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Sunday August 14, 2022

Moscow warns of possible end to relations with US

The seizure of Russian assets by the United States would destroy Moscow's bilateral relations with Washington, reported DW, quoting the Russian state news agency TASS quoted a Russian foreign ministry department head as saying. It comes as top Western officials have suggested seizing frozen Russian reserves to help fund

Published: 21:05 pm,Saturday 13 August 2022

Iran's hardline press hail attack on Rushdie

Iran's religious-leaning newspapers on Saturday heaped praise on the attacker who seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie a day earlier, reported DW, quoting news agencies Reuters, AFP and AP. The 75-year-old writer, who was the subject of a 1989 Iranian death fatwa for perceived blasphemy in his novel "The Satanic

Published: 21:16 pm,Saturday 13 August 2022

US probes Southern Baptist sex abuse

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday the church was being investigated by the US Justice Department following a scandal over its handling of sexual abuse over decades, reported DW, quoting news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters. The Convention promised to "fully and completely" cooperate with the probe

Published: 22:21 pm,Saturday 13 August 2022

Australian gov't to strengthen sexual abuse response

The Australian government has decided to establish a national plan to stamp out coercive control, reported Xinhua. Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Friday met with his counterparts from Australia's states and territories and New Zealand to discuss strengthening the criminal justice response to sexual assault. In a statement

Published: 21:54 pm,Saturday 13 August 2022

Beijing Int'l Film Festival kicks off

The week-long 12th Beijing International Film Festival kicked off on Saturday in the Chinese capital, with 16 nominated films competing for this year's Tiantan Award, reported Xinhua. The 16 candidates include Chinese film "In Search of Lost Time" and works from other countries such as "Anatolian Leopard," "Call Jane"

Published: 00:27 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

FBI finds classified documents in Trump estate

US federal agents recovered heavily classified documents from former US President Donald Trump's Florida home, according to court documents published on Friday, reported DW, quoting news agencies Reuters, AP and AFP. The FBI raided the property on Monday, but until now, have not provided details of what they were

Published: 00:43 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in NY

Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in rural New York on Friday while on stage at a literary event, reported DW, quoting news agencies AP, Reuters and AFP. A man rushed the stage as Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture and attacked him, witnesses said. New York state police said

Published: 00:57 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

Paraguay VP Velazquez resigns after US sanctions

Hugo Velazquez, the Vice President of Paraguay, said Friday that he would offer his resignation to his party and withdraw from the presidential race following the US decision to blacklist him from entry over "significant" acts of corruption, reported DW, quoting news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters. While Velazquez

Published: 01:52 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

How Hindu nationalism overshadows secularism

India is gradually being transformed from a secular multicultural nation to a Hindu supremacist state, activists and minority groups say. When India gained its independence from Britain in 1947, its founding fathers envisioned the newly free nation as a secular multicultural state. Over the next 75 years, the South Asian

Published: 00:00 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

German military suspends Mali mission amid airspace dispute

Germany is suspending its military mission in Mali until further notice, the Defence Ministry in Berlin said on Friday, in another blow to security ties between the troubled West African country and Europe. The Malian government has repeatedly denied the Bundeswehr overflight rights, which it needs to facilitate troop

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