Thu 05 June 2025: The Russian Finance Ministry reported Wednesday that oil and natural gas revenues fell 35.4% in May, compared to the same month last year, to 512.7 billion rubles ($6.5 billion). In the first five months of 2025, they dropped 37.4% to 4.24 trillion rubles. The ministry said there was more revenue loss […]
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Thu 05 June 2025: Pope Leo XIV urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a meaningful step in favor of peace during a phone call Wednesday that focused on the ongoing war in Ukraine and the worsening humanitarian situation. The conversation, described by the Vatican as “frank and focused on the urgency of dialogue,” saw […]
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Thu 05 June 2025: More than 212 active fires were burning in the country as of Tuesday afternoon, half of which were out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Forecasters reported that smoke from wildfires in three Canadian provinces has spread across roughly one-third of the United States, with minimal impact […]
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Thu 05 June 2025: Parliament voted to impose record suspensions on the trio of legislators for their protest haka. New Zealand legislators have voted to suspend three MPs who performed a Maori haka in the House to protest against a controversial bill. The MPs from Te Pati Maori – the Maori Party – were handed […]
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Thu 05 June 2025: President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that completely prohibits travel from 12 countries and imposes restrictions on citizens from seven others, according to the White House. The banned countries are Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Trump issued the directive in […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Trump’s budget bill faces Republican discord in the US Senate, where some lawmakers reject any increase to the national debt. Billionaire Elon Musk has renewed his criticisms of United States President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a series of social media posts. On Tuesday, just […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claimed on Tuesday that it carried out an underwater operation against the Kerch Bridge, connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine’s intelligence service said the underwater operation was being prepared for several months. __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ “SBU agents mined the […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones. Russian forces have been using drones to hunt and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian military has repeatedly deployed unmanned […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set to hold ceasefire talks in Turkiye’s largest city a day after Kyiv carried out unprecedented drone attacks across Russia. The first round of talks held last month concluded without a breakthrough, but the two sides agreed on a prisoner swap. In Sunday’s attack, airbases in […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: France is to ban smoking in public outdoor spaces – including beaches, parks, school zones, bus stops and sports facilities – starting July 1 as part of a nationwide effort to protect children, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin announced. In an interview published Thursday evening by Ouest France newspaper, Vautrin said: “Where there are children, tobacco must […]
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