Fri 09 December 2022: The Biden administration’s exchange of Russian businessman Viktor Bout for imprisoned US basketball player Brittney Griner is an unpatriotic embarrassment for the United States, former President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “What kind of a deal is it to swap Brittney Griner, a basketball player who openly hates our country, for […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Russian military company Wagner announced on Thursday that it had opened a cultural center in Serbia’s capital Belgrade. In a statement, the mercenary group said the “friendship and cooperation center” would focus on public diplomacy as its mission “to strengthen and develop friendly relations between Russia and Serbia with the help of ‘soft power’.” The […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: Brittney Griner, a famous basketball player for the United States, was freed by Russia in a prisoner swap, according to authorities, spurring messages of relief from US officials, fans, and Griner’s loved ones who had lobbied for her return to the US for months. According to the Russian foreign ministry, she […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: During a traditional prayer in the center of Rome on Thursday, Pope Francis cried and referred to the suffering of Ukrainians. The pope had to stop speaking for around thirty seconds after mentioning the Ukrainians because his voice started to shake. His voice was beginning to break as he continued the […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: The sister of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei criticised the “authoritarian” rule in the country, declaring her support for the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a letter published by her son yesterday appears to show. Badri Hosseini Khamenei, who is believed to be in Iran, said in a […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Saudi Crown Prince – Mohammed bin Salman, welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, with a lavish welcome, indicating Riyadh’s intent in strengthening ties with Beijing, despite US wariness, as the Chinese leader announced “a new era”, in Arab relations. Saudi state TV showed a grand ceremony laid out for the […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Ukraine enforces new emergency power cuts to try to repair damaged energy infrastructure, which the national grid operator says has caused significant supply shortages. Russia pummelled power facilities across Ukraine in the latest big wave of attacks on Monday at a time of the year when energy consumption usually rises because winter is setting […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Hundreds of thousands of New York Times (NYT) journalists and employees have declared a 24-hour strike over wage issues and remote working policies. The paper’s coverage would most likely suffer on Thursday because the majority of the employees who announced their strike are from the fast-paced live-news desk, which covers breaking […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Chinese President Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia to much fanfare, unlike the low-key welcome afforded to US President Biden. Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Riyadh for a three-day trip, underscoring the constantly growing importance of Sino-Saudi relations, and a clear message from Saudi Arabia that it will not take diktats from […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Iran claims to have executed the first prisoner who had been convicted of a crime related to the ongoing national protests. The person was convicted of injuring a security guard with a long knife and closing off a Tehran street, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. Tasnim added that […]
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