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The military junta in Burkina Faso will retain power for another five years, delaying the transition back to democracy in the West African nation. The decision was announced after the signing of a new charter following national consultations in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Saturday. Civil society representatives, security and defense forces and lawmakers in the transitional assembly participated in the talks, which most political parties boycotted. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” Colonel Moussa Diallo, chairman of the organizing committee of the national dialogue process said.  He added that coup leader and acting president Ibrahim…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Sunday for talks, with the first trilateral summit in five years to be held on Monday. Meetings during their visit are expected to focus on improving cooperation between the three countries rather than on the many geopolitical challenges facing the region. The three neighbors last held a three-way top-level meeting in late 2019. An initiative to hold an annual summit from 2008 to boost cooperation has been periodically disrupted by diplomatic rows and the coronavirus pandemic. What are the leaders expected to discuss? Li and Kishida are scheduled to…

At least six newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at a children’s hospital in India, according to reports. Firefighters said they carried 12 newborns out of the centre in the Vivek Vihar district of east New Delhi late on Saturday night, but six of them died due to smoke inhalation. Another infant is believed to have died on Sunday morning, according to local media. There are differing reports as to whether six or seven infants have been killed so far.Another five survived and are being treated in a nearby hospital, Delhi fire department chief Atul Garg said.The…

In Keelung, about 30 minutes from Taiwan’s capital Taipei, China’s recent war games seem to promote a kind of collective eye roll. It’s less than 24 hours after Beijing encircled the self-governed island, firing mock missiles aimed at showing how it could seize power. Those moves, coupled with ramped up talk of “punishment” by Beijing, sparked alarm in the international community. Image: China launched mock missile strikes on Taiwan The US State Department said the United States was “deeply concerned” and strongly urged China to act with restraint after it ended two days of war games, in which it simulated…

Barcelona lifted their third Champions League title after a 2-0 victory over Lyon at a sold-out San Mamés Stadium on Saturday. It capped an unprecedented season for the Spanish side who won the club’s first-ever quadruple in their history, following goals from Aitana Donmati and Alexia Putellas. Over 40,000 FCB Femini fans packed into the 53,331 spectator ground in Bilbao to witness their team stamp their current dominance at the top of women’s football. “It’s a dream come true,” Barcelona captain Putellas told TVE after the match. “We have achieved everything we wanted. Every minute of sacrifice has been worth the effort.” Success years in…

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The movie “Anora” won the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, on Saturday. The dark, funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer, who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, took the plaudits after overcoming 21 competitors up for the top prize, including entries by established directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and David Cronenberg. The film by Sean Baker continues a streak of sex worker-focused films by the American director, including the 2021 Cannes entry “Red Rocket” and 2017’s “The Florida Project” starring Willem Dafoe. This win is dedicated “to all sex workers past, present and future,”…

In the final campaign rally for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), the 112-year-old political party and liberation movement turned long-time government appealed to voters and the nation for faith and patience.This is the most consequential election in South Africa’s democratic history since the first free and inclusive vote to end Apartheid in 1994. Now, the party that led the country to freedom is at risk of losing its majority in the face of growing discontent around soaring unemployment, crime and economic inequality.This rally was not only a call to vote but a call to remember. A rainbow nation display…

05/25/2024May 25, 2024Germany delivers another IRIS-T air defense system to UkraineGermany’s Defense Ministry on Friday confirmed that another IRIS-T air defense system had been delivered to Ukraine. “We have once again delivered a combined IRIS-T SLM and IRIS-T SLS fire unit to Ukraine,” said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. Pistorius spoke of a “highly modern and well-proven medium and short-range air defense system, manufactured directly by German industry.” Together with the recently delivered Patriot system, Germany is thus “strengthening Ukraine’s air defense in its defensive battle against Russia’s brutal war of aggression, which violates international law,” Pistorius said.  Each IRIS-T…

People in the Idlib region of northwestern Syriaare taking to the streets again in protests triggered by the death of a prisoner in jail, apparently through torture at the hands of security forces of the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The prisoner’s family long tried in vain to obtain information about his condition. “When we finally found out in February that he had been tortured to death, we had to take to the streets. We couldn’t remain silent,” Hamed T. explained. Hamed T., whose name has been changed, has been protesting against the Assad regime since 2011, when he was 17. In Idlib, people…