Mon 30 January 2023: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. Johnson, speaking to the BBC for a documentary, said Putin had asked him about the prospects of Ukraine joining NATO, to which […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Police used pepper spray on rival protesters in Melbourne on Sunday after thousands of Sikh Victorians voted in a non-binding referendum on the establishment of an independent Sikh state. At 4.30 p.m., a group of pro-India supporters waving national flags arrived at the voting site in Federation Square, causing a brief […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that Türkiye could respond to Finland’s NATO bid “differently” than Sweden, which would “shock” Sweden. “We may respond differently to Finland if necessary. Sweden would be shocked when we respond differently to Finland. But Finland should not make the same mistake,” Erdoğan said at a meeting with the youth in the country’s Bilecik […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the establishment of “guardrails” to prevent hate speech, extremism and misinformation. “The online world is one of the main reasons that hate speech, extreme ideologies and misinformation are disseminating so fast around the world,” said the UN chief, calling on all those involved to […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Princess Diana’s renowned purple velvet gown was auctioned off on Friday and brought nearly $600,000. The dress was the most costly royal gown to be auctioned off after selling for more than five times the pre-estimated amount. Sotheby’s in New York organized the sale. The Princess of Wales wore the gown […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: Former US President Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign with stops in early voting states New Hampshire and South Carolina, where he won the 2016 presidential election. Trump reiterated his early political campaign promise of “making America great again” at an evening event in South Carolina. “We will finish the […]
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Sun 29 January 2023: After an independent investigation into his tax affairs revealed a severe violation of the ministerial code, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired Conservative Party Chair Nadhim Zahawi from his position. Sunak wrote to Zahawi on Sunday and stated, “Following the completion of the Independent Adviser’s investigation – the findings of which […]
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Sat 28 January 2023: Russia’s defence ministry has accused Ukrainian forces of attacking a hospital in the eastern Luhansk region, leaving 14 dead and injuring 24 others. The ministry said in a statement that on Saturday morning in the town of Novoaidar, “the Ukrainian armed forces deliberately attacked the building of a district hospital” with […]
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Sat 28 January 2023: The House Foreign Affairs Committee will vote on a bill to entirely block the Chinese short-video platform TikTok next month. The US intends to outlaw TikTok nationwide. Reportedly, the law will give the White House the authority to impose a ban on TikTok due to more pressing national security issues. The […]
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Sat 28 January 2023: Recent research found that over 50 animal species previously thought to be mute can actually communicate vocally. The lead author of the study, evolutionary biologist Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) he first had the idea of recording apparently mute species while researching turtles in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. “When I went […]
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