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France endures a third night of unrest as violent rioting spreads across the country

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France endures a third night of unrest as violent rioting spreads across the country France endures a third night of unrest as violent rioting spreads across the country Despite the mobilization of 40,000 police and gendarmes, the violence extended throughout France three days after the death of Nahel M., shot by a police officer in Nanterre. In many towns, businesses and police stations were targeted. In the western Paris suburb of Nanterre, the night began early on Thursday, June 29. By 4:30 pm, no sooner had the rally in memory of Nahel M., the teenager killed by a policeman on Tuesday, ended than thick smoke darkened the sky following the first fires. Some had hoped that the march would calm spirits, but it had no soothing effect on the dozens and dozens of young people who brought the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture to a third night of rio...

Macron Leaves EU Summit for Crisis Cabinet Meeting Amid Unrest in France

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Macron Leaves EU Summit for Crisis Cabinet Meeting Amid Unrest in France Macron Leaves EU Summit for Crisis Cabinet Meeting Amid Unrest in France ©Sputnik/ Evgeny Poloyko/ Go to the mediabank French President Emmanuel Macron has left the EU summit in Brussels and canceled his press conference as he is heading to a government meeting on the ongoing unrest in France, media reported on Friday. Macron is expected to lead a meeting of the interdepartmental crisis group on the situation in the country, according to media reports. The French president will hold another meeting of a government crisis group on Friday to discuss the mass protests that erupted across the country after a teenager was shot dead by a police officer, French media reported, citing the Elysee Palace. The meeting is expected to take place at 1 p.m....

West should not worry, Russia always emerged stronger from all troubles — Lavrov

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West should not worry, Russia always emerged stronger from all troubles — Lavrov West should not worry, Russia always emerged stronger from all troubles — Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ©Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/TASS The West should not worry about Russia's national interests; the country has emerged stronger from all troubles, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at an online briefing on Friday. "Thank you for your concern about our national interests, but you shouldn't feel worried," Lavrov said, responding to a question from Reuters. About the attempted mutiny in Russia Lavrov said that "Russia has always emerged stronger from any trouble." "This will be the case this time," he stressed. "Moreover, we already feel that this process has begun....

Jens Stoltenberg : Al-Quran burning ‘not illegal’

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Jens Stoltenberg : Al-Quran burning ‘not illegal’ Jens Stoltenberg : Al-Quran burning ‘not illegal’ It is not necessarily a crime to burn the Al-Quran in public, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, responding to a question about the recent incident in Sweden which caused outrage among Muslims. The issue is especially sensitive, given that the Muslim-majority country of Türkiye is one of the two member states that has so far refused to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the US-led military bloc. “I understand the emotion and the depth of feeling this causes,” Stoltenberg told reporters at a press conference on Thursday. He added that the burning of the Koran is “offensive and objectionable (but) not necessarily illegal .” Stoltenberg also addressed the anti-NATO protests in Sweden that took place earlie...

Google, Facebook Blokir Berita Lokal Kanada

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Google, Facebook Blokir Berita Lokal Kanada Google, Facebook Blokir Berita Lokal Kanada Google dan Facebook membuat langkah tepat memblokir akses berita lokalvbagi pengguna Kanada. Keputusan tersebut diambil raksasa teknologi Silicon Valley itu pada hari Kamis, 29/06/2023, setelah pemerintah Ottawa mengesahkan Undang-Undang Berita Online yang mewajibkan perusahaan teknologi membayar konten berita yang muncul di platformnya. Undang-undang yang disahkan pekan lalu itu memerintahkan raksasa digital, termasuk Google, menjalani kesepakatan komersial yang adil dengan outlet berita Kanada yang sedang berjuang menghadapi ratusan penutupan media publikasi selama satu dekade terakhir. Dalam sebuah pernyataan, Google menyatakan bahwa mereka keberatan, dan undang-undang terbaru itu tidak dapat dijalankan, karena pemerintah Kanada tidak mem...

Pelaku Pembakaran Al-Quran Swedia akan Kembali Beraksi 10 Hari Lagi

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Pelaku Pembakaran Al-Quran Swedia akan Kembali Beraksi 10 Hari Lagi Pelaku Pembakaran Al-Quran Swedia akan Kembali Beraksi 10 Hari Lagi Seorang pria berusia 37 tahun meminta izin untuk membakar Al-Quran di depan masjid pusat di ibu kota Swedia, Stockholm. Gambar: Stefan Jerrevång/TT /gambar aliansi Pria yang membakar lembaran halaman Alquran di luar masjid Stockholm, yang memicu protes dan gelombang kecaman, mengatakan kepada media Swedia pada hari Kamis bahwa dia bermaksud untuk membakar Al-Quran lainnya dalam waktu 10 hari. Setelah diberikan izin untuk protes oleh polisi Swedia, Salwan Momika, 37, menginjak kitab suci Islam dan membakar beberapa halaman di depan masjid terbesar di ibu kota pada hari Rabu. Pembakaran Al-Quran, bertepatan dengan dimulainya Idul Adha Muslim dan akhir ziarah tahunan ke Mekkah di Arab Saudi, memicu ...