Congress party is a 'mureed' of Pakistan: PM ModiThe Prime Minister further alleged that the Congress party aims to amend the country's Constitution to provide reservation for Muslims, taking away from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities. He challenged the Congress to put in writing that they would not change the Constitution to provide religion-based reservation or give backdoor quota to Muslims in states where they and their allies are in power.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-party-is-a-mureed-of-pakistan-pm-modi/articleshow/109779665.cmshttps://archive.is/fbtvaMyanmar stops men from working abroad as war intensifiesMyanmar's military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee. On Thursday, authorities said they would suspend all applications from men for overseas work permits.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw8q9vx93q6oCanada arrests alleged hitmen in killing of Sikh separatist, official saysThe official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive law enforcement matter, said the three men who were arrested are Indian Canadians who are believed to be part of an organized crime network that is acting on behalf of the Indian government and its intelligence apparatus.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/03/hardeep-singh-nijjar-killing-arrests/https://archive.is/dQKL0Quebec premier says police should dismantle pro-Palestinian student campEarlier in the week, a Quebec court rejected an injunction request from two students to move the camp to a different location. The students told the court the current location of the protest interferes with their ability to safely attend class. In her ruling, Justice Chantale Masse said the students failed to show “irreparable harm” and that to remove the protesters would “significantly” affect their right to freedom of expression.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/03/pro-palestine-campus-protests-canadaHouthis say they will target Israel-bound ships anywhere within their range“We will target any ships heading to Israeli ports in the Mediterranean Sea in any area we are able to reach,” Saree said on Friday, adding that the decision will be implemented “immediately, and from the moment this statement is announced”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/3/yemens-houthis-say-they-will-target-ships-heading-for-israel-within-rangehttps://archive.is/3RKyySaudi Arabia cracks down on tweets against Israel's war on GazaRiyadh and its regional allies, including Egypt and Jordan, have clamped down on protests in their own countries with fears that pro-Palestine rallies could reignite uprisings against authorities in those countries. "Memories of the Arab Spring more than a decade ago remain fresh among regional rulers, who are desperate to avoid a repeat," the report said.
https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-cracks-down-online-posts-against-israels-gaza-warTunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential electionMore than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and rewriting the country’s constitution. Voters weary of political and economic turmoil approved his constitutional changes in a 2021 referendum with low turnout. Saied is widely expected to run in the presidential election, likely to take place in September or October. It is unclear if anyone will challenge him.
https://apnews.com/article/tunisia-presidential-election-opposition-5ea033488ab1b8498cc29fd8db852fe6Rebel group in Congo seizes key mineral mining townThe town of Rubaya holds deposits of tantalum, which is extracted from coltan, a key component in the production of smartphones. It is among the minerals that was named earlier this month in a letter from Congo’s government questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” being smuggled through its supply chain.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rebel-group-congo-seizes-key-mineral-mining-town Britain offloads its refugee crisis to Ireland. Dublin is aghast. Now, with the U.K.’s tough new immigration laws having finally cleared Parliament and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising to start deporting asylum seekers within weeks, Ireland is experiencing an unprecedented surge in migration from Britain. As asylum seekers flee the Sunak government’s threat to ship them to the East African nation of Rwanda, with limited rights to appeal, many are leaving Britain and entering the Republic of Ireland by crossing the checks-free border with its U.K. neighbor, Northern Ireland.
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-offloads-refugee-crisis-ireland-dublin-aghast-migration-rwanda-plan/https://archive.is/S6Zr1Wildfire risk worsened by cuts, warns FBUFBU executive member for Scotland Colin Brown told the Star: “FBU members know only too well about the rising number and scale of wildfires across Scotland. “These fires by their very nature are resource intensive, often requiring tens, at times hundreds of firefighters over many days to extinguish, in turn leaving other areas with reduced fire cover. “The loss of more than 1,200 firefighter posts across Scotland in the last decade only adds to this pressure on already scarce resources.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/widfire-risk-worsened-cuts-warns-fbuPanama court rules leading candidate Mulino may remain in presidential raceThe ruling on Friday came just two days before the vote and ends uncertainty that has loomed over Mulino’s campaign since he replaced former President Ricardo Martinelli as the candidate for the right-wing Realizando Metas (Realizing Goals) party.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/3/panama-court-rules-leading-candidate-mulino-may-remain-in-presidential-racehttps://archive.is/xDBZJDR: Teachers Get Pay Rise, but Protests Continuethe ADP is demanding a 20 per cent increase, as well as better living and working conditions for teachers, changes to the Social Security Law, decent pensions and a reduction in food prices. The day before, hundreds of teachers protested for better salaries in different provinces of the country, in commemoration of International Workers' Day.
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