WINTER IS GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR BRITISH HOUSEHOLDS AS NATIONAL GRID WARNS OF BLACKOUTS

Wed  02 November 2022:  Despite the government’s price restriction, many British homes may struggle to pay their bills this winter, according to John Pettigrew, CEO of UK-based energy and gas giant National Grid. UK energy bosses warn short rolling power cuts are a possibility this winter, as Vladimir Putin’s tactical tightening of gas pipelines in Europe […]

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EXIT POLLS SUGGEST NETANYAHU WILL RETURN TO POWER IN ISRAELI ELECTION

Tue 01 November 2022:  Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power following Tuesday’s election after exit polls showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Israel’s longest-serving premier, on trial over corruption charges, which he denies, was poised to […]

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IRAN PLANS TO SEND MORE THAN 200 COMBAT DRONES TO RUSSIA: UKRAINE

Tue 01 November 2022:  Iran is planning to send more than 200 combat drones to Russia, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence says, “At the beginning of November, a batch of more than 200 Shahed-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 combat drones is planned to be sent from Iran to the Russian Federation,” a statement on the government website read. […]

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TIGHT RACE BREWING IN ISRAEL’S ELECTION AS NETANYAHU BIDS FOR COMEBACK

Tue 01 November 2022:   Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, bidding for a comeback in a race likely to turn on a far-right party that has risen from the fringe to become a potential coalition kingmaker, Reuters reports. After years of deadlock, voter exasperation may […]

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PUTIN: RUSSIAN MISSILES STRIKES AGAINST UKRAINE A “RESPONSE” TO ATTACK ON BLACK SEA FLEET

Tue 01 November 2022:  A drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea over the weekend prompted missile strikes over Ukrainian infrastructure, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a news conference on Monday in Sochi, Putin promised additional action. According to Reuters news agency, he said during a televised news conference, “That’s not […]

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DID NOT LEAK ANY “TOP SECRET” DATA FROM PERSONAL EMAIL: UK HOME MINISTER BRAVERMAN

Tue 01 November 2022:  British Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday said that she did not leak any “secret”, “top secret” or market-sensitive data when she sent a document via her private email address, a move which culminated in her resignation from the previous government. Braverman, 42, resigned from the Cabinet of former prime minister […]

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50 COUNTRIES AT UN CONDEMN “SEVERE AND SYSTEMATIC” HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA’S XINJIANG

Tue 01 November 2022:  On Monday, fifty countries endorsed a statement that was read during a UN debate and denounced the “severe and systematic” human rights abuses occurring in China’s Xinjiang region. The statement, read out by Canada during a debate of the UN General Assembly Third Committee, which deals with human rights, said, “We […]

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POPE URGED TO TALK OF HUMAN RIGHTS, POLITICAL PRISONERS, IN BAHRAIN VISIT

Tue 01 November 2022:  Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis, on Monday, to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf State this week, Reuters reports. The families made their appeal in an open letter released by the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy […]

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