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Ukraine is losing and the West is to blame
Asiatimes 07 Jul 2022
For a few weeks, I’ve been in Kiev, partly as a visiting fellow at leading Ukrainian think tank the Transatlantic Dialogue Center. Kiev is an astonishingly elegant and beautiful city; a premier league European capital ... Cafes and restaurants are open and largely busy ... “We are losing this war.”. He is right ... While Ukraine is not winning, it is losing ... ....
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The rise and fall of UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
London, United Kingdom – Boris Johnson has stepped down as the United Kingdom’s prime minister on July 7 after his latest political crisis, following the resignation of key ministers and other officials. He said he would stay on as a caretaker prime minister until his replacement is chosen by his party ... Kirsty O’Connor/Pool/AFP] Divisive figure ... .
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Russian politician threatens Alaska, says 'we can claim it back'
The Jerusalem Post 06 Jul 2022
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin warned that Russia could demand Alaska back if the US continues to seize Russian resources abroad on Wednesday. "Decency is not a weakness. We always have something a response. Let America always remember that there is part of its territory, Alaska ... A territorial feud ... console.log("BODY ... (credit ... .
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‘The family took over’: how a feuding ruling dynasty drove Sri Lanka to ruin
The Guardian 07 Jul 2022
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Armenia moves to restrict internet
EurasiaNet 07 Jul 2022
Armenia’s General Prosecutor has proposed a law allowing the state to block certain internet content, citing Russia as a positive example of how such a practice might work ... Davtyan framed the proposal as means of protecting Armenians from content like methods of committing suicide or using and selling drugs ... .
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At Least 8 Dead in Florida County in Potential ‘Mass Fentanyl Poisoning Event’
The Epoch Times 07 Jul 2022photo: Creative Commons / Sphilbrick
Griner arrives at Russian court for trial on drug charges
North Shore News 07 Jul 2022
MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court Thursday to face her trial on drug charges. Griner’s trial began last week amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after her arrest ... 20, suggesting the proceedings could last months ... The Rev ... .
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China's Wang meets Lavrov in Bali ahead of G20 talks
Urdu Point 07 Jul 2022
Bali, Indonesia, July 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jul, 2022 ) .Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Bali Thursday to discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict ahead of a G20 ministerial meeting overshadowed by the conflict ... ....
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Ukraine-Russia war: Strikes on Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Donetsk
Al Jazeera 07 Jul 2022
Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas, the Ukrainian military says. The mayor of the port city of Mykolaiv says there are “no safe areas” left in the city and urges residents to leave ... Zelenskyy.
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‘Stakes are high’ amid renewed Rwanda-DR Congo tensions over rebel fighters
France24 07 Jul 2022
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US parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting, say police
The Times of India 07 Jul 2022
HIGHLAND PARK. The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday ... On Tuesday, Thomas A ... Start a Conversation. .
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MI5 and FBI Heads Issue Joint Warning On Chinese Spying
Slashdot 07 Jul 2022
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC. The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China. FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the "biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security" and had interfered in politics, including recent elections ... .
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Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian senator faces London organ-harvesting trial
BBC News 07 Jul 2022
A prominent Nigerian senator and his wife who are accused of plotting to harvest a man's kidney in the UK will face trial at the Old Bailey. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, are alleged to have transported a 21-year-old man from Nigeria to London ... The Ekweremadus will next appear at the Old Bailey on 4 August ... Features ... .
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Man in China who thought he had urinary problem told he is actually intersex and been menstruating for the last 20 years
South China Morning Post 07 Jul 2022photo: AP / Anupam Nath
4,500 evacuated, 65 dead so far in Maharashtra's rain-lashed regions
The Times of India 07 Jul 2022
NEW DELHI. With rain continuing to batter most parts of Maharashtra, especially the region, nearly 4,500 people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas and shifted to safer spots ... Start a Conversation. .