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US and NATO al­lies pledge more arms to Ukraine
Sec­re­tary of State Antony Blinken says the US will send new weapon sys­tems to Ukraine as Rus­sia con­tin­ues at­tacks.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

The Disney Company Quits Russia – And Not a Moment Too Soon
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Russia now finds itself at a moment where it can forever shut the door to a rudderless company that finds itself promoting ideas that are totally at odds with Russian values and beliefs.

Although the news may seem a bit trivial, with war and economic chaos flaring in the background of the global stage, Disney leaving Russia will have the same mental and physical benefits as McDonald’s and Pornhub saying their goodbyes to Europe’s largest consumer market.

One of the results of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine has been a number of Western companies abandoning Russia, some temporarily, some...

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UK says ‘age of engagement’ with Russia ‘over’
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London says antipathy towards Moscow will underpin the ‘‘new approach to security in Europe”

“The age of engagement with Russia is over,” UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss declared during a Wednesday night speech at a dinner in Brussels, wherein Truss urged her counterparts in the US-led military alliance to adopt “a new approach to security in Europe based on resilience, defense and deterrence.”

She went on to assert that Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine had rendered the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997 to be “dead,” telling envoys of the US-led military alliance to spurn...

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Meta plans to create currency – media
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The social media giant appears to have multiple currency-related irons in the fire

Social media behemoth Meta is reportedly considering rolling out a digital currency, the Financial Times revealed on Wednesday, years after the company’s initial efforts to create a cryptocurrency called Libra ran around on a combination of stifling regulations and user distrust.

Despite the collapse of its planned cryptocurrency Diem – formerly known as Libra – Meta has not given up on its plans to muscle into the financial services sector, with internal sources suggesting the company has plans to roll out a whole suite o...

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What is be­hind the rise of the far right in France?
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Main­stream­ing of far-right pol­i­tics in France due to pub­lic ‘pes­simism’ and ac­cep­tance of hard­line views, an­a­lysts say.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

Shoot­ing in pop­u­lar Tel Aviv area kills 2 Is­raelis; 8 wound­ed
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Mo­tive for the at­tack was not im­me­di­ate­ly clear but ten­sions have soared fol­low­ing the re­cent killings of 11 peo­ple.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

Ger­many says Russ­ian ra­dio mes­sages dis­cussed Bucha killings
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In in­ter­cept­ed ra­dio mes­sages, Russ­ian sol­diers said to talk about in­ter­ro­gat­ing and killing sol­diers and civil­ians.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

Iran’s Quds Force should stay on US ‘ter­ror­ist’ list: Top gen­er­al
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Gen­er­al Mark Mil­ley tells law­mak­ers it is his ‘per­son­al opin­ion’ that the IRGC’s Quds Force should not be delist­ed.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

Flood­ing in north­west Colom­bia kills at least 10, oth­ers miss­ing
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Heavy rains flood­ed a min­ing camp in Abri­aqui, au­thor­i­ties say, as search for at least sev­en miss­ing peo­ple con­tin­ues.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

New Analysis Details ‘Master Class in War Profiteering’ by U.S. Oil Giants
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“Oil and gas companies are feeding off humanitarian disaster and consumer suffering in order to reward Wall Street,” said Lukas Ross at Friends of the Earth.

By Jessica CORBETT

An analysis released Tuesday by a trio of groups highlights how Big Oil has cashed in on various crises over the past year—including the Covid-19...

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U.S. Officials Admit They’re Literally Just Lying to the Public About Russia
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By Caitlin JOHNSTONE

NBC News has a new report out citing multiple anonymous US officials, humorously titled “In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn’t rock solid”.

The officials say the Biden administration has been rapidly pushing out “intelligence” about Russia’s plans in Ukraine that is “low-confidence” or “based more on analysis than hard evidence”, or even j...

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Haunt­ing Cana­da board­ing school shot wins World Press Pho­to
Win­ners chart­ed plight of In­dige­nous in Cana­da, Brazil and ex­plored how Aus­tralian group fights fire with fire.
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Published On 7 Apr 2022

California Town Plans Guaranteed Income For Transgender, Nonbinary Residents
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US Con­gress votes to sus­pend Rus­sia trade sta­tus, en­act oil ban
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Re­ports of atroc­i­ties by Russ­ian forces in Bucha, Ukraine prompt­ed US leg­is­la­tors to ad­vance trade, en­er­gy penal­ties.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

Sau­di an­nounces re­turn of am­bas­sador to Lebanon
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Re­la­tions with Beirut tense since last year af­ter a for­mer min­is­ter crit­i­cised Sau­di Ara­bia’s role in Yemen con­flict.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

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EU agrees to ban coal im­ports from Rus­sia, of­fi­cial says
Eu­rope is mov­ing to wean it­self off Russ­ian en­er­gy as Ukraine calls for grow­ing in­ter­na­tion­al pres­sure to end war.
Published On 7 Apr 2022

New US Supreme Court Justice confirmed
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The Senate has voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, after a contentious series of hearings

The US Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson faced stiff opposition from Republicans who hammered her past lenience on child sex offenders and controversial stance on gender issues, but ultimately clinched the nomination thanks to three Republicans who crossed party lines and voted with Democrats.

Republican Senators Mitt Romney (Utah), Susan Collins (Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) gave Jackson their votes, while the Senate’s 50 Democrats were unanimous in su...

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Two killed in shooting in Israel
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Police are still hunting for a gunman who assaulted people on a popular street in Tel Aviv

At least two people have been killed and eight others injured in a shooting attack that has seen a gunman assault people on Dizengoff Street in the center of Tel Aviv on Thursday night, the local media has reported. The area is a popular scene filled with restaurants and bars.

At least four people are said to be in critical or serious condition, according to the Sourasky Medical Center. Videos published on social media showed the aftermath of the attack, where people can be seen roaming amid the overturned tables in one of the outdoo...

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Pentagon says Russian military won't pick up the phone
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The dearth of communication between the armed forces of Russia and the US continues

US military leaders have had no communication with their counterparts in Moscow since the beginning of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday.

General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “and I myself have frequently reached out to our counterparts in Russia to try to ensure that we maintain a dialogue. That’s in the last – since mid-February,” Austin told the senators....

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Scientists say they found dinosaur ‘killed’ by asteroid
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But without peer review, not everyone is impressed by the sensational claim

Paleontologists in the US may have discovered the remains of a Thescelosaurus killed at the moment of impact when an Everest-sized asteroid struck the earth and caused the extinction of dinosaurs. It was discovered at the Tanis site in southwestern North Dakota, which researchers believe holds a detailed record of the devastation wrought by the asteroid’s impact 66 million years ago.

The BBC reported the unusual discovery on Thursday, years after obtaining exclusive access to the Tanis site ahead of...

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