Tag: West
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10 Places to visit in North West
[ad_1] Venture beyond the familiar luxury of Sun City, and you’ll uncover the North West province’s true essence—a tapestry of natural wonder, ancient history, and hidden gems. Far from the city’s hustle, the North West beckons with South Africa’s cherished national parks, age-old archaeological treasures, and a smorgasbord of off-the-beaten-path attractions. Now is the perfect…
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Blinken meets Palestinian leader Abbas in surprise West Bank visit – POLITICO
[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Palestinian Authority’s President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah during a surprise visit to the West Bank on Sunday, stepping up Washington’s Middle East diplomacy as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. They discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the West Bank, including the need to stop…
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Modi, Sunak Speak on West Asia, trade deal during call
[ad_1] The two leaders “condemned Hamas’s attack on Israel” and reiterated that the group did not represent the Palestinian people, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed the Israel-Hamas war and the situation in Palestine during a phone call on Friday.…
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West Virginia jail officers plead guilty to conspiracy charge in fatal assault on inmate
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia corrections officers pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from the fatal beating of an inmate in a case that has brought scrutiny to conditions and deaths at the jail. Southern Regional Jail officers Andrew Fleshman and Steven Wimmer entered the pleas during separate hearings…
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Zelenskyy’s top aide slams West over ‘war fatigue’ – POLITICO
[ad_1] World leaders should stick by Ukraine, despite the additional demands of dealing with the Israel-Hamas war, the Ukrainian president’s powerful chief of staff told POLITICO in an interview from Kyiv. Andrii Yermak, head of the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also pushed back hard on the idea, voiced last week by Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia…
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West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick arrested by ED in ‘ration scam’, says ‘victim of grave conspiracy’
[ad_1] TMC leader Jtyotipriya Mallick is currently the West Bengal minister for Forest Affairs and previously held the portfolio for the Food and Civil Supplies department. An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late on Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption…
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Ukraine says Israel-Hamas war shows West must ramp up arms production – POLITICO
[ad_1] BERLIN — Facing war on two fronts — in Ukraine and in the Middle East — Kyiv is calling on Western democracies to ramp up investment in weapons, saying that arms factory output worldwide is falling miles short of what is needed. In an interview, Ukraine’s Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin told POLITICO Western…
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Acton: Family who refused to leave west London estate evicted
[ad_1] Mr Woldehiwot and his wife, who have two daughters, had been living on the estate for 17 years. Mr Woldehiwot said the council had offered to buy his property, which he bought on the open market, but he challenged the valuation because it “would not allow us to buy any home in London”. The…