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Some New Caledonia neighbourhoods no longer under state control; more police arriving
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday. The number of police and gendarmes on the French-ruled island will rise to 2,700 from 1,700 by Friday evening.After rioting that began on Monday resulting in four deaths and hundreds of arrests, Thursday night was relatively calm, France's High Commissioner Louis Le Franc told reporters
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🔴 Live: South Africa urges ICJ to order ceasefire in Gaza
South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order a ceasefire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah. The country said it vowed to "intensify" its offensive there, in defiance of global warnings. Follow our liveblog for all the latest on the war in Gaza. Summary: South Africa urged the UN's top court on Thursday to order a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern Ga
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'Hindu nation': Religion trumps caste in India vote
Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power next month.Many in the state accused these parties of directing welfare programmes and other benefits of political power to their own caste groups, a situation they say changed when Modi came to power and made them available for all disadvantaged voters.
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Taiwan's Lai to bolster 'porcupine' defence against China threat
The incoming Taiwanese president's best strategy to stop China from seizing the self-ruled island will likely be to bolster an agile defensive "porcupine" approach by spending more on missiles and drones.Taiwan is under pressure to increase its own defence spending and adopt a "porcupine" strategy to deter an attack from China, said Richard Hu, a military expert at National Chengchi University.
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VideoFamily hires crane to lift woman to 7th-floor flat as walking was 'too stressful'
A family hired a crane to lift a woman to her 7th-floor flat so she didn't have to climb the stairs in Qinhuangdao, China on May 7. The new mother had just returned home after having a C-section operation.
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Little penguins at risk of vanishing from WA island as once-thriving colony reduced to 120 birds
Exclusive: Study shows Penguin Island population in freefall, sources say, amid pressure from tourism, boat traffic and warming seas
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Dominican Republic to vote in poll dominated by Haiti crisis
Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for a comfortable re-election on Sunday, analysts say, buoyed by support for his tough stance on migration from troubled neighboring Haiti."He is heading towards a comfortable re-election," Dominican political scientist Rosario Espinal told AFP. "He has known how to take measures that would add support for his re-election: subsidies, increased employment, the issue of Haitian migration."
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