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Kim Jong-Un Fires Powerful Military Leader — State Media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sacked the second-in-command of the country’s military, Pak Jong-chon, state media reported.

Pak, who served as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party and a secretary of the party’s Central Committee, was replaced by Ri Yong-gil.

The decision was made at the committee’s annual meeting last week, state news agency KCNA said on Sunday. Pak was shown sitting in the front row at the meeting with his head bowed. His seat was shown again later unoccupied.

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❗️President Putin And Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Exchange New Year Greetings During Telephone Conversation — Kremlin

The two leaders discussed via phone the high level of strategic partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan.

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❗️Ukrainian Parliament Slammed For Celebrating Nazi Collaborator

A post on social media by Ukraine's parliament that celebrated the birthday of WWII Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera (1909-1959) has sparked a wave of condemnation from Polish officials, as well as researchers and journalists from the US and Israel. The Verkhovna Rada deleted its tweet amid the outcry.

The now-deleted post celebrating what would have been Bandera’s 114th birthday on January 1 featured a quote from him and a photo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, with a large portrait of the Nazi collaborator in the background.

Another apparently deleted post by the Rada quoted Bandera as having said that “the complete and supreme victory of Ukrainian nationalism will be when the Russian Empire ceases to exist,” Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported. Zaluzhny was “well aware”...

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Burk­i­na Faso of­fi­cials say 28 peo­ple found shot dead
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An in­ves­ti­ga­tion has been launched into the deaths of 28 peo­ple whose bod­ies were dis­cov­ered on De­cem­ber 30-31.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

Is­rael’s Ben-Gvir en­ters Al-Aqsa: Why was it seen as provoca­tive?
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The far-right Is­raeli na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty min­is­ter was warned that his move could spark vi­o­lence – by Is­rael’s for­mer PM.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

UK rail work­ers re­sume strike ac­tion as ne­go­ti­a­tions stall again
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More sec­tors to join in­dus­tri­al ac­tion as work­ers de­mand a liv­ing wage that al­lows them to cope with surg­ing in­fla­tion.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

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Afghanistan used to launch at­tacks on Pak­istan: De­fence min­is­ter
Pak­istan says no coun­try will be al­lowed to shel­ter armed groups stag­ing at­tacks against it as Kab­ul re­ject the charges.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

US schools are ‘cesspool of Marxist indoctrination’ – senator
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Republican lawmaker Marc Rubio has urged colleagues not to use federal funding for the promotion of radical ideas

The Republican Party must support governors and school-board members who are fighting to prevent US educational institutions from becoming a “cesspool of Marxist indoctrination,” Senator Marco Rubio has said.

“Dangerous academic constructs like critical race theory and radical gender theory are being forced on elementary school children,” Rubio wrote in an article published in the American Conservative magazine on Tuesday.

The party needs to provide “reinforcements” to Republican governors an...

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Jeremy Renner still in intensive care following surgery after accident
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The Hollywood actor had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment on Sunday.

Family of Vicky Phelan made every effort to enjoy Christmas, thanking public for support
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Ms Phelan's family thanked everyone who had shown the mother of two "so much love and support over the last few years"

Killarney Direct Provision centre where stabbings occurred was 'recipe for disaster'
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Kerry County Councillor Niall O'Callaghan has said the Direct Provision Centre in Killarney where a number of stabbing incidents occurred on Sunday had been a "recipe for disaster"

People told to ‘consider all options’ before going to Emergency Departments
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Attendances in recent weeks have been fuelled by a rapid increase in flu, Covid-19 and RSV cases

Egypt recovers looted 2,700-year-old green sarcophagus from the US
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Egypt on Monday announced the recovery of the sarcophagus, an artefact lid dating 2,700 years from the United States.Â

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WATCH | People in Pakistan store cooking gas in plastic bags amid economic crisis
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Pakistan's slumping economy is pushing people of the South Asian nation to the edge.

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Ground staff of US airline killed after being sucked into plane's engine
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A worker of an airline ground crew died after being sucke

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Retirement age hike to 65 'not set in stone', says French PM Elisabeth Borne
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The French prime minister stated on Tuesday, ahead of crucial discussions with unions, that the government is ready to be flexible on President Emm

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China warns of 'countermeasures' against countries seeking negative Covid test from flyers
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China on Tuesday slammed the

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South Korean quest for moon landing reverts with stunning lunar visuals
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Black-and-white photos of the surfaces of Earth and Moon, captured by South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter, are stoking the fascination of the world

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End of an era as Lon­don’s beloved Ara­bic book­shop clos­es down
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Al-Saqi Books rep­re­sent­ed a trea­sure trove of lit­er­ary works for Arab ex­pa­tri­ates in Lon­don and vis­i­tors alike.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

Is­raeli forces kill Pales­tin­ian teenag­er in Beth­le­hem
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Adam Ayyad, 15, was killed dur­ing an Is­raeli army raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp in Beth­le­hem.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

Nige­ria to pay ex­tra $4bn if loan-bond swap is de­nied: Buhari
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Some law­mak­ers had ques­tioned the plan to con­vert $53bn in cen­tral bank over­drafts into 40-year bonds.
Published On 3 Jan 2023