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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan returns home after arrest, riots
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan arrived at his Lahore residence on Saturday after being freed on bail following days of legal drama and nationwide riots over his arrest on corruption charges.
Former Pakistan PM Khan faces court after shock arrest prompts riots
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will appear Wednesday in a special court at the capital's police headquarters to answer graft charges, a day after his shock arrest prompted violent nationwide protests.
Trudeau slams Facebook for threatening to block Canadian news
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - AFP's Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin was killed on Tuesday by rocket fire near Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine, AFP journalists who witnessed the incident said.
Police clash with protesters after former Pakistan PM Khan arrested
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Protests erupted across Pakistan on Tuesday after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted last year.
BuzzFeed, Vice woes signal crisis in digital-only media
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» NEW YORK: With the closure of BuzzFeed News and bankruptcy looming at Vice, the once promising world of free digital media finds itself at a crossroads, seeing ad revenues dry up at the same time as disappointed investors begin walking away.
W. House says tech giants have 'moral' duty on AI
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday told the CEOs of US AI giants that they have a "moral" responsibility to protect society from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
Kenyan pastor suspected of links to forest massacre
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» NAIROBI: A high-profile Kenyan pastor appeared in court on Friday suspected of links to the discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves that has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre".
Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after its parent company failed to provide data sought by authorities on neo-Nazis operating on the network, officials said.
China's Xi holds call with Ukraine's Zelensky
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Wednesday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's invasion.