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Volunteers from Sea Shepherd in France came across a stockpile of dead dolphins.

Hundreds of mutilated dolphins killed by fishing nets have been found on a beach in France

The mutilated corpses of hundreds of dolphins have been found piled up on a French beach.

March 23, 2019
Published in International News

My Europe: The dangerous 'Balkanization' of the EU

In today's European Union, bickering local elites rely on the support of global powers. Europe has been torn apart by competing factions, warns Ivaylo Ditchev, a cultural anthropologist from Bulgaria.

March 23, 2019
Published in International News

UN body adopts Pakistan resolution on Golan Heights

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday criticised Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights a day after US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the disputed territory.

March 23, 2019
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Aid agencies in race against time after Cyclone Idai

With heavily-populated areas of Mozambique now covered by a massive lake, survivors of Cyclone Idai face disease and hunger. Aid agencies say time is running out for the victims.

March 23, 2019
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Robert Mueller delivers Russia probe to US Justice Department

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his report on the Donald Trump campaign and potential Russian involvement in the 2016 election, according to US officials. The report has not yet been made public.

March 23, 2019
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Dad of bus crash victim: 'I feel horribly for my son's killer'

When Jaskirat Singh Sidhu ran a stop sign and crashed into a bus carrying a Canadian hockey team, he caused an accident that took 16 lives and left 13 more seriously injured. A year later,…

March 23, 2019
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Death toll of massive explosion at Jiangsu chemical factory rises to 47

The death toll of a massive explosion at a chemical factory in Jiangsu province on Thursday afternoon has been raised to 47 with 90 more seriously injured. At least 640 were sent to the hospital.

March 23, 2019
Published in International News

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged to help protect religious sites during a visit to a New York Islamic center

At New York mosque, UN chief Guterres pledges to help protect religious sites

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday pledged action to help protect religious sites worldwide, during a visit to a New York Islamic center one week after the New Zealand mosque shootings that shocked the world.

March 23, 2019
Published in International News

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Akron-Canton airport in Canton, Ohio, March 20, 2019.

Mindful of History, Democrats Hold Off on Attempt to Impeach Trump

Democratic congressional leaders have, for the time being, ruled out pursuing impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. That could all change depending on what is in the eagerly awaited report on the Russia investigation being…

March 22, 2019
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France Responds to Trump on Israeli Sovereignty Over Golans Against Int'l Law

Earlier, US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that now was the time for the US to recognize the Golan Heights as part of Israel. According to him, the time has come to take such…

March 22, 2019
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Maduro Vowed to CONVERT to ISLAM ‘Someday’: Turkish Foreign Minister

The promise was made after the Venezuelan President saw “The Resurrection: Ertugrul”, a television series detaqiling the life of Ertugrul, the father of Osman I, who founded the Ottoman Empire.

March 22, 2019
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World Water Day being observed today

World Water Day is being observed today across the country with an aim to create awareness amongst people about conservation and prudent use of water.

March 22, 2019
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologises for eating

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to apologise in the House of Commons because he was caught eating.

March 22, 2019
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The front page of The Press, Christchurch daily newspaper and news website had 'Salam' written in Arabic

Front page of Christchurch newspaper and news website reads 'Salam'

Newspapers in New Zealand marked a week since a white supremacist gunned down 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

March 22, 2019
Published in International News