President Donald Trump’s recently-issued National Security Strategy marks a decisive break in United States foreign policy. It also poses an uncomfortable challenge for New Zealand and other countries that have long depended on a…
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Thousands of Lithuanians protest against law to expand government control over state broadcaster — Meduza
For weeks now, Lithuanians have been protesting against a government proposal targeting the country’s public broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). The demonstrations began in early December, after lawmakers proposed…
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European leaders meet to discuss using Russia’s frozen assets to support Ukraine — Meduza
European leaders are gathering in Brussels for a two-day summit that Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has called the most important since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The talks will focus on whether…
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BREAKING: Pashinyan Government Physically Attacks Armenian Church-Says Trump Approves – CDM
Pashinyan is reportedly not worried about blowback from the U.S. over his actions targeting Christians
Azerbaijan seeking life sentence for Nagorno-Karabakh Christian leader in prison from recent war, Trump silent
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Putin’s Street Slang Targets Western Leaders
The specific wording of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to a military meeting on December 17 is telling. His use of the street slang term “podsvinki” seemingly deliberately plays to his domestic audience by suggesting European leaders…
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In an address to the nation, Trump called the US army the most powerful in the world.
The leader of the United States, Donald Trump, in an address to the nation, called the US army the most powerful in the world.

“We have the most powerful army in the world,” the president said.
Earlier, Trump…
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State Duma Votes to End Annual Financial Disclosures for Officials
Russia’s lower-house State Duma on Thursday passed a package of bills exempting government officials from filing annual public financial declarations, a move lawmakers said would modernize oversight.
Under the legislation, financial…
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The US State Department approved the sale of HIMARS systems to Taiwan for $4 billion
The US State Department has authorized the possible sale of a batch of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and related equipment to Taiwan.

The cost of the contract is estimated at $4 billion, the Pentagon said.
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How the Scamming of a Pro-Putin Pop Star Rattled Russia’s Housing Market
A Putin loyalist and one of Russia’s most famous singers is scammed into selling her apartment to an unwitting buyer. The two parties discover they’ve been deceived. After a complaint is lodged, a court rules that the apartment…
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News – The Russian Government
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk held a working
meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation acting…Continue Reading
