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Here’s a list of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including France’s attempt to quell protests, the Dutch king’s apology for colonial slavery, a limitation on viewing Twitter posts to combat data scraping, and the Russian diplomatic evacuation in Bucharest during the EU airspace shutdown. Here. .
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After a teenager was killed by police in France earlier this week, protests entered the fifth consecutive Saturday night, with clashes between protesters and police and alleged involvement by far-right groups.
As the iconic Champs-Elysees Street is once again crowded with protesters following a recent evacuation, the increased presence of police forces has drawn attention.
The country’s Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, announced that France had mobilized 45,000 police and gendarmes for a second night amid violent protests.
President Emmanuel Macron postponed his visit to Germany.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for his country’s role in colonial-era slavery and its lasting effects.
Speaking at an event marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in the Dutch colonies, Willem-Alexander said: “I am here today as your king and as part of your government. Today I apologize to myself.”
Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that the company is temporarily limiting the number of daily tweets users can see due to concerns about “data scrapers and system manipulation” – which upset users.
“To address excessive data scraping and system manipulation, we have implemented the following temporary limits: Verified accounts are limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts are limited to reading 600 posts per day, and new unverified accounts are limited to reading 300 posts per day.” He gathered the fire of the users by writing a tweet.
For the first time since the EU closed its airspace to Russian planes due to Moscow’s war against Ukraine, a Russian plane landed at Henri Coanda Airport in Romania’s capital Bucharest to evacuate diplomats.
Bucharest made an exception, allowing the plane to take embassy staff. In a statement made by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was reported that a total of 40 personnel at the Russian Embassy will leave Romania with their families on a civilian plane.
NEWS IN BRIEF
At least 25 people died Multiple people were injured when a passenger bus caught fire in western India, according to police.THE UK issues travel warning to citizens who momYou fly to France after nationwide unrest in response to the murder of a teenager by the police.According to the Syrian state news agency, Israel carried out airstrikes on military positions in Homs province in western Syria.Türkiye undertook six monthspearl Presidency of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) HEorganization, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
SPORTS
Italian club Inter announced the signing of French forward Marcus Thuram.
“Marcus Thuram has signed for Inter. The striker, born in 1997, joined the Nerazzurri after four seasons with Borussia Mönchengladbach.”
British cyclist Adam Yates won the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de France held in Bilbao, Spain.
The UAE Team Emirates rider defeated his twin brother Simon from Team Jayco AlUla to wear the yellow jersey after completing Stage 1 of 182 kilometers (113 miles) in four hours, 22 minutes and 49 seconds.
Former World Cup champion Cesc Fabregas quit football at the age of 36.
Fabregas wrote on Twitter, “It’s a shame that it’s time to hang up my gaming boots.
