Comedian Bowen Yang is leaving the cast of Saturday Night Live, and will no longer be part of the long-running sketch programme after the latest episode airs.
In a post on Instagram, Yang declined the share the reason for his departure, which…
Category: 2. World
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Why British Jews are experiencing their biggest change in 60 years
Aleem Maqbool,Religion editorand
Catherine Wyatt,Religious Affairs producer
BBC“It’s been an incredibly difficult two years,” says Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. “I think our Jewish identity is being worn far…
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Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé walks a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and France
Paul MellyWest Africa analyst
AFPFaure Gnassingbé is cultivating a range of sometimes opposing alliances While some West African nations are choosing to cement old ties with France and others cultivate a new relationship with Russia, one country…
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Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai tested China’s limits. It cost him his freedom
Grace Tsoi,BBC World Serviceand
BBC News Chinese,Hong Kong
BBCJimmy Lai, 78, faces life in prison for national security offences On a winter morning in 2022 Raphael Wong and Figo Chan walked into Hong Kong’s Stanley prison to meet Jimmy Lai, the…
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Iran wins double gold at world age-group Blitz Chess in Antalya
Two young Iranian chess talents were crowned champions at the World Age-Group Blitz Chess Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
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Russian President Putin says ball in Ukraine’s court to end war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held his annual marathon press conference in Moscow. The topics he addressed include the Ukraine war and the Kremlin’s conditions for a ceasefire.
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South Korean supporters of Palestine demand end to Israeli genocide
Supporters of Palestine have held a rally in Seoul, demanding an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the regime’s atrocities in the West Bank.
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Trump’s comments on Golan Heights spark outrage among Syrians
Syrians are angry with the US President for reaffirming Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. Many people in Syria see the comments as a revival of the colonial-era thinking toward the land that belongs to Syrians.
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EU grants €90 billion loan to Ukraine
In Brussels, EU leaders finalized a €90 billion interest-free financial package for Ukraine to support its war effort and financial stability over the next two years, despite Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic’s refusal to sign up to the…
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UK halts plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine aid amid legal fears
The British government has withdrawn its plan to use £8bn frozen Russian assets for Ukraine.
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