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Thousands of Czechs join anti-government protests
Thousands of Czechs demonstrated in Prague’s central square on Sunday, calling for the government to step down and protesting high inflation and energy prices. Police did not estimate the size of the protest, titled “Czech Against Poverty”.
Pope Francis says ‘innuendo’ about John Paul II baseless
Pope Francis dismissed offensive and baseless insinuations about his predecessor, Saint John Paul II, by the brother of a Vatican schoolgirl who disappeared 40 years ago on Sunday. On June 22, 1983, Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican usher, failed to return home from music lessons in Rome. She was 15 at the time and was living in the Vatican with her family. Her disappearance is one of Italy’s most enduring mysteries.
Russia says Wagner fighters take two more blocks in devastated Bakhmut
Russia said Sunday that Wagner’s mercenary forces, backed by airborne troops, had seized two more neighborhoods in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the target of a major Moscow offensive. Since last summer, Wagner has spearheaded Russia’s attempt to capture Bakhmut in what has been the longest and deadliest battle of the war for both sides.
Son of overthrown Iranian shah visits Israel
The exiled son of Iran’s shah ousted in the 1979 Islamic Revolution will visit Israel this week, the Israeli government said on Sunday, calling him the “most senior Iranian figure” ever to publicly visit Israel. Under the U.S.-backed Shah, relations between Israel and Iran became more cordial, although they have since become enemies.
India ex-MP killed live on TV in police custody, state limits rallies
A former member of India’s parliament has been convicted of kidnapping and he and his brother were shot dead on live television on Saturday as police escorted them for a medical check-up. Dramatic footage of the man’s killing was shared on radio channels and social media. A gunman went over the shoulder of police officers and pointed a pistol at the shrine of former lawmaker Atik Ahmed, blowing his turban off when the gunshot fired.
Putin meets Chinese defense minister, both sides praise military cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday, and both welcomed military cooperation between the two countries, which has announced an “unrestricted” partnership. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Putin in Moscow last month.
EU warns against unilateral measures after Poland, Hungary ban Ukrainian grains
Unilateral action by EU member states on trade is unacceptable after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food imports from Ukraine to protect the local agricultural sector, the EU executive said on Sunday. After Russia invaded and blocked some ports in the Black Sea, a large amount of Ukrainian grain, which is cheaper than that produced in the EU, ended up in Central European countries due to logistics bottlenecks, affecting prices and sales of local farmers.
Sudanese army airstrikes paramilitary base amid power struggle
Sudanese troops appeared to have the upper hand in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces on Sunday, launching airstrikes on their bases that killed at least 59 civilians, including three United Nations workers, witnesses said. On Saturday, troops loyal to General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereign Council of the Sudanese Transitional Government, joined forces with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by its deputy, General Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti ( RSF) fighting broke out between the council.
FARC dissident group says to start peace talks with Colombian government in May
The dissident FARC rebels who rejected a landmark peace deal in 2016 said Sunday they were ready to start peace talks with the government on May 16, making their group Estado Mayor Central (EMC) Out of Armed Conflict. Leftist President Gustavo Petro – a former member of the urban guerrilla group M-19 – has pledged to end the six-year The armed conflict that has killed more than 450,000 people, and the full implementation of the agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Gunmen attack Mexico resort, killing 7, including children
Militants killed a child and six others after attacking a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato on Saturday, authorities said, an area increasingly plagued by drug-cartel violence. Video widely shared on social media showed the attack at a palm-fringed resort in the small town of Cortazar, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of Guanajuato city.
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