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Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

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A shocking internal report, based on statements from witnesses, documents, and photos, described extrajudicial killings and a general “toxic warrior culture” within the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) and threatens to undermine the country’s international collaboration. … Read More >Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

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UN Puts Sweden on ‘Shame List’, Urges to Bring ‘Home’ Daesh Children

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During the rise of the so-called Daesh* “caliphate”, Sweden emerged as one of Europe’s premier “producers” of jihadists per capita. While notoriously lax at prosecuting returnees for crimes committed in warzones, Sweden also struggles to locate all of its “Daesh children”, let alone repatriate them. … Read More >UN Puts Sweden on ‘Shame List’, Urges to Bring ‘Home’ Daesh Children

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Covid-19 patient capacity in Spain’s intensive care wards nearing peak amid ‘concerning’ pressure on hospitals – health minister

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The Spanish government is worried about the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care wards, with capacity levels expected to peak by the end of this week, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Tuesday. … Read More >Covid-19 patient capacity in Spain’s intensive care wards nearing peak amid ‘concerning’ pressure on hospitals – health minister

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WATCH: Striking French refinery workers & climate protesters clash with police outside office of oil giant Total

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Protesters have clashed with French police outside of Total’s head office in La Defense, Paris as striking employees and climate activists accuse the oil giant of jettisoning jobs while failing to protect the environment. … Read More >WATCH: Striking French refinery workers & climate protesters clash with police outside office of oil giant Total

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NATO’s Violations of the “Just War” Principles in 1999

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The current political process of acceptance of the quasi-independent state of Kosovo to the full UN’s UNESCO’s membership opened once again a question of NATO’s military intervention against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (the FRY) in March−June 1999 as a foundation for Kosovo’s secession from Serbia and its unilateral proclamation of a quasi-independence in February 2008. … Read More >NATO’s Violations of the “Just War” Principles in 1999

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14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

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More than a dozen elderly care home residents in north-western Germany have been infected with the UK coronavirus strain around a week after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, local authorities have said. … Read More >14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

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‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

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Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. … Read More >‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

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2 people reported missing & at least 5 injured after explosion partially demolishes building in Bordeaux, France (PHOTOS)

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Five people have been rescued and two are missing after an explosion rocked the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday morning. A gas leak is believed to have caused the blast, a report has said. … Read More >2 people reported missing & at least 5 injured after explosion partially demolishes building in Bordeaux, France (PHOTOS)