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India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork  The Associated Press Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order  BBC.com India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order ‘untraceable’  Al Jazeera English India Scraps Import Ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’  The New York Times Indian import …

Mozambique police officers sit next to a damaged shop in Maputo, yesterday, following clashes between protesters and riot police the previous day. Mozambique’s opposition yesterday promised fresh protests, as rights groups said at least 30 people had been killed in three weeks of demonstrations over contested election results.The southern African …

Newly elected councilors in Dawson City, Canada, refuse to swear allegiance to U.K.’s King Charles  CBS News Canadian mayor, council refuse to swear oath to King Charles III  UPI News Town councillors in Dawson City, Yukon, refuse to swear oath to the King  CBC.ca Source link

Botswana’s newly elected president Duma Boko flanked by First Lady Kaone Boko (right) and Chief Justice Terence Rannowane (left) gestures as he takes oath as the President of the country during his inauguration at the National Stadium in Gaborone, yesterday. Botswana swore in new president Duma Boko yesterday, cementing a …

Waiting for the North Koreans on the battlefields of the Ukraine war  The Washington Post It’s becoming clearer how Ukraine’s first attack on North Korean troops went down  Business Insider Ukraine clashes with North Korean troops ahead of Trump’s return to White House  Axios ‘They’re Totally Not Ready’: Ex-Soldier Reveals Why North Korean …

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Elon Musk’s dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signalling big changes for Nasa’s moon program and a boost for Musk’s SpaceX.Nasa’s Artemis programme, which aims to use SpaceX’s Starship rocket …

Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories  The Associated Press China summons Philippine ambassador over new maritime laws  Reuters China ‘strongly condemns’ twin Philippine laws over South China Sea rights  South China Morning Post Tolentino: Signing of two PH maritime laws a victory for every Filipino  INQUIRER.net Marcos …

Trump shakes hands with his senior adviser Susie Wiles as he speaks, following early results from the 2024 US presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida. US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signalling his …

Notre Dame Bells Ring Out In Paris For First Time Since 2019 Fire  Barron’s Notre-Dame’s bells ring out for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire  CNN Notre-Dame’s Bells Ring Together for First Time Since Fire  The New York Times Notre Dame welcomes arrival of 3 new bells as cathedral reopening nears  NPR …

Her wife died and she went on a cruise. Then she met a fellow passenger who changed her life forever  CNN Source link