Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match

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Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women

England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban government’s treatment of women.

Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the game to go ahead, saying on Friday that cancelling it would “deny sports fans the opportunity that they love”.

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Polish president aims to protect Netanyahu from ICC arrest ahead of Auschwitz anniversary – All Israel News

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  1. Polish president aims to protect Netanyahu from ICC arrest ahead of Auschwitz anniversary  All Israel News
  2. Poland says it will not arrest Netanyahu for ICC should he attend Auschwitz memorial  The Times of Israel
  3. Polish government says it will ensure representatives of Israel can visit Auschwitz safely  Reuters
  4. Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says  POLITICO Europe
  5. Protest in Warsaw against government's decision not to arrest Netanyahu if he visits Auschwitz  Notes From Poland
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South Korean leader’s security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon – Reuters

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  1. South Korean leader's security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon  Reuters
  2. ‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama  CNN
  3. By resisting arrest, South Korea’s president challenges democracy  The Economist
  4. South Korea’s far right borrows from Trump’s playbook to bolster impeached Yoon  Los Angeles Times
  5. How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention  The New York Times
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Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns

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There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland

The UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force for European business travellers and tourists in April, a leading law firm has said.

There have also been fresh warnings that the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) requirements could threaten the post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland, with Americans and Europeans travelling to Dublin and beyond deciding not to bother crossing the border because of the red tape.

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Austria’s Chancellor nominee wants ‘remigration’. What does it mean? – Euronews

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  1. Austria's Chancellor nominee wants 'remigration'. What does it mean?  Euronews
  2. The Putinisation of central Europe  The Economist
  3. Austria's far-right led coalition talks set to begin, thousands protest  Reuters
  4. Hitler's Heirs: Austria's Antisemitic, Authoritarian Far Right Is Closing in on Power  Haaretz
  5. A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected  The New York Times
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‘We want the whole truth’: residents of Queensland city plagued by foul odours fear inquiry won’t clear the air

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After years of enduring fetid smells from waste plants, some in Ipswich are sceptical of a freshly announced inquiry into the health impacts

Residents of a city who have endured years of noxious odours from waste plants are divided over the announcement of an inquiry into the health impacts.

For the last six years, residents of Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane, have been complaining of smells they described as raw sewage, ammonia, ethanol, rotting compost, sour milk and decaying animal bodies.

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Ukraine’s Sole Supporter in Trump’s Right-Wing Euro-Clique Scores a Win – Kyiv Post

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  1. Ukraine’s Sole Supporter in Trump’s Right-Wing Euro-Clique Scores a Win  Kyiv Post
  2. An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home  The Associated Press
  3. Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released by Iran  The Washington Post
  4. Italian Journalist Released by Iran  The New York Times
  5. Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iran prison  Euronews
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