Wed 23 February 2022: A recent poll suggests just 20 percent think an invasion will happen soon, in line with some Ukrainian leaders. Kyiv, Ukraine – The White House’s increasingly worrying warnings about an imminent Russian invasion in Ukraine are nothing but a political game designed to help Democrats win Senate seats in the autumn. This is not […]
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Wed 23 February 2022: As part of its new Indo-Pacific strategy, France has removed Australia from its list of close “strategic partners.” This follows a diplomatic spat that erupted in September when the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia unveiled a new defense agreement. According to the agreement (Aukus), the US and UK will […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Biden has announced new sanctions against Russia, saying Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine is ‘beginning’. “We’ve cut off Russian government from Western finance, can no longer raise money from the West and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets Starting tomorrow,” Biden said. In the days ahead, […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: The three men convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty of federal hate crimes on Tuesday for breaching on Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black. After several hours of deliberation, the jury decided on the charges against Greg and Travis McMichael, […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: In response to Russia’s highly criticised move against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, Germany suspended certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on Tuesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russia’s recognition of two separatist areas in eastern Ukraine as independent republics is an obvious violation of international law, speaking at a news conference […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: On Monday, the Canada’s House of Commons voted 185 to 151 to approve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act last week to calm disruptive protests that stalled parts of Ottawa for 23 days by blocking border crossings with trucks and other heavy vehicles. The parliament on Monday also […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Over 75% people in the world want ban on single-use plastics as quickly as possible, found a global survey on Tuesday. This comes as the members of the United Nations put together to begin talks on a world treaty to rein in plastic air pollution. The share of individuals, who are […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his countrymen ‘are not afraid’ after Russia moved to recognise the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and hours later said it would deploy troops there to “maintain peace”. An urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council took place on the deepening […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Malcolm X was a prominent human rights activist who rose to fame as the Nation of Islam’s chief spokesperson. He was recognised for laying the foundation of the Black Power movement in the United States and being an advocate for Black empowerment. The leader was assassinated while giving a lecture at the Audubon […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: According to the Diken news site, Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has begun a 72-hour window for three international news agencies to obtain an operating license or face access blocks to their platforms. The German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, and Euronews all have Turkish language websites that are affected by the […]
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