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[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

EAM Jaishankar to travel to Russia later this week. The last visit of EAM Jaishankar to Russia was in November 2022. Reporting:
https://t.co/uWfxZo7YLt

[WLVN @TheLegateIN]

Report: Pakistan's ISI has seized properties in Pakistan owned by Afghan Taliban deputy chief Sirajuddin Haqqani. Other properties linked to Haqqani Network also seized.
As per Pak media, Pak passport issued to him also cancelled .

[Friend of Federighi @FFOMine]

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that starting next month, electric vehicles manufactured in the United States using Chinese-made battery components will not give buyers the right to receive state subsidies in full.

[Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr]

The 2023 presidential election is driving a wedge between members of the Civil Democratic Movement. In recent weeks, the liberal, leftist, Nasserist coalition has been split into two camps, with one endorsing participation in the upcoming election and the other shunning it.

Mada Masr spoke to a number of politicians within the movement to take a look at the political dynamics behind the division and what it might mean for the opposition going forward.

🔗 https://t.co/eIEh0NXnGl

[Politsturm International @PolitsturmInter]

‼️ Brazilian media report that the Venezuelan army is about to start military operation against Guyana.

[NobleInsights @NobleInsightss]

Breaking: 🇮🇳🇶🇦 8 Ex-Indian Navy Officers, including decorated officers, are given Death Penalty in the Court of Qatar today.

The charges against them have not been made public yet, but it is said to be the charges of espionage.

India’s @MEAIndia said “We have initial information that the Court of First Instance of Qatar has today passed a judgment in the case involving 8 Indian employees of Al Dahra company. We are deeply shocked by the verdict of death penalty and are awaiting the detailed judgment”.

Join my channels to stay updated:

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#BreakingNews #Qatar

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee, putting them back at square one 17 days after Kevin McCarthy's ouster. https://t.co/zf5oAkexcc

[Wajeeh Lion وجيه الأسد @WajeehLionn]

The USS Carney (DDG-64) a Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer with the U.S. Navy had 3 Missiles launched at it earlier today while in the Red Sea off the Coast of Yemen with all Missiles being Intercepted; the Missiles are believed to have been launched by the “#Houthi” Terrorist Group in #Yemen who only yesterday Declared their Intention to Join the War against #Israel.

#GazaHospital #فلسطين_الان #IsraelAttack #غزة_تُباد #Gaza

[Araliya Pra @araliyaPra]

#FreePalestine #Gaza

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Mass graves in #Gaza .. cemeteries are filled up.

#Israel

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Mass graves in #Gaza .. cemeteries are filled up.

#Israel

[Walid Mahmoud @walidmahmodrouk]

🚨🚨 the ministry of health in #Gaza: 2,450 were killed and over 9200 injured due to the aggression on Gaza.

[Ariel Koren @ariel_koko]

NOW

We’re anti-Zionist Jews locking themselves up outside Nancy Pelosi’s office in SF

This genocide must end, the US is standing by as Gaza is annihilated, our representatives are responsible

WE are responsible

End the genocide, end the occupation

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

Mr Modi, hands off Arundhati Roy, India's, and perhaps the world's, finest author. https://t.co/iyLbU2kKyz

[African Stream @african_stream]

BREAKING: COUP IN GABON

Military leaders have seized power in Gabon - saying the presidential elections in the country lacked credibility.

Results announced on Wednesday declared Ali Bongo won a third term with just under 64.27 per cent of the vote. Borders have been closed, and all institutions dissolved.

"Today, the country is going through a serious institutional, political, economic and social crisis," an officer said on TV channel Gabon 24. He was flanked by a group of a dozen army colonels, members of the elite Republican Guard, regular soldiers and others.

Gabon has been under the rule of the Bongo family for over five decades, and the dynasty is notoriously allied with the West, backing UN sanctions and a no-fly zone against Gaddafi's Libya.

Bongo Snr, the incumbent's father, famously said, 'Africa without France is like a car without a driver. But France without Africa is like a car without petrol.'

The family's been dogged by corruption claims, living lavish lifestyles in the poverty-stricken country.

However, there was a strain on French-Gabon relations before the coup. Bongo's government banned French media outlets like RFI and France24, citing 'a lack of objectivity and balance' in election coverage. Considering how long Paris has backed the Central African government, could the Bongos have finally outlived their usefulness?

The biggest question is, is the coup a result of the aspirations of the people of Gabon or the government of France?

We'll keep you updated on the developing story at African Stream.

#Gabon2023 #GabonCoup #GabonElections

[The Colombo Post @thecolombopost]

මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර් ධනයේදී දෙමාපිය වගකීම.

"මුල් ළමාවිය අධ්‍යාපනයෙහිලා පංචේන්ද්‍රියන් කෙසේ පෝෂණය විය යුතුද යන්න අප විසින් විමසා බැලිය යුතුය."

- සජීන්ද්‍ර ඉන්දික ලියයි.
https://t.co/QDDbR9dLqp

[vidhura @VidhuraR]

Here is CEB promoting a person to be an AGM (2nd highest role) just a day before retirement - merely to bump up her pension. No benefit to the organisation nor the public who pay tariffs to run the CEB. @kanchana_wij hope you will launch an inquiry for this waste of public funds.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

It’s not just Russian mercenaries.

A former SAS commander whose mercenary business in Sri Lanka is under investigation for war crimes left millions of pounds in his will. ICYMI.

https://t.co/IHi68bf6W7

[Araliya Pra @araliyaPra]

🇨🇳 is fuleing Buddhist nationalism.

Evidence: A dana supported by by Faxian Charity Project.

But this author @Himalistan forgets to mention FCP have participated in other non-buddhist religious events too..

The rest r some fun handpicked stories... 👎

https://t.co/3F2v0qJC0U

[Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 @SriLankaTweet]

Sri Lanka considers preparing a special visa category for SAARC countries, discussed at the SOC on International Relations which met under the chairmanship of MP Namal Rajapaksa.
https://t.co/wJ2EqJtLbw #LKA #SriLanka @RajapaksaNamal