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UK visa fees, health surcharge to rise to meet higher costs, says PM Rishi Sunak
The fees and health surcharge paid towards the UK’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) by visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, are set to rise “significantly” to meet the country’s public sector wage increase, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday. The British Indian leader, who was under pressure to accept the recommendation of an independent review of…
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Demonstrators feared dead as protests flare in Kenya over tax hikes
Some demonstrators were reportedly killed in clashes with Kenya’s security forces on Wednesday after protests flared for the second time in a week over a raft of unpopular tax hikes proposed by the national government, an opposition leader told CNN. Protests broke out across Kenya, including the capital Nairobi, where Opiyo Wandayi, who leads the opposition in Kenya’s parliament told…
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Turkey eyes recalibration with the West as Russia’s isolation grows
Hope for Sweden’s imminent entry into the NATO security alliance began to fade on Monday when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced a last-minute hurdle by linking his approval of the Nordic country’s bid to Turkey’s long-sought accession to the European Union. But just hours later, he made a surprise U-turn by dropping his opposition, paving the way for NATO…
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Israel’s Knesset gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill
Israel’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off a deep political crisis. The drive to change the justice system by Netanyahu’s ruling coalition of nationalist and religious parties has sparked unprecedented protests, stirred concern for Israel’s democratic health…
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‘Continent of opportunities’: Iran’s Raisi kicks off Africa tour
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has embarked on his first tour of Africa, which Tehran aims to use to expand political and economic relations across the continent. Raisi departed Tehran on Tuesday for a trip that will take him to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years. On Monday, foreign ministry spokesman…
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Elumelu to meet King Charles, Biden, as world leaders convene for climate finance forum
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, will join King Charles III of the United Kingdom and U.S. President Joe Biden at the Climate Finance Mobilisation Forum in London on Monday (today) to help attract a new generation of capital to combat climate change. Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires unlocking private investment at unprecedented speed and scale.…
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Tinubu emerges new ECOWAS chairman, harps on regional security
…seeks private sector-led economic growth in sub-region …says ECOWAS must rise against coup d’etat In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government…
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Tinubu arrives Guinea-Bissau for ECOWAS summit, visits Nigerian troops
After his successful participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu also used…
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Tinubu hails Senegal President Sall over decision not to seek third term
President Bola Tinubu has praised the decision of his Senegalese counterpart, President Macky Sall, not to seek a third term in office after the end of his tenure. There had been protests in Senegal in the past few weeks following speculations about a third-term ambition of President Sall, who is moving towards the end of his second term in office.…
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Twitter threatens to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction
Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On Wednesday, an attorney representing Twitter sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter that accused the company of trade secret theft through the hiring of former Twitter…
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