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Germany unveils plan to deregulate legal name and gender change process
Jurist 01 Jul 2022
The German government Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their first name and gender, ending the current rules which require an expert assessment and court authorization ... Commenting on the proposed law, Federal Minister of Justice Dr ... ....
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UK government ‘undemocratic’ over Northern Ireland protocol, says Varadkar
The Guardian 01 Jul 2022
Varadkar said Boris Johnson’s administration had been undemocratic and disrespectful and tacitly accused it of being dishonest and dishonourable ... .
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European force battling extremists withdraws from Mali
Metro USA 01 Jul 2022
PARIS (AP) — A European military task force that helped Mali’s government fight Islamic extremists has formally withdrawn from the West African country amid tensions with its ruling military junta. The French military, which spearheaded the Takuba task force, announced Friday that it officially ended its work Thursday ... .
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Sweden and Finland’s NATO bid can be nixed, warns Erdogan
One India 01 Jul 2022
Brussels, Jul 01. As the NATO summit drew to a close on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO could still be blocked if the countries did not fulfill their end of a bargain with ... .
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Taliban supreme leader addresses major gathering in Kabul
Al Jazeera 01 Jul 2022
Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada, the reclusive supreme leader of the Taliban, has attended a major gathering of religious leaders and elders in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul ... The arrival on Friday of Akhunzada, who had not been filmed or photographed in public since the group returned to power in August last year, was broadcast on state radio ... .
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When will the war in Ukraine end?
Al Jazeera 01 Jul 2022
Thousands of troops have died, billions of dollars in military hardware wasted and entire cities subjected to relentless bombardment – and more than four months on, Russia’s fierce military campaign in Ukraine continues unabated ... “The united Western alliance which supports Ukraine in this war is getting less united and cohesive all the time ... .
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Albanese says Australia may make a grovelling apology to France and Emmanuel Macron
The Daily Mail 01 Jul 2022
Humble pie appears be on the menu for Anthony Albanese as he pledges to smooth over a cancelled submarine project that left the French seething despite Australia paying millions in compensation ... In refusing to rule out offering an apology during their lunch at the Elysee Palace Mr Albanese said bridges still needed to built ... RELATED ARTICLES ... as... .
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Sudan protesters rally against coup leaders, day after nine killed
The Times of India 01 Jul 2022
KHARTOUM. Sudanese protesters rallied again Friday and security forces fired tear gas at them, a day after a mass demonstration drawing tens of thousands was met with the deadliest violence so far this year ... "We call for retribution!" ... The latest crackdown defied calls for calm from the international community ... Start a Conversation. .
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Russian missile attacks kill 18 in Odesa: Ukrainian officials
Al Jazeera 01 Jul 2022
Russian missiles have hit an apartment building and a resort near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, killing at least 18 people, according to Ukrainian officials. Dozens more were also wounded in the early morning attack on Friday, which came amid an uptick in missile strikes across Ukraine over the past two weeks ... .
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UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
Wtop 01 Jul 2022
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is facing another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident this week, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing calls on Friday to expel him from the Conservative Party ... “I drank far too much” on Wednesday night, Pincher said in his letter ... Source .
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A quarter of Americans open to taking up arms against government, poll says
The Guardian 30 Jun 2022
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Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic haj
Reuters 01 Jul 2022
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, July 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims expected to attend the 2022 haj pilgrimage season after two years of major disruption caused by the COVID pandemic ... Register ... Security officers mixed with pilgrims inside the mosque ... ....
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Russia: 'Crime against humanity' - Putin on Kiev's actions in Donbass
Ruptly 30 Jun 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Ukraine's actions in Donbass a ‘crime against humanity' while addressing the participants of 10th St Petersburg International Legal Forum on Thursday. "There can be no other definition for the Kiev regime’s actions than a crime against humanity," Putin stressed ... .
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Putin, Modi discuss Ukrainian crisis, bilateral economic ties over phone
Xinhua 01 Jul 2022
MOSCOW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukrainian crisis, the global food market and bilateral economic ties with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone on Friday ... ■. EXPLORE XINHUANET. News. In-depthSportsBusinessCultureWorldChina Regions ... Special ReportsPhotosVideoCorrections Media ... .
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Ukraine bans Russian music and books
The Telegraph India 01 Jul 2022
In Ukraine, it is now illegal to play Russian music in public or import large numbers of books from Russia and Belarus. The new ban passed by Kyiv's parliament covers "products from artists or authors who are or were citizens of the aggressor nation." Artists who fit that bill are also prohibited from performing in Ukraine ... Advertisement ... .