Shortly before the international meeting on climate change action in Brazil — commonly known as COP — Russian President Vladmir Putin said his country was best off focusing on its own interests, when it came to dialogue on the topic with…
Category: 4. World
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Scientists find rare tusked whale alive at sea for the first time — and shoot it with a crossbow
Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a new study finds.
The newly-sighted cetaceans are ginkgo-toothed beaked whales (Mesoplodon…
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China’s sprint toward Taiwan invasion
When U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping late last month in South Korea, the leaders of the two rival superpowers shook hands, smiled, and showered each other with compliments. “He’s a tough negotiator,” Trump…
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Judge me at next election, Keir Starmer tells doubters
Sir Keir Starmer has said it will take time to turn the country around, telling voters to judge him at the next general election.
The prime minister told the BBC his government had made “good steps”, particularly on the cost-of-living, but “we…
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Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties
A former European lawmaker has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison by a London court as part of a bribery case that has raised questions about how pro-Russian influence networks have targeted MEPs.
Nathan Gill, a former Mormon…
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The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
THERE’S NO WAY for me to address the reports about an apparent attempt by the Trump administration to launch a new “peace process” for Ukraine without confessing a personal bias.
Years ago, when commanding U.S. Army Europe, I worked closely…
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Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets – POLITICO
The question of how to use Russia’s immobilized assets has been one of the hardest for Ukraine’s allies to resolve, amid multiple layers of concern over the potential legal, political, security, and economic ramifications. The thorniest…
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Outcry at France army chief’s warning that country must prepare to ‘lose children’ in war
A stark warning from France’s new army chief about the country “losing its children” in a potential war with Russia has sharply divided political opinion.
Gen Fabien Mandon, who took over as army chief-of-staff in September, told a congress of…
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‘His Movement Will Dissolve’: Rand Paul Warns Trump That 1 Decision Could Ruin Him
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is warning President Donald Trump that there’s one surefire way his MAGA movement will “dissolve,” and it doesn’t regard any potential new revelations about his ties to late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, but…
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US Destroyer Blocks Sanctioned Shadow Tanker’s Route to Venezuela
It appears the Trump administration is further tightening its pressure on Venezuela, using one of the destroyers deployed to the Caribbean to spook a sanctioned shadow tanker from approaching Venezuela. Using tracking data, Bloomberg…Continue Reading
