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India bans wheat exports due to food security threat; heat wave
NEW DELHI — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately, citing a risk to its food security, partly due to the war in Ukraine. A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade, dated Friday, said a spike in global prices for wheat was threatening the food security of India and …
Israel’s policy: Kill the messenger, attack the mourners | Opinions
On Friday, May 13, The New York Times website ran the headline “Israeli Police Attack Funeral of Slain Palestinian Journalist”, which was then updated to “Israeli Police Attack Mourners at Palestinian Journalist’s Funeral”. The journalist in question, of course, was 51-year-old Shireen Abu Akleh, the veteran Al Jazeera reporter shot in the head and killed …
India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security
Placeholder while article actions load NEW DELHI — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately, citing a risk to its food security, partly due to the war in Ukraine. A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade, dated Friday, said a spike in global prices for wheat was threatening the …
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total numbers to 27 deaths and 524,440 illnesses amid a rapid spread …
N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that six people died and hundreds of thousands of others fell ill amid an explosive spread of fever across the nation, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population for the first time since the pandemic began. The true scale of …
Fighters holed up in Mariupol steel plant beg for help
Ukrainian fighters who have been holed up in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for weeks issued a desperate plea for help, calling on the international community to evacuate those injured in the near-constant shelling. Defenders from the Azov Regiment, a nationalist militia that is part of Ukraine’s national guard, said on Telegram Wednesday that the plant …
White House condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter
White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks after being introduced as President Joe Biden’s next White House press secretary at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Al Jazeera reporter and Palestinian American Shireen …
Supreme Court order brings hope for thousands jailed on controversial colonial-era sedition law in India
Climate activist Disha Ravi travels to a court in New Delhi, India, Feb. 22, 2021, after police charged her with sedition under a colonial-era law. Her alleged crime: Sharing an online document to help amplify months-long farmer protests in India on Twitter. She was released after 10 days in custody. Dinesh Joshi/AP New Delhi — …
Sri Lanka deploys troops in capital after violence, protests
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities deployed armored vehicles and troops in the streets of the capital on Wednesday, two days after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters, triggering a wave of violence across the country. Security forces have been ordered to shoot those deemed to be participating in the violence, as sporadic acts of …
Sri Lanka deploys troops in capital after violence, protests – KION546
By KRISHAN FRANCISAssociated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities deployed armored vehicles and troops on the streets of the capital Wednesday, a day after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters, triggering a wave of violence across the country. Security forces have been ordered to shoot those deemed to be participating in the violence, …
