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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo on March 17, 2023
Japanese PM Kishida in Ukraine
KYIV — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives.Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital.He will “show respect to the courage and patience of the Ukrainian people who are standing up to defend their homeland under President Zelensky’s leadership, and show solidarity and unwavering support for Ukraine as head of Japan and chairman of G-7,” during his visit to Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in announcing his trip to Kyiv.At the talks, Kishida will show his “absolute rejection of Russia’s one-sided change to the status quo...
March 21, 2023

Japanese PM Kishida in Ukraine

A woman attending the Sarah Everard vigil in south London on March 13, 2021 is arrested by police
London’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes
LONDON — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture,“The Met has not protected its female employees or members of the public from police perpetrators of domestic abuse, nor those who abuse their position for sexual purposes,” read the 363-page report by Baroness Louise Casey, published by PA news agency on Tuesday.“Despite the Met saying violence against women and girls is a priority, it has been treated differently from ‘serious violence.’ In practice this has meant it has not been taken as...
March 21, 2023

London’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes

Rubbish and bins were set alight across Paris during protests following Monday's vote
Macron's government survives no-confidence vote
PARIS — The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64.It sparked new anti-government protests in Paris, where 101 people were arrested after stand-offs with police.The vote, tabled by centrist MPs, had 278 votes in favor, falling short of the 287 votes needed.Had it been successful, President Emmanuel Macron would have had to name a new government or call new elections.A second no-confidence motion, tabled by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party, also did not pass.Now both votes have failed, the controversial bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 will become law.The votes were held after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a special constitutional power, called...
March 21, 2023

Macron's government survives no-confidence vote

Rasmus Paludan had threatened to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield
Danish far-right leader banned from UK over threat to burn Qur'an in Wakefield
LONDON — A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Qur'an in Wakefield.Security minister Tom Tugendhat said Rasmus Paludan, founder of the anti-Islam party Stram Kurs, had been added to the UK's immigration watchlist.Paludan had said he planned to burn the religious text in a public square in the West Yorkshire city this week.It comes after four pupils at a Wakefield school were suspended over damage to a copy of the Qur'an.In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Paludan said he would travel to the city to "fight back" against "undemocratic forces".He claimed he intended to burn the Qur'an on Wednesday to coincide with the start of Ramadan.Paludan has held several previous protests in which the...
March 21, 2023

Danish far-right leader banned from UK over threat to burn Qur'an in Wakefield

Putin and Xi will meet again on Tuesday for official talks.
US urges Xi to press Putin over 'war crimes' in Ukraine
MOSCOW — The US has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to press Vladimir Putin on ceasing the "war crimes" being carried out by Russia in Ukraine.The two will meet again on Tuesday for official talks during Xi's first visit to Moscow since the invasion.The White House's National Security Council spokesman called on Xi to urge his Russian counterpart to withdraw troops from Ukraine.John Kirby said seeking a ceasefire would not be enough."We hope that President Xi will press President Putin to cease bombing Ukrainian cities, hospitals and schools, to halt the war crimes and atrocities and to withdraw his troops," he said."But we are concerned that instead China will reiterate calls for a ceasefire that leaves Russian forces inside Ukraine's sovereign...
March 21, 2023

US urges Xi to press Putin over 'war crimes' in Ukraine

Footage shared on social media showed an explosion lighting up the night sky
Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea
KYIV — An explosion in the north of annexed Crimea has destroyed Russian missiles being transported by rail, Ukraine's defense ministry said.The Russian-installed head of the city of Dzhankoi said the area had been attacked by drones.Ukraine announced the explosions but, as is normal, did not explicitly say it was behind the attack.If confirmed, it would be a rare foray by Ukraine's military into Crimea, which has been annexed since 2014."The [explosions] continue the process of Russia's demilitarization and prepares the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea for de-occupation," the Ukrainian defense ministry statement said.Kyiv said the missiles had been intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet.Ihor Ivin, the Russia-installed administrator, said a 33-year-old man...
March 21, 2023

Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea

Pro-Western Montenegro’s incumbent President Milo Djukanovic seen in this file photo.
Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff vote
PODGORICA — Montenegro’s long-serving incumbent President Milo Đukanović will face a political newcomer in a runoff presidential election in Montenegro next month after none of the contenders garnered enough support in the first round of voting on Sunday to achieve an outright victory, according to early projections.President Milo Đukanović, 61, won around 35% of the votes while 37-year-old economist Jakov Milatović won around 29%, according to projections released by the Center for Monitoring and Research.If confirmed in the official tally, the two will face each other in the April 2 runoff. The CeMI monitoring group insisted that they don’t expect major changes as the counting continues. Official preliminary results are expected later on Monday.The presidential election was...
March 20, 2023

Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff vote

At a meeting of foreign and defense ministers in Brussels on Monday,
EU hits Iran with new round of sanctions; reaffirms commitment to support Afghans
BRUSSELS — European ministers extended sanctions against Iranian officials and entities accused of supporting a crackdown on protests ongoing in the Middle Eastern country since last autumn.At a meeting of foreign and defense ministers in Brussels on Monday, the EU added an imam, a cleric and three judges to its sanctions lists.The Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, an Iranian policy body, was also sanctioned for "setting limits" on women's clothing and education.The sanctions come against the backdrop of alleged human rights violations amid protests. EU defense and foreign ministers also agreed on a €2 billion ammunition plan for Ukraine.Attempts by the Iranian security forces to quell the months-long protests have seen hundreds of protesters killed and tens of...
March 20, 2023

EU hits Iran with new round of sanctions; reaffirms commitment to support Afghans

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be treated to a seven-course meal in Moscow. — courtesy AFP
Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has said he will discuss Xi Jinping’s 12-point plan to “settle the acute crisis in Ukraine”, during a highly anticipated visit to Moscow by the Chinese president.“We’re always open for [a] negotiation process,” Putin said, as the leaders called each other “dear friend”.China released a plan to end the war last month — it includes “ceasing hostilities” and resuming peace talks. But on Friday the US warned the peace plan could be a “stalling tactic”.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “The world should not be fooled by any tactical move by Russia, supported by China or any other country, to freeze the war on its own terms.”China’s plan did not specifically say that Russia must withdraw from Ukraine — which Ukraine has...
March 20, 2023

Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron looks at crowd with hand on mouth.
Pension reform: Macron's government faces no confidence vote
PARIS — The French government will face two votes of no confidence on Monday as the fallout continues from its controversial pension reform.Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used constitutional article 49:3 to push the bill through without a vote last week.Since then, thousands have taken to the streets of France in protest.The no-confidence motions have been filed by centrist MPs and the far-right National Rally, with parliament due to debate them from 16:00 (15:00 GMT).If the no-confidence motions succeed, President Emmanuel Macron would not be at risk of losing his job, but the positions of Ms Borne and the government would be jeopardised.Macron could either name a new government or dissolve the National Assembly and call new elections.The pension reform bill would also be nullified.If...
March 20, 2023

Pension reform: Macron's government faces no confidence vote

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