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A two-day informal summit of EU justice and home affairs ministers has begun in Budapest - but it's already run into significant problems. The event, like other informal events of the Hungarian EU-presidency in recent days, has been boycotted by several member states. Some of the politicians who did choose to attend did not want to comment on the move, while others called it a mere expression of opinion. "I think this is a reaction towards Hungary's external activity maybe sometimes not adjusted to the European framework," Arnoldas Abramavičius, Lithuania's Deputy Minister of the Interior, sai...
Euronews (English)
Le sommet informel de deux jours des ministres de la Justice et des Affaires intérieures de l'UE à Budapest a été boycotté par plusieurs États membres, avec un niveau de représentation de ministres plus faible que d’habitude. Conséquence des dernières visites controversées du Premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orban à Pékin et Moscou, alors que la Hongrie a récemment pris la présidence tournante du Conseil de l’UE. "Je pense qu'il s'agit d'une réaction à l'activité extérieure de la Hongrie, qui n'est peut-être pas toujours adaptée au cadre européen", estime Arnoldas Abramavičius, vice-ministre l...
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Following a tumultuous year in which multiple acts opted out, SXSW festival have announced that they have dropped the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation as sponsors for next year’s edition. More than 60 artists refused to play at the festival in Austin, Texas last March, boycotting the event because of its ties to defense groups that supply Israeli weapons in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Shortly before the festival began, Squirrel Flower cancelled their SXSW shows, citing festival sponsorship from the US Army. In a statement, Squirrel Flower wrote: “A music festival should not inc...
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The UK music festival scene has experienced mass dropouts of late, with artists pulling out of The Great Escape, Latitude and Download over their partnership links with Barclays Bank. Barclays has financial investment in companies that supply arms to Israel, something highlighted by groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), who have revealed the bank's investments of over £1 billion in shares and providing over £3 billion in loans. Several comedians have followed in the footsteps of artists like CMAT by adding their voices to the ongoing boycotts. These include Sophie Duker, Grac...
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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has responded to backlash over his collaboration with Israeli musicians. The English guitarist and composer has defended his choice to continue a European tour with Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis, against calls for its cancellation from Palestine supporters. Greenwood has been criticised by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for his involvement with Israeli musicians and performing at a concert in Israel. “We call for peaceful, creative pressure on @radiohead to convincingly distance itself from this blatant complicity in the crime of crimes, or face ...
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By Sk Badiruddin An old screenshot of the Australian site of Cadbury, which states that their products contain gelatin derived from beef is circulating with misleading claims among Indian social media users. The viral screenshot appears to show a section from the international Cadbury website, which clarifies that the gelatin used in any of the confectionary products of the company is halal certified and made from beef extracts. A text from the screenshot reads, "Please note, if any of our products contain gelatine in the ingredients, the gelatine we use is halal certified and derived from bee...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Aamir Khan at a press event held in Sathyam theatre in Chennai for the new release Laal Singh Chaddha, is being shared with a false claim that nobody attended a premiere show of the movie, despite the actor attending the same. BOOM found that the photo is from an event held for mediapersons at the Sathyam theater in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on August 7, 2022, days before the release the movie hit theatre screens on August 11, 2022. In the viral photo, Khan can be seen seated along with other actors from Laal Singh Chaddha with photojournalists and camera persons clicki...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Aamir Khan at a press event held in Sathyam theatre in Chennai for the new release Laal Singh Chaddha, is being shared with a false claim that nobody attended a premiere show of the movie, despite the actor attending the same. BOOM found that the photo is from an event held for mediapersons at the Sathyam theater in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on August 7, 2022, days before the release the movie hit theatre screens on August 11, 2022. In the viral photo, Khan can be seen seated along with other actors from Laal Singh Chaddha with photojournalists and camera persons clicki...
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Beijing (AFP) - The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China's human rights record, particularly its handling of Muslim minorities that Washington considers a form of genocide. Here's what the move means. What is a 'diplomatic boycott?'Under the boycott, the Biden administration will not send any US diplomatic or official governmental representatives to the Games. Olympic hosts have traditionally basked in the global attention, which often includes visits by foreign leaders or officials. US President George W. Bush, for example, cheered o...
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Washington (AFP) - The White House said Wednesday that it is not in talks with its allies over a joint boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, amid Western concerns over Chinese human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Concerns over a possible multi-country snub of the 2022 Olympic Games rose after a US State Department official said Tuesday that Washington wished to discuss such a move. But after strong pushback from China and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the White House said nothing was currently in the works. "We have not discussed and are not discus...
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