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UPPSC PCS Exam Date 2024: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released the revised schedule of PCS preliminary exam. On Friday (November 15), the next day after the announcement of conducting the PCS (Pre) exam on a single day, UPPSC announced a new date for this exam. The Commission will now hold it in … Read more

In the midst of very turbulent times, around 800 delegates of Germany’s Green Party are meeting in Wiesbaden on the weekend of November 15-17 for a party conference where they hope to reinvent themselves. Robert Habeck, the vice-chancellor and economy minister in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s minority government, is expected to be elected to be the … Read more

France is grappling with an alarming surge in drug-related violence, from grisly murders in Marseille to deadly clashes in smaller towns. As criminal networks thrive, the government has declared the fight against trafficking a “national cause” – but experts warn the crisis may be spiraling beyond the control of law enforcement. Source link

Russian infantry managed briefly to advance into the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk on Wednesday before being repelled by Kyiv’s army, local authorities said Thursday. The city, an important railway hub, was taken by Russia in the early days of Moscow’s invasion then retaken by Ukraine in a counteroffensive months later. Source link

Among Donald Trump’s totally unexpected cabinet choices, none has been greeted with more shock and bafflement — from Republicans as well as Democrats — than the nomination of right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Trump’s unorthodox cabinet appointments, FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen welcomes Andrew … Read more

Authorities in the Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe on Thursday declared a dengue epidemic driven by a virus strain that had a limited circulation for two decades. Health officials in the overseas French territory warned of a “high number” of “severe forms” of the disease. Source link

Ukraine is at a crucial point in its existential fight against the full-scale Russian invasion launched by Vladimir Putin in February 2022. US president-elect Donald Trump is said to want to accelerate the timetable to a trick. Ukraine wants guarantees against any future Russian invasion before any discussion of talks. Source link

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice linked Wednesday’s failed bomb attack on the court with far-right hate speech while the country’s police chief said it is being investigated as an act of terrorism. The police director also said the Supreme Court has received fresh threats since the blasts. Source link

A trial opens in Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia on Friday against two men with Afghan citizenship accused of plotting a terrorist attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. What are the couple accused of? One of the defendants is accused of supporting and applying for membership of a terrorist organization, the … Read more