June 12, 2022

French Parliamentary Elections 2022: Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance faces tough challenge from leftwing coalition in 1st round

French President Emmanuel Macron (File image) Photo : AP Paris: The voting for the first round of parliamentary elections in France was held on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron faced a stiff challenge from a new leftwing coalition. Macron’s party and its allies were neck-in-neck with the...

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International Atomic Energy Agency urges Iran to resume stalled nuclear talks.

International Atomic Energy Agency (File image) Photo : AP Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord. The United Nations agency asked Iran to start talks immediately to avoid a crisis that could make...

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‘A lack of respect and dignity,’ says advocate, as Toronto moves to clear Clarence Square encampment

At least two encampment residents, along with several supporters, remain at a small park in downtown Toronto, which city officials and Toronto police partially cleared Sunday. The green space in question is Clarence Square Park, near Wellington Street and Spadina Avenue. Throughout the pandemic, people have...

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United States: Bipartisan group of 20 Senators proposes tougher background checks to curb gun violence

Protest against gun violence in US Photo : AP Washington DC: A group of 20 US senators on Sunday proposed steps to curb gun violence in the country. The bipartisan group announced the gun safety framework following mass shootings in Texas and New York. The proposed...

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Lawmakers from Iraq’s biggest bloc resign amid impasse

BAGHDAD —  Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament resigned Sunday amid a prolonged political impasse, plunging the divided nation into political uncertainty. The 73 lawmakers from powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest...

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Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role

WASHINGTON —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer to professional ethics charges, the latest career slap after law license suspensions in New York and the District of Columbia....

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