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Ahead of next month’s eagerly awaited Putin/Biden summit, Kremlin warns ‘reset’ in US-Russian relations unlikely to be on cards

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Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t expect that a meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden next month will trigger a drastic change in the fractured state of relations between the two countries, his spokesman has said. … Read More >Ahead of next month’s eagerly awaited Putin/Biden summit, Kremlin warns ‘reset’ in US-Russian relations unlikely to be on cards

Categories Latin America

Mexican election candidate SHOT DEAD shortly after going LIVE on Facebook to ask locals to join her at rally

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A local elections candidate in Mexico has been gunned down in the middle of a campaign event and just after going live on Facebook, becoming the latest victim in a string of murders of politicians ahead of the June vote. … Read More >Mexican election candidate SHOT DEAD shortly after going LIVE on Facebook to ask locals to join her at rally

Categories Russia

Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide

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The law that President Putin recently signed allowing tourists to remain in Russia for six months so long as they’ve booked their hotel stay in advance for the duration of their trip shows that Moscow has nothing to hide and is actually eager to encourage as many people as possible to come see the truth about the country themselves. … Read More >Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide

Categories EU

‘Lethal disregard’: EU partly to blame for migrant deaths in Mediterranean, UN report says

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Hundreds dying at sea is not a “tragic anomaly” but rather is a result of the policies of the EU, its members and other actors trying to push responsibilities for migrants onto one another, a report by the UN rights office says. … Read More >‘Lethal disregard’: EU partly to blame for migrant deaths in Mediterranean, UN report says

Categories Asia & Pacific

Indian Covid-19 variant has now infected people in 53 territories, as strain spreads globally – WHO report

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report outlining how the mutated Indian Covid-19 strain has spread to 53 territories, with unconfirmed information suggesting it has been detected in a further seven. … Read More >Indian Covid-19 variant has now infected people in 53 territories, as strain spreads globally – WHO report

Categories Asia & Pacific

Cyclone Yaas batters India’s eastern coast: deaths reported as homes destroyed and airports close (VIDEOS)

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Cyclone Yaas has made landfall in Odisha State, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 140kph (87mph) and causing widespread damage across eastern India, destroying homes, flooding villages, and disrupting transport. … Read More >Cyclone Yaas batters India’s eastern coast: deaths reported as homes destroyed and airports close (VIDEOS)

Categories Asia & Pacific

WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing ‘privacy concerns’ – reports

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WhatsApp has reportedly filed a legal case against the Indian government over a new set of social media rules that just took effect, asking a Delhi court to declare one guideline an unconstitutional privacy violation. … Read More >WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing ‘privacy concerns’ – reports

Categories World

Canadian soldier charged with ‘mutiny’ after calling on troops not to distribute ‘killer’ Covid-19 vaccine

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A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been charged for allegedly trying to encourage fellow servicemen to defy orders in distributing what he called the “killer” Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of National Defence has said. … Read More >Canadian soldier charged with ‘mutiny’ after calling on troops not to distribute ‘killer’ Covid-19 vaccine