KREMLIN’S PESKOV HOPES PUTIN RUNS FOR ANOTHER TERM AS PRESIDENT – TASS

Fri 17 October 2023: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday that he hoped President Vladimir Putin would run in the March election for another term as Russian president, a move that would keep the Kremlin chief in power until at least 2030. Putin, who was handed the presidency by Boris […]

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CANADIAN MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING MUSLIM FAMILY IN TRUCK ATTACK

Fri 17 October 2023: A Canadian man inspired by white nationalist beliefs has been found guilty of murdering four members of a Muslim family by running them over with a pick-up truck in an attack that sent waves of shock, grief and fear across the country and spurred calls to tackle Islamophobia. On Thursday, 22-year-old Nathaniel Veltman, who […]

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RUSSIA PLANS TO OFFER LESSONS AT SCHOOLS ON HOW TO USE COMBAT DRONES

Thu 16 October 2023: Russia plans to provide lessons to high school students on operating and countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Ministry of Education has drafted a decision on military preparedness training in schools. According to the draft included in the Federal Legal Regulations System, students will be informed about basic elements of military […]

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AI POSES THREAT TO UPCOMING NATIONAL ELECTION, WARNS UK CYBER SECURITY AGENCY

Wed 15 October 2023: The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Tuesday (Nov 14) that artificial intelligence (AI) posed a threat to the upcoming national election. In its annual review, the NCSC said that this year saw the emergence of state-aligned actors as a new cyber threat to critical national infrastructure such as […]

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MOSCOW COURT FINES GOOGLE $165,000 FOR FAILING TO STORE PERSONAL DATA ON ITS USERS

Wed 15 October 2023: A Moscow court on Tuesday fined U.S. tech giant Google 15 million Russian rubles ($165,000) for violating laws on data localization. Under the law on localization, IT companies are required to store Russian users’ data on servers inside Russia. Google was also fined $3 million rubles in August 2021 under the […]

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KREMLIN CRITICIZES POLISH DECISION TO DEPLOY TANK BATTALION ON BORDER WITH BELARUS

Tue 14 October 2023: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday criticized the Polish decision to deploy a tank battalion on the border with Belarus, saying it is “one more step to escalation.” “Surely this is one more step to … escalation and nothing else,” Peskov told at a news conference in Moscow, commenting on the […]

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DAVID CAMERON MAKES SURPRISE RETURN AS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY

Mon 13 October 2023: David Cameron, the former British prime minister, will be the country’s new foreign minister, the office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday. Cameron is also to be appointed to the British House of Lords, parliament’s upper chamber. His return to government is a big surprise. Cameron was prime minister […]

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UK’S BRAVERMAN SACKED FOLLOWING PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS COMMENTS

Mon 13 October 2023: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. The government said on Monday that Braverman has left her job as part of a cabinet shuffle ahead of a general election expected next year. Following her […]

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50% UK TEENAGERS HAVE WITNESSED OR BEEN VICTIMIZED BY VIOLENCE, STUDY REVEALS

Alfie Lewis (pictured) died after suffering critical injuries in an attack outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Leeds. Sun 12 October 2023: A landmark research by government experts into the factors that contribute to knife crime, bullying, and gang rivalry found that half of all teenagers in England and Wales had observed or experienced violence […]

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