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UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill, death penalty to Iranian rapper & other global news you may have missed

New Delhi: The UK Parliament Tuesday passed the contentious Safety of Rwanda Bill that will allow the country to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda,...

Rishi Sunak’s contentious bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda move closer to becoming law

By sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, the UK government wants to deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel so it can reduce the cost of housing them.

Sunak’s bill reviving plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda passes despite divisions within party

Last month, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the policy of deporting to Rwanda those arriving illegally in small boats would breach international human rights laws.

UNSC just took note of Congo’s M23 insurgency. The root of the conflict lies in Rwandan genocide

Resurgence of M23 militia in east Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears of ‘proxy conflict’. Representative told UNSC Rwanda ‘should neither be a scapegoat nor equated to M23’.

M23 — why armed African group Indian soldiers helped defeat in 2013 is back in the news

Resurgence of M23, a rebel group thought to be defunct until last year, has led to blame game between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, although peace efforts are under way.

From ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to convicted ‘terrorist’ — the story of Paul Rusesabagina

Rusesabagina, leader of opposition in exile against Rwanda President Paul Kagame and celebrated for saving lives during 1994 Rwanda Genocide, was sentenced to 25 years in prison this month.

China, Rwanda, North Korea — How authoritarian rulers manage their international image

I counted 33 authoritarian states that collectively paid PR and public affairs firms hundreds of millions of dollars in 2018 and 2019 to manipulate their image.

Rwandan researchers’ devise algorithm that can detect a Covid sample from pool of 99 swabs

Researchers from the University of Rwanda used the geometry of the hypercube to increase the accuracy of pooled Covid testing, making the test 20 times cheaper for individuals.

Rwanda finds mass graves that could contain 30,000 bodies, 26 years after genocide

The discovery comes more than a quarter century after Rwanda witnessed the genocide in which over 8,00,000 people, mostly from the ethnic Tutsi community, died.

China is building Rwanda’s gigantic ‘Vision City’, Modi just gifted them cows

Indian bikes on China-made roads can help us understand the Indo-China equation in Rwanda.

On Camera

Delhi dating scene has a lawyer-engineer fatigue. Diversify your right swipes

Navigating dating apps is as risky as trading stocks. It makes sense to spread our assets—school teachers, DJs or public policy nerds; diversity is important.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.