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EU Parliament calls for more sanctions on Belarus
Punitive measures should be taken against the crude oil-processing industry, the production of petroleum products, and the potash, steel and wood-processing industries, it said in a resolution adopted on Thursday. In addition, cooperation with state-owned Belarusian banks should be stopped, reports dpa news agency. Consideration should also be given to temporarily excluding Belarus from the Swift payment system.
G7 Leaders' Summit to begin with focus on Covid, climate change
Hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the three-day event will take place in the coastal village of Carbis Bay in Cornwall. Following the inaguration on Friday, the leaders are due to discuss recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on questions such as Covid-19 vaccine donations and financial aid to build vaccine production sites around the world.
China draws closer to Myanmar military junta
On June 5, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and his Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin met Chinese Ambassador Chen Hai, after which the Chinese Embassy's Facebook statement identified the senior general as the "Leader of Myanmar".
Macron urges European sovereignty ahead of G7, NATO summits
Regarding the NATO summit next week in Brussels, Macron, who said in 2019 that the trans-Atlantic alliance was experiencing "brain death", stressed that "the strategic capability autonomy of Europeans should be recognized".
Russia ends MoU with US on facilitating travels for diplomats
The MoU signed in Washington in June 1992 allowed Russian and US diplomats to tour their host country simply on notification, without seeking permission. The intention to terminate the agreement was first announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 16.
San Francisco to fully reopen on June 15
Staring from June 15, the city of San Francisco will fully reopen and eliminate capacity limits. Except for schools, childcare and youth activities, San Francisco will lift much of its health order sector-specific restrictions and rescind all business sector directives.
Johnson, Biden sign new Atlantic Charter
The meeting took place in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay, Cornwall, on Thursday on the eve of the G7 Leaders' Summit, Xinhua news agency reported. This is Biden's first foreign trip after coming to power in January.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 174.7mn
In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 174,759,974 and 3,769,088, respectively.
Jail sentence for man who slapped Macron
Damien T slapped the 43-year-old president on Tuesday during a visit to Tain-l'Hermitage, south of Lyon. The incident caught on camera caused consternation throughout the country. The 28-year-old did not deny the act in court and, according to the TV station.
Choksi was unlawfully renditioned from Antigua to Dominica: Lawyer
Michael Polak, part of the legal team representing Choks, told a virtual news conference that the team has also filed a complaint with the War Crimes Unit of UK's Metropolitan Police on the ground that Choksi was tortured.
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