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The primary deliveries of the third era of CRRC EMU trainsets have arrived in Malaysia, based on Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The brand new ETS3 models rolled off the manufacturing line of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive in Hunan Province on 7 June and had been delivered to Kuala Lumpur inside per week. The upgraded trainsets are the third era of Electrical …

Campaigners are calling for an investigation into the kidnapping and beating of Stephen Kwikiriza, a vocal opponent of a controversial drilling and pipeline undertaking in Uganda. Kwikiriza was kidnapped on June 4 within the Ugandan capital of Kampala by what appeared to be plainclothes officers from the Ugandan navy. 5 days later, he was dumped by the facet of the …

PARIS (AP) — Leaders of France’s left-wing events, allied in a brand new coalition generally known as the New Common Entrance, outlined their plan on Friday to forestall the surging far right from taking energy at upcoming snap nationwide parliamentary elections. Whereas variations between them stay, the leaders of the normally fractious French left-wing events emphasised that every one of …

Forward of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland on the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday stated the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territories annexed by his nation is a prerequisite for any settlement of the continuing conflict. If Ukraine additionally renounces membership of NATO, Russia could be ready to stop fireplace and enter negotiations instantly, Putin stated …

Battle refugees from Ukraine will have the ability to stay within the European Union till a minimum of March 2026, as per emergency guidelines prolonged by EU justice and residential affairs ministers on Thursday. Ukrainians who fled to the European Union after the full-scale invasion of their nation by Russia in 2022 have been granted quick safety after EU member …

A video of a spiritual flag atop a truck has been shared in posts that falsely claimed residents of Bareilly metropolis in India’s Uttar Pradesh state waved the flag of Muslim-majority Pakistan to rejoice the failure of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) to safe a majority within the state after the nation’s normal election. The flag within the …

Argentina’s president Javier Milei has vowed to get inflation again down (Marvin RECINOS) The IMF govt board voted Thursday to approve a payout of virtually $800 million for Argentina because it continues a program of drastic financial reforms underneath its libertarian president, Javier Milei. A self-declared “anarcho-capitalist,” Milei has vowed to halt Argentina’s financial decline and cut back the funds …

By David Kirton and Laurie Chen GUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) -Main Chinese language #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was sentenced to 5 years in jail after being discovered responsible on Friday of subverting state energy at a court docket in southern China, in line with a bunch campaigning for her launch and a replica of the decision. Huang, a 35-year-old unbiased journalist, plans …

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on an enormous tent camp within the desert on Friday, formally opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Forward of their journey, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba within the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest website. Greater than 1.5 million pilgrims from all over the world have already amassed in and …

The UN Safety Council has demanded that Sudanese paramilitary forces name off their eight-week siege of El Fasher, a metropolis in Darfur area the place combating has sparked genocide considerations. Sudan’s military has been combating the paramilitary Speedy Help Forces (RSF) for greater than a 12 months, in a civil conflict that has killed hundreds and compelled tens of millions …