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‘Regret seeing such impulses’: Kremlin blasts US Congress group for pushing ‘toughest sanctions ever proposed’

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The laundry list of new sweeping sanctions put forward by a group of hardline US politicians are illegal and will damage the relations with Russia even further, a Kremlin spokesperson said. … Read More >‘Regret seeing such impulses’: Kremlin blasts US Congress group for pushing ‘toughest sanctions ever proposed’

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Hong Kong protest leader slams NBA star LeBron James for taking up black cause, but not anti-Beijing one

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Joshua Wong, one of the public faces of Hong Kong’s ‘pro-democracy’ protest movement, has called US basketball player LeBron James a hypocrite, for being pro-BLM now, but expressing skepticism about Wong’s cause in the past. … Read More >Hong Kong protest leader slams NBA star LeBron James for taking up black cause, but not anti-Beijing one

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European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

Categories Asia & Pacific

India denies visa to US govt panel, says foreign entities have no authority to criticize nation’s religious freedoms

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New Delhi has refused visas to members of a US government panel on religious freedoms, arguing they have no right to make judgments about India, as antipathy between the two nations seems to have reached new levels. … Read More >India denies visa to US govt panel, says foreign entities have no authority to criticize nation’s religious freedoms

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Netanyahu hails Trump’s sanctions against ‘corrupt & biased’ International Criminal Court

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump and his administration for sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC). Both countries have been targeted by the court with probes into alleged war crimes. … Read More >Netanyahu hails Trump’s sanctions against ‘corrupt & biased’ International Criminal Court

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US sanctions on Russian gas pipeline illegal & ‘an assault on Europe’s sovereignty’ – Bundestag member to RT

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The new sanctions by Washington targeting Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline are “absolutely unacceptable,” Klaus Ernst, chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, told RT. … Read More >US sanctions on Russian gas pipeline illegal & ‘an assault on Europe’s sovereignty’ – Bundestag member to RT

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US government agencies trying to ‘split Russian society’ ahead of constitution vote warns Security Council boss Patrushev

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An influential Russian official has claimed that hostile Western actors are planning to “provoke nationalist and separatist sentiments” in the country in the run-up to the July 1 national vote to approve a new constitution. … Read More >US government agencies trying to ‘split Russian society’ ahead of constitution vote warns Security Council boss Patrushev