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Organization: In Venezuela, hundreds of people sent to notorious prisons after disputed elections | News in brief
According to the organization that reported on the transfer of those arrested, none of those transferred to prisons have been allowed to contact their families or lawyers. In Venezuela, more…
Venezuela: Disputed President Nicolas Maduro carries out major cabinet reshuffle
In Venezuela, the post-election crisis is deepening. The contested president Nicolas Maduro has carried out a major cabinet reshuffle, the day before a new opposition demonstration this Wednesday, August 28.…
China conducts military exercise near disputed Scarborough Reef with Philippines
China announced on Wednesday, August 7, that it would conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea near Scarborough Reef. This islet controlled by Beijing is claimed by Manila,…
Manila says it has reached an ‘arrangement’ with Beijing over the disputed Second Thomas Reef
According to the Philippine Foreign Ministry, Manila and Beijing have agreed to facilitate the resupply of Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Reef in the Spratly Islands. The rusting…
China and the Philippines agree on disputed atoll
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen China and the Philippines have reached an agreement on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal atoll. In March this year, China used water bombs against a…
The EU announces Stockholm’s disputed environmental zone
The European Commission has carried out an investigation into whether the new environmental zone in Stockholm, which will be introduced on 31 December, is legal. After the implementation of this,…
Albania approves the disputed agreement, Italy starts moving migrants who want to land in Albania | Foreign countries
Two reception centers are being built in Albania, where those who want to cross the Mediterranean to Italy will be transferred. In Albania, the parliament has approved an agreement on…
Preliminary investigation into disputed thesis begins
Anna Karolina Eriksson/TT share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Sameh Egyptson defended his dissertation last year with his thesis “Global political Islam? The Muslim Brotherhood & the Islamic Confederation in Sweden” in…
Over 50 killed in disputed area
share-arrowShare unsaveSave More than 50 people have been killed in fighting in an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, the UN says. Among the dead are two from…
Hindu nationalists staged a historic show of strength: Disputed temple opened on mosque ruins in India | Foreign countries
Many Indian states declared the day as a holiday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who presided over the event, said the opening of the temple ushered in a “new era”. There…