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UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ‘USED AS TOOL FOR INCITING RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN ENMITY, PATRIARCH KIRILL SAYS

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Fri 27 January 2023: Patriarch Kirill I of Russia said on Thursday that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is being used as “a tool for inciting Russian-Ukrainian enmity” by the Ukrainian authorities and their “foreign patrons.” Speaking at the Christmas parliamentary meetings in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, the patriarch said attacks on the church are […]

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RUSSIA AND IRAN-BASED HACKER GROUPS TARGETING JOURNALISTS AND POLITICIANS, UK WARNS

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Thu 26 January 2023: The UK has issued a warning that the country has been the target of an extensive and ongoing information collection campaign by the hacking group Cold River, which is based in Russia. According to a warning from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the group has already targeted several institutions in […]

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WESTERN TANK DELIVERIES ‘DIRECT INVOLVEMENT’ IN UKRAINE CONFLICT: KREMLIN

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Thu 26 January 2023: The Kremlin said Thursday that a decision by Western countries to supply Ukraine with modern tanks meant that they were party to the conflict, after Berlin and Washington approved the weapons for Kyiv. “European capitals and Washington constantly give statements that sending various types of weapons, including tanks, in no way means their involvement in hostilities. We […]

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UK HOME SECRETARY BRAVERMAN’S NEW PLAN MAY HIT OVERSEAS STUDENTS HARD

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Wed 25 January 2023: British Home Secretary Suella Braverman is said to be on a collision course with the country’s education department over plans to cut the period of stay allowed for overseas students under a post-study visa route, according to a UK media report on Wednesday. The new Graduate Visa route, which allows foreign […]

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GIANT ICEBERG SIZE OF GREATER LONDON BREAKS OFF NEAR ANTARCTICA RESEARCH STATION

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The British Antarctic Survey said the formation of the new iceberg was not due to climate change [Courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory] Wed 25 January 2023: A massive iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the second such split in two years, according to researchers. […]

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‘WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD’: POPE SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY NOT A CRIME

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Wed 25 January 2023: Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust”, saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview on Tuesday with The Associated […]

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