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UK authorities detain first migrants for deportation to Rwanda

01 May 2024 | 9:05 PM

London, May 1 (UNI) The UK authorities have carried out the first detentions of undocumented migrants for their further relocation to Rwanda and will keep "working at pace" to implement the migration deal between the two nations, the UK Home Office said on Wednesday.

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Police push back May Day rally participants in Paris using batons, injuries reported

01 May 2024 | 9:05 PM

Paris, May 1 (UNI) Riots broke out at the May Day demonstration in Paris, with the police beginning to push back the participants using batons, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Wednesday, adding that some people were injured.

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Stoltenberg expects NATO to have more enlargements in future

01 May 2024 | 9:04 PM

Brussels, May 1 (UNI) NATO will have more enlargements in the future as it works hard on Ukraine's accession to the alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

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Over 2,000 genocide victims receive dignified burial in southern Rwanda

01 May 2024 | 9:04 PM

Kigali, May 1 (UNI) The remains of 2,073 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda were accorded a befitting burial on Tuesday in the Ngoma Genocide Memorial in Southern Province.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,568

01 May 2024 | 9:04 PM

Gaza, May 1 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,568, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Wednesday.

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Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar in Gambia for OIC Summit

01 May 2024 | 9:00 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (UNI) Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is representing his country at the 15th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit being held in Banjul, Gambia, on May 4 and 5.

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Lebanon reports outbreak of hepatitis A in eastern region

01 May 2024 | 6:38 PM

Beirut, May 1 (UNI) The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported Wednesday the outbreak of viral hepatitis in the West Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, according to the National News Agency.

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Pakistani workers play central role in national progress, prosperity: PM

01 May 2024 | 5:33 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that workers play a central role in national progress and prosperity, highlighting that every worker in the South Asian country is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

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Thai king appoints ex-diplomat Maris as new FM

01 May 2024 | 3:25 PM

Bangkok, May 1 (UNI) Thailand’s retired career diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa on Wednesday was appointed a new foreign minister by a king's decree published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette.

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24 dead after road collapse in S China's Guangdong

01 May 2024 | 3:07 PM

Guangdong, May 1 (UNI) The death toll has risen to 24 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 20 vehicles to plunge, on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

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Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17

Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17

01 May 2024 | 2:18 PM

New York, April 30 (UNI) Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Tuesday requested the presence of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers through at least May 17, two days after the university's commencement.

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Georgian police detain 63 protesters during foreign agents bill rally

01 May 2024 | 1:48 PM

Tbilisi, May 1 (UNI) Georgian law enforcement forces have detained 63 people during the latest protest against a controversial bill on foreign agents in Tbilisi, Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said on Wednesday, adding that six police officers have been injured.

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Dozens of protesters in Columbia University arrested by police

01 May 2024 | 12:26 PM

New York, May 1 (UNI) Dozens of agitators who occupied a building of Columbia University protesting against Israeli operation in Gaza have been arrested after New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were called in to clear the building, local media reports said.

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'Continue to expect accountability' from India on probe into Pannun plot: US

'Continue to expect accountability' from India on probe into Pannun plot: US

01 May 2024 | 12:15 PM

Washington/New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) The United States has said it "continues to expect accountability" from the Government of India regarding the probe into an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and is regularly working with India on the issue.

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19 dead after road cave-in in S China's Guangdong

01 May 2024 | 10:59 AM

Guangzhou, May 1 (UNI) Nineteen people were confirmed dead after a road cave-in on an expressway in south China's Guangdong Province trapped 18 vehicles on early Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

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