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Twitter deletes Dr. Gopal’s tweet “white lives don’t matter”, academics defend her
Cambridge University has supported an academic who wrote on Twitter that “White Lives Don’t Matter” following a public backlash. The university said it “defends the right of its academics” to express themselves after calls for it to cut ties with Dr Priyamvada Gopal, an expert in postcolonial literature. On June 23, Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who…
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Pakistan Army says 4 civilians killed in firing by Indian forces
The Pakistan Army has said that at least four civilians were killed in firing by the Indian security forces along the Line of Control (LoC). Spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces, Major General Babar Iftikhar, alleged Indian forces of firing at the civilian population in Nikial and Bagsar sectors along the Line of Control.“Indian Army…
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China doesn’t want to see any more border clashes with India – Chinese Foreign Ministry
Beijing said on Wednesday it does not want to see any more clashes occurring on the border with India following a fight on Monday that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers and at least 35 Chinese soldiers. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian again said that China is not to be blamed for the clash and…
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35 Chinese soldiers killed in India-China clashes, Beijing ‘humiliated by casualty’: US intelligence report
Ladakh US News and World Report, published a piece by Paul D Shinkman which cited US intel to claim that China’s death count could be up to 35 Chinese troops after clashes between India and China at Galwan Valley during the night of June 15-16. Shinkman wrote in the usnews.com article: “American intelligence believes 35 Chinese…
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Report: 20 Indian and 43 Chinese troops dead in violent Ladakh clash
At least 20 Indian Army personnel died in the violent clash with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley last night, government sources informed news agency ANI, amid fears that casualty figures could increase even higher. Talking to news agency ANI, government sources said, “At least 20 Indian soldiers killed in the…
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5 Chinese PLA soldiers killed, 11 injured in violent clashes at LAC: Global Times
India-China border Chinese media is reporting casualties in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) following India-China LAC clashes last night. According to the reports, as many as 5 Chinese PLA soldiers have been killed and 11 others have been injured in the violent India-China LAC clashes in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley region. According to India Army Official…
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Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington vandalized during George Floyd riots
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington D.C. has been covered for now, after it was vandalized. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi located outside the Indian embassy situated in Washington D.C. was vandalized by a group of people involved in the protests and riots following the death of George Floyd. The statue was reportedly spray painted with…
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Virginia governor to announce removal of Robert E. Lee statue
A view from Tuesday, where General Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond was surrounded by the protesters. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to eliminate one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of General Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s major Monument Avenue, a senior administration official…
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Woman Says Officer Put Knee On Her Neck Outside Brickyard Mall
Police outside Brickyard Mall A swarm of police officers drew their batons and beat down the windows as they took two women out of their vehicle outside the Brickyard Mall. It was all recorded on camera. The incident took place on Sunday, right in the height of looting amid unrest in Chicago. A family pulled…
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue toppled in Montgomery
Robert E. Lee statue in Montgomery. A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807 – 1870) was knocked off it’s base in Montgomery, Alabama and a statue of a Confederate soldier in Mobile was affected with vandalism, both around the same time Birmingham city crews were removing a Confederate monument downtown during Monday night. Four…
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