MOST AMERICANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT STRICTER GUN CONTROL LAWS: POLL

Tue 30 May 2023:  A majority of Americans in a new poll said they would support stricter gun control laws. Sixty-four percent said they were in favor of stricter laws, while 36 percent said they were opposed, the CNN-SSRS poll found.  A slightly smaller portion — 54 percent — said that such gun control laws would reduce […]

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‘HISTORIC’ MEETING BETWEEN LULA AND MADURO IN BRAZIL

Mon 29 May 2023: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, marking Maduro’s first visit to Brazil since 2015. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrived in Brasilia on Sunday ahead of a Latin American summit scheduled for Tuesday. Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the South American powerhouse […]

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ERDOĞAN ON 570TH ANNIVERSARY: CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL HAS LEFT INDELIBLE MARK IN HISTORY

Mon 29 May 2023: On his social media account, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed his commemoration on the occasion of the 570th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, recognizing it as a significant milestone embedded in history. “I observe the 570th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, the stamp engraved in history that Anatolia […]

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WILDFIRE FORCES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE IN EASTERN CANADA

Mon 29 May 2023: Rare and “very aggressive” spring wildfires, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have destroyed many buildings and forced thousands from their homes and prompting officials to declare a local state of emergency. According to the fire department, the blaze in the community of Tantallon, was “ongoing and still not under […]

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HOW DID WESTERN MEDIA COVER ERDOĞAN’S VICTORY IN SUNDAY’S PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF?

Mon 29 May 2023: The Western media has covered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in Sunday’s runoff election, and stressed the global and regional significance of Türkiye. Extensively covering the runoff of the Turkish presidential election, the British public broadcaster BBC stressed that Erdoğan’s victory matters for the West given Türkiye’s global strategic significance […]

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VENICE AUTHORITIES TRY TO DETERMINE WHY CANAL TURNED FLUORESCENT GREEN

Mon 29 May 2023: Authorities are trying to figure out why the major canal in Venice has turned neon green in the vicinity of Italy’s famous Rialto Bridge. The fire department in Italy published a video of one of its boats sailing over luminescent waters on Sunday. The fire department discovered the Grand Canal to […]

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RUSSIA WARNS OF ESCALATION IF UK KEEPS SUPPLYING WEAPONS TO UKRAINE

Sun 28 May 2023: Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has warned of an escalation to the war in Ukraine as Britain and other Western allies commit more weapons to aid President Volodymyr Zelensky. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Andrei Kelin said the actions of NATO countries, “especially” the UK, risk lengthening and triggering […]

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CHARITY VESSEL RESCUES ALMOST 600 MIGRANTS OFF ITALY

Sun 28 May 2023: A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrantssailing on an overcrowded boat which was in distress off the island of Sicilyon Saturday, the group said on Twitter. “After three hours of operation, the 599 survivors, including women and children, are now safely aboard … and being cared […]

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