza, Sudan crises: UN report
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Child victims of war spiked in 2023 amid Gaza, Sudan crises: UN report

United Nations, United States Violence against children in armed conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The United Nations’ annual “Children in Armed conflict” report placed the Sudanese army as well as the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the blacklist...

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BJP draws flaks by inducting Ravneet Bittu in Modi cabinet 3.0

Hardeep Singh  CHANDIGARH Hindu extremist party BJP on Sunday invited harsh criticism in Punjab and Sikhs by inducting controversial politician and defeated party nominee from Ludhiana Ravneet Bittu in Narendra Modi cabinet 3.0. Modi swore in as Prime Minister of India for third consecutive term. From Punjab, he chose Bittu who is grandson of the...

Sri Lanka struggle to 124-9 against Rishad’s spin
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Sri Lanka struggle to 124-9 against Rishad’s spin

Dallas, United States Rishad Hossain produced a brilliant spell of leg-spin as Bangladesh fought back to restrict Sri Lanka to 124-9 in their Group D T20 World Cup match at Grand Prairie on Friday. Sri Lanka made a fast start, rattling their way to 53-2 in six overs and they  progressed to 100-3 after 14 overs...

Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum: a ‘tough opponent’ for US?
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Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum: a ‘tough opponent’ for US?

Mexico City, Mexico A landslide election win will embolden Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president, to defend her country’s interests in sometimes-tense relations with the United States dominated by trade, migration and drugs, experts say. While the president-elect is expected to be more diplomatic in public than her sharp-tongued predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known by his...

Samsung workers in S. Korea stage first strike: union
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Samsung workers in S. Korea stage first strike: union

Seoul, South Korea Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people told AFP. Samsung Electronics is one of the world’s largest smartphone makers and also one of the only companies globally to produce high-end...

Poll dancing: Trump pivots on mail-in voting
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Poll dancing: Trump pivots on mail-in voting

Washington, United States For years, Donald Trump has denigrated mail-in voting as a source of massive election fraud — yet in a jaw-dropping turnaround the Republican presidential candidate has now become a proponent. The 77-year-old former president announced the launch this week of “Swamp The Vote USA,” a drive to encourage postal ballots, despite blaming them for his...

Portugal put faith in Ronaldo in search of Euro glory
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Portugal put faith in Ronaldo in search of Euro glory

Paris, France Roberto Martinez has given Cristiano Ronaldo his full backing since taking over as Portugal coach and he will be hoping that faith helps provide the nation a second European Championship title, while Georgia make their first major tournament appearance in Group F. Ronaldo has taken his men’s international records to 206 appearances and 128...

Sikhs reiterate demand for Khalistan on 40th anniversary of ’84 army attack at Akal Takht  
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Sikhs reiterate demand for Khalistan on 40th anniversary of ’84 army attack at Akal Takht  

Hardeep Singh  AMRITSAR Thousands of Sikh youths on Thursday gathered at Akal Takht Sahib to mark 40th anniversary of 1984 army attack carried out by India on Central Sikh shrine Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple). They reiterated demand for Khalistan, sovereign Sikh nation, on the occasion, while remembering their martyrs including Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who...