MACRON WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE GUEST AT BRICS SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA

Fri 23 June 2023: French President Emmanuel Macron would be an inappropriate guest at the BRICS summit, the RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday, criticising countries whose policies Russia considers hostile. The BRICS group of emerging economies, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is due […]

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ALL ON BOARD PRESUMED DEAD AFTER TITAN DEBRIS IS FOUND, COAST GUARD SAYS

  Clockwise from top left: Shahzada Dawood and son Sulaiman, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, were onboard the Titan. Thu 22 June 2023: All five people aboard the Titan submersible are believed to be dead, and debris discovered in the search area for the missing vessel was consistent with a “catastrophic implosion,” the U.S. […]

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RUSSIAN GENERALS LYING TO PUTIN ABOUT WAR LOSSES, SAYS WAGNER BOSS PRIGOZHIN

Thu 22 June 2023: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia’s mercenary Wagner group, added fuel to his feud with the top brass on Thursday, accusing them of lying to Vladimir Putin and the Russian people about the scale of Russian losses and setbacks in Ukraine. Prigozhin, whose private militia spearheaded the Russian capture of the Ukrainian city […]

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MODI IN US: NY TRUCKS POSE QUESTIONS ON UMAR KHALID, WRESTLERS PROTEST & MORE

Thu 22 June 2023: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, the city of New York saw trucks with screens beckoning US President Joe Biden to ask the Indian PM tough questions about happenings in India. An image shared on Twitter showed numerous trucks that had messages written out for Biden. “Hey […]

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INFLATION FORCES UK SUPERMARKETS TO UP £1 ITEMS TO £1.25, REPORT

Thu 22 June 2023: Supermarkets are increasingly pricing budget items at £1.25 rather than £1 as retailers balance attempts to draw in shoppers through bargain deals with stubbornly high grocery inflation. The price point is now frequently the joint second-most popular price tag for a grocery item, alongside £2 and behind £1, according to the […]

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CHINA SAYS “READY TO BRING MORE LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS INTO THE BIG FAMILY OF BRICS”

Thu 22 June 2023: China stated on Wednesday that it is willing to bring in “like-minded” partners into the BRICS. Beijing’s remarks came in response to Bangladesh’s reported decision to join the multinational group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. “China stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into the big family […]

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AROUND 3.6% OF WORLD’S POPULATION LIVES OUTSIDE THEIR COUNTRY OF BIRTH: DATA

Thu 22 June 2023: International migration has become a pressing issue on the international agenda, with 281 million people living outside their country or region of birth in 2020, accounting for 3.6% of the global population, according to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Migration, one of the enduring issues in […]

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CRITICS DECRY MODI’S US VISIT AS HE BEGINS DAY WITH UN YOGA EVENT

  Activists protest against the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States. Seen in NYC: Hey, Joe Biden, ask #Modi why he was banned from the USA from 2005-2014. Thu 22 June 2023: Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit. Washington, DC – Indian Prime […]

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