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Burmese beauty queen turns rebel
Htet Htet represented Myanmar in the first Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Thailand in 2013. Eight years later, the 32-year-old fitness instructor, who contested against 60 participants, has joined ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's border regions.
Rouhani slams US sanctions as 'oppression against poorest'
"Sanctions are a swindle on the people, direct oppression on the poorest in society, an abuse of the rights on the sick who lack medicines, and an act of cruelty on the underprivileged who are forced to buy bread at a high price," Rouhani said at a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday. Rouhani pointed to the resilience of the Iranian people vis-a-vis the US '"economic war" on Iran for more than three years as a defeat of the sanctions.
US engaging with India on protecting minorities: Official
Briefing reporters about the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom on Wednesday, Daniel Nadel said: "With respect to India, I think there's genuine opportunities there for the government to address some of the concerns they hear from Indian civil society through greater dialogue and engagement.
No ceasefire till Israel stops violations in Jerusalem: Hamas
In an interview with the local media on Wednesday, Hamas spokesman in Gaza Fawzi Barhoum also denied reports that a high-ranking Egyptian security delegation was expected to arrive in Gaza as part of the efforts to reach a ceasefire between Israel and the militant groups in the coastal enclave, reports Xinhua news agency.
Biden signs executive order to prevent cyber-attacks in US
Admitting that the US is facing persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people's security and privacy, Biden said on Wednesday that the government must improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors.
US Embassy spokesperson among diplomats expelled from Russia
The US diplomats will have to leave the country until May 21, the local media said. The Ministry announced the expulsion of 10 US embassy workers last month, in a tit-for-tat response to Washington's expulsion of 10 Russian officials and a wide array of sanctions against the country.
Blinken urges de-escalation in call with Israeli PM Netanyahu
"The Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed the ongoing violence in Jerusalem, and the Secretary reiterated his call on all parties to de-escalate tensions and bring a halt to the violence," the State Department said in a statement referring to the call on Wednesday. "The Secretary emphasised the need for Israelis and Palestinians to be able to live in safety and security, as well as enjoy equal measures of freedom," Xinhua news agency quoted
UN concerned over 'most serious escalation' between Israel, Palestine
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland made the remarks on Wednesday during a closed-door briefing of the Security Council for a second time this week on the ongoing violence, reports Xinhua news agency. "We are very concerned by the growing civilian casualties in both Gaza and Israel and deeply saddened by reported deaths of children in Gaza," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Biden expects Israeli-Palestinian clashes to end soon
"My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory," US President Joe Biden told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier on Wednesday, in which he condemned rocket attacks against Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Covid 19 update: Global caseload tops 160mn
In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 160,063,260 and 3,326,378, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 32,813,531 and 583,647, respectively, according to the CSSE.
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