EU commission chief explains stance on call for G20 boycott
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Ursula von der Leyen spoke against “paralyzing” the G20 despite calls to boycott the upcoming summit because of Russia

It is better to have a frank face-to-face conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin than boycott the Group of Twenty (G20) summit this year, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

“It is also important to tell him to his face what we think of him and what we think of this kind of action,” von der Leyen told the German broadcaster ZDF on Sunday. However, she said there can be no “business as usual” with Russia after it launched a military campaign in...

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NATO to increase rapid-response forces sevenfold – Stoltenberg
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The military bloc’s chief says the number of high-readiness forces will reach 300,000

NATO will drastically boost the number of its rapid-response combat forces, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.

“We will transform the NATO response force and increase the number of our high readiness forces to well over 300,000,” Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of the bloc’s summit in Madrid, Spain later this week.

The NATO Response Force (NRF) currently has around 40,000 personnel.

Stoltenberg said the allies will strengthen their air defenses and increase stockp...

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HPRA issues warning over 'serious health risk' posed by 'self-tanning aids'
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'Melanotan 2' is being sold as an injectable powder, nasal spray and drops but has not been authorised by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)

Flooding and thunderstorms for five counties under Met Éireann rain warnings
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The status-yellow warnings for the counties in the south and west will see 'spells of heavy rain at times, heaviest in coastal and mountainous areas'

Live: Paul Reid to step down, house prices rise, surge in demand for legal advice
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G7 summit: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes PM Modi
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of the G7 summit on Monday.

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Now is not the time for negotiations with Russia, Zelensky to G7 countries
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Amid the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 nations "now is not the time for negotiations" referring to Russia.

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Egypt to buy 180,000 tonnes of Indian wheat, says supply minister
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The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has caused a potential global food crisis as the supplies of grains via the Black Sea have been disrupted.

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Sanctions-hit Russia calls reports of loan default a 'farce'
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On Monday, sanctions-hit Russia acknowledged that two of its debt payments had not reached the creditors.

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NATO to pledge aid to Baltics and Ukraine, urge Turkey to let in Nordics
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NATO leaders will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to lift his veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the military alliance when they meet

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'Turn off lights': Japanese capital residents told to conserve energy or face power cuts as heatwave worsens
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As heatwave continues to worsen, millions of residents of the Tokyo region have been told to save energy or face power cuts by the Japanese governm

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⚡️Zelensky tells G7 ‘now is not the time for negotiations’ with Russia – Paris (AFP)

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❗Russia “Most Significant and Direct Threat to Alliance Security” – NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg

Main points from NATO Sec. Gen Jens Stoltenberg’s statement Monday, ahead of Madrid summit this week:

▪️Alliance will name Russia as the “most significant and direct threat to security of NATO” at summit

▪️NATO will increase number of Rapid Response Force from 40,000 to "well over 300,000"

▪️Alliance will create weapons depots on eastern flank and form forces specifically designed for operations in this region

▪️NATO will adopt a program to support Ukraine, including re-equipping its army with alliance weapons.

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G7 to Cut Russia from World Markets and Limit Income - Including Gold (Statement)

G7 leaders have released a joint statement reiterating their intent to source new ways to sanction Russia in global markets, while claiming Moscow “bears huge responsibility” for world food security threats.

Here are some key points:

▪️Targeted sanctions against Russia's access to G7 industrial inputs, services and technology

▪️Ukraine itself should decide on a peaceful settlement without external pressure

▪️More than $2.8bn in humanitarian aid allocated for Kiev in 2022, while G7 are ready to expand cooperation with Ukraine on data exchange, intelligence, information and maritime security

▪️Russia must guarantee ships with agricultural goods free passage from Ukrainian ports. G7 will support Kiev in the prod...

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❗US finalizing new military aid package for Ukraine, includes modern medium and long-range air defense systems – WH

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⚡️Moldova charges former president Dodon with abuse of power (RIA Novosti)

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❗Russia Strikes Kiev Rocket Plant

Moscow has successfully carried out a missile strike on a rocket manufacturing plant in Kiev, which was being used to produce ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed Monday.

The strike was carried out on Sunday - with four high precision missiles.

Russian officials said that due to an apparent lack of communication between anti-aircraft defense systems located in the city, two S-300 rockets were shot down by Ukrainian Buks, one of which fell on a residential building.

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Ecuador pres­i­dent an­nounces fuel price cut amid days of protests
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The cuts fall short of de­mands from In­dige­nous lead­ers who have de­cried the soar­ing cost of liv­ing.
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Aliyah: WWE’s Arab su­per­star fight­ing to make his­to­ry
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Pro­fes­sion­al wrestler Aliyah be­came the first Arab woman to par­tic­i­pate in main event of WWE’s Smack­Down.
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Nige­ria’s chief jus­tice re­signs on health grounds
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The top judge cit­ed health con­cerns for his res­ig­na­tion which comes weeks af­ter a rare com­plaint by his fel­low jus­tices.
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Des­per­ate for di­as­po­ra: Lebanon begs for a tourism cash in­jec­tion
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Lebanon, fac­ing ram­pant pow­er cuts and sky­rock­et­ing in­fla­tion, re­lies on the di­as­po­ra for hard cur­ren­cy.
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