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Michelle Obama worries about her daughters experiencing racism
Harpers Bazaar 11 May 2021
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has opened up about her fears over her two daughters facing racism ... Maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption,” Obama said. “Like so many parents of Black kids… the innocent act of getting a license puts fear in our hearts,” she added ... SIGN UP ... SIGN UP. From ... .
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Israel vows more strikes as violence escalates and deaths rise
The Los Angeles Times 11 May 2021
GAZA CITY —. Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting a pair of high-rise buildings believed to be housing militants, as Hamas and other armed groups bombarded southern Israel with hundreds of rockets. The conflict escalated relentlessly throughout the day, and Israel vowed that its strikes would only increase ... Col ... Opinion.
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French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter
Business Ghana 11 May 2021
A new open letter has been published in France warning of the threat of civil war and claiming to have more than 130,000 signatures from the public. The message, published in a right-wing magazine, accuses the French government of granting "concessions" to Islamism ... The French government condemned it, as well as a similar letter last month.
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Iran Rejects US Claim That Its Speedboats Sparked Tense Encounter
NBCBayArea 11 May 2021
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a tense encounter in the already sensitive region ... A day earlier, the U.S. said the Revolutionary Guard sent 13 armed speedboats too close to U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday ... ships ... .
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Austria snubs EU plea to accept Lampedusa migrants
Metro USA 11 May 2021
(Reuters) – Austria on Tuesday rejected a plea for other European Union countries to accept migrants from Italy, following a surge in arrivals on Lampedusa that seems likely to expose deep-seated divisions across the bloc over migration ... Austria would not do so. “Austria is steering a very clear course ... .
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Russia school shooting: At least 11 killed in Kazan attack
The Independent 11 May 2021
One of the attackers, a teenager, has been apprehended ... .
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Colombian President Warns Indigenous Protesters Amid Mounting Attacks by Vigilantes
Democracy Now 11 May 2021photo: US Army / Sgt. Jason A. Young
UN Investigation: Daesh Committed Genocide Against Shias, Izadis
Kayhan 11 May 2021
NEW YORK (Dispatches) – A United Nations team investigating atrocities in Iraq found "clear and compelling evidence" that the Daesh terrorist group "committed” genocide against Shias and the Izadi minority in 2014, its head has said. ... The region was recaptured in November 2015 ... ....
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Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates
BBC News 11 May 2021
Countries worldwide have appealed for calm after days of unrest spiralled into retaliatory attacks by Israel and Palestinians. The US, the European Union and the UK have urged Israel and the Palestinians to lower tensions as soon as possible. The violence escalated on Monday night after Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem ... .
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Suspected French mercenary nabbed in CAR
Anadolu Agency 11 May 2021
A French national believed to be a mercenary was arrested in the Central African Republic on Monday with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, local media reported on Tuesday ... Police reports say Quignolot once trained fighters of the former Seleka coalition ... "This is a police operation ... .
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Robbery attempt in Aso Rock shows Buhari can’t secure Nigeria – PDP
Ghana Web 11 May 2021
The Peoples Democratic Party says the failed robbery attack in Aso Rock on Monday shows that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), lacked the capacity to secure Nigeria ... The PUNCH had reported there was an attempt by armed robbers to burgle the residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, early Monday morning ... .
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Julian Read, who briefed press after JFK assassination, dies
Indian Express 11 May 2021
Julian Read, whose long career in public relations included briefing the press after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, has died in Texas. He was 93. Read died Saturday at a senior living community in Austin, his daughter, Courtney Hoffman, said on Monday. Read, working for Texas Gov ... 22, 1963 ... Johnson ... Bush ... Tags ... Live Blog ... .
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Kabul school bombing: A sign of what lies ahead for Afghanistan?
Deutsche Welle 11 May 2021
A bomb attack in Afghanistan killed nearly 70 people — mostly young schoolgirls — over the weekend. The country faces an uncertain future, with peace talks practically stalled and US troops preparing to leave ... .
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‘They came to kill’: Rio’s deadliest favela police raid sparks calls for change
The Guardian 11 May 2021
“Help me! For the love of God! Help!” she remembers him pleading as he sought shelter inside. ... .
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China ‘threatens’ Australia with ‘ballistic missile strike’ via Global Times propaganda tool
The Daily Telegraph Australia 10 May 2021
China has threatened Australia with a retaliatory ballistic missile strike over incursions into Taiwan according to Curtin University Professor Joe Siracusa.
