Sat 21 January 2023: A second charge alleging sexual misconduct by a Roman Catholic Cardinal has surfaced, the Canadian Press reported Friday. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, former archbishop of the Quebec City diocese in Canada and now head of the Vatican’s bishops’ office, was accused but the charge had not been publicly disclosed. But a letter dated June 23, 2021 and sent to the […]
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Sat 21 January 2023: Chris Hipkins, the country’s minister of police and education, won the election to lead the ruling Labour Party and will succeed Jacinda Ardern as prime minister. Following Ardern’s unexpected resignation, the senior politician must now receive the formal support of Labour lawmakers in order to become the nation’s 41st prime minister […]
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Sat 21 January 2023: The US has designated Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organization,” putting additional pressure on the private army that has recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine behalf of Russia. According to John Kirby, the national security spokesman for the White House, Wagner, which is […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: US General Mark Milley expressed strong doubt that Ukraine would succeed in driving Russian troops out its territory this year. At a US-hosted meeting on Ukraine in Germany, Milley told reporters, “From a military standpoint, I still maintain that for this year it would be very, very difficult to militarily eject […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate are to stay in police custody for another month after a Romanian court extended their detention, according to multiple reports. Tate and his brother, Tristan, are to stay in Romanian custody until February 27, while police build their case, the judge ruled, according to the […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made the decision to remain in the United States at least through the end of February according to Brazilian media. The Metropoles newspaper reported on Thursday that Bolsonaro, who is currently staying at the Orlando home of well-known Brazilian professional mixed martial artist Jose Aldo, […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world, in Russia, experienced a temperature drop of minus 62.7 degrees Celsius (80.9 degrees Fahrenheit). According to a CNN report Thursday (January 19), citing meteorologists said this is the coldest Yakutsk has been in more than 20 years. Temperatures in the city dropped to minus […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Former United States National Security Adviser John Bolton faced harsh criticism on Thursday after calling for NATO to expel Türkiye and extend support to opposition parties in the upcoming elections. “Bolton, who previously admitted that he supported coups, called on NATO to intervene in the elections in Türkiye. It is a futile […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov criticised a ban on Russian soldiers wearing beards, noting his forces fighting in Ukraine are Muslims and having facial hair is a religious duty. Kadyrov’s comments are the latest outburst against the Russian military leadership as he joined Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in venting public criticism. In […]
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Fri 20 January 2023: Russia has warned of a “extremely dangerous” escalation if NATO sends heavy weapons to Ukraine, such as battle tanks and long-range missile systems. The Kremlin issued the warning ahead of a key donor meeting on Thursday, as Western countries consider sending more powerful military equipment to Ukraine, where Russian forces are […]
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