Abbott calls on federal government to reimburse state for cost of border crisis
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G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Atrocity Crimes In Tigray
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On April 2, 2021, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, issued a statement condemning atrocity crimes in Tigray and called for comprehensive responses: “We condemn the killing of civilians, … Read More
U.S. Concerned Over Reported Russian Troop Movements Amid Heightened Tensions In Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen take up positions on the front line with Russia-backed separatists in the eastern Donetsk region last month. The United States is expressing concern about what it called ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine amid reports of a buildup of … Read More
Brexit: Retail investors continue flight from UK equities
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According to data from the Investment Association, retail investors have withdrawn roughly £18bn from UK funds over the past five years. Photo: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao Retail investors fled UK equity funds in February to the tune of £1bn ($1.4bn) — a … Read More
Catch-and-Bus: Thousands of Freed Border-Crossing Immigrants Are Dispersing Across America
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Lorenzo Ortiz, a volunteer with the El Buen Samaritano Migrante church, loading a van to drive Haitian immigrants in Del Rio, Texas. Photo by Todd Bensman. DEL RIO, Texas — On a recent evening with the night ahead-looking long, an … Read More
US, Japan, South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea
North Korea has long sought a lifting of international sanctions over its weapons programmes.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States, South Korea, and Japan agreed in high-level security talks on Friday (April 2) to work together to keep up … Read More
Biden’s halt of border wall construction sends migrants streaming into US
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Biden’s halt of border wall construction sends migrants streaming into US Thousands of tons of steel and heavy equipment stand idle along the U.S.-Mexico border as legions of migrants exploit holes in the fence left by President Biden’s decision to halt construction. … Read More
‘Russia-U.S. ties worst in 41 years’: How much worse could it get?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in June 2019 that relations between Moscow and Washington were going downhill and getting worse. Experts believe that Putin’s gloomy assessment is now coming true, and Spain’s media El Mundo said it’s the worst moment … Read More
French Armed Forces Prepare for High Intensity War
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In the forests and plains of the Champagne-Ardenne region, where the great powers once clashed, the French armed forces begin to prepare for the return of a great conflict. Scheduled for 2023, Exercise Orion is a large division-level exercise that … Read More
Over 100 fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19 in Washington state, officials say
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Officials said the so-called breakthrough cases are expected with any vaccine. Over 100 people in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after becoming fully vaccinated against the disease, officials said. The Washington State Department of … Read More