Ukraine extends sanctions in connection with Russian aggression

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended sanctions against companies and politicians blamed by Kyiv for involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine, his office said on Friday. The list of hundreds of entities includes Russian television channels, news agencies, newspapers, consulting companies, … Read More

After Seven Years Of Conflict, Ukraine’s Frontline City Of Mariupol Is ‘Just Tired’ Of The Fighting

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MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Inside a small community center on the outskirts of this city in eastern Ukraine, just 20 kilometers from the front lines of Kyiv’s simmering conflict with Moscow-backed separatists, residents gather to learn the basics of first aid … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 May 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Isn’t it wonderful?  The mouth of mush has claimed that he and his minders have solved the violent exchange of firepower between Gaza and Israel.  Dig deeper and you will find out that General Sisi of Egypt … Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu warns Hamas against firing further rockets as cease-fire goes into effect

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Israeli leader says he won’t tolerate ‘a drizzle of rockets.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning Hamas on Friday that his military will respond with a “new level of force” if the terrorist group decides to start firing rockets into Israel … Read More

German foreign minister due in Israel, Palestine

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BERLIN Germany’s foreign minister is scheduled to travel to Israel and the West Bank for political talks late Wednesday night amid the escalating Gaza conflict. “I am planning to travel to Israel for talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah later tonight,” … Read More

The UK-Australia Trade Deal – A Tale of Brexit Insanity

Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2020. Photo: PA Images Otto English dissects the disadvantages that a free trade agreement between the two countries would bring to the UK Let me tell you the story of the proposed Australian-UK free … Read More

EU will allow fully vaccinated holidaymakers in – but has not yet decided if Britain will make ‘safe list’

Ambassadors signed off plans to allow people who have received both Covid jabs to enter EU countries for non-essential trips such as holidays. Travellers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport after Italy lifted quarantine restrictions for people arriving from … Read More

China’s Firms Gain a Foothold in South America as Energy Providers

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WASHINGTON, May 19 2021 (IPS) – Over the past decade, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from China have carved out a niche as owners and operators of electric utilities in South American countries through acquisitions of energy grids. As SOEs shift from their … Read More

EU leadership comments on mass migrant inflow to Ceuta: “Europe will not be intimidated”

Photo: AP Photo / Javier Fergo Europe “will not be intimidated by anyone,” Vice President Margaritis Schinas of the European Commission said after a record number of migrants entered Ceuta in Spain. Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city on the … Read More

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