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Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

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Israel’s veteran leader has been asked to form a new government by the country’s president, having received the largest number of recommendations from party representatives holding seats in the fractured parliament on Monday. … Read More >Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

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Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

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First witnesses have testified in a corruption trial of sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as the PM’s supporters and opponents rallied outside the courthouse. … Read More >Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

Categories World

Ukraine joining NATO would not only benefit Kiev, but would also serve to strengthen US-led bloc, country’s army chief insists

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Ukraine has become a ‘shield’ for Europe, and the troubled country’s accession to NATO would bolster the organization, according to Kiev’s military chief, Ruslan Homchak, who wants the state to become a full-fledged member. … Read More >Ukraine joining NATO would not only benefit Kiev, but would also serve to strengthen US-led bloc, country’s army chief insists

Categories Russia

Russian army movements on border with Ukraine not a precursor of war, Kremlin says, citing need to defend against NATO buildup

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The deployment of military hardware and thousands of troops to Western Russia is not the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said, but instead just a normal part of defending the country. … Read More >Russian army movements on border with Ukraine not a precursor of war, Kremlin says, citing need to defend against NATO buildup

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Reports of Russian troops ‘massing’ near Ukraine miss the mark: Russia-Ukraine war is possible, but only if Ukraine strikes first

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As tensions escalate in eastern Ukraine, the real danger is not a Russian invasion, but that the Ukrainian government will misinterpret American signals of support as a green light for an assault on the rebel republics in Donbass. … Read More >Reports of Russian troops ‘massing’ near Ukraine miss the mark: Russia-Ukraine war is possible, but only if Ukraine strikes first

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Italian politician, tired of waiting for his turn at home amid slow EU rollout, comes to Moscow to get Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

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It’s better to come and get a Covid-19 shot in Russia than to endlessly wait for it in the European Union, Italian politician Alessandro Ravaglioli has told RT after he received his second dose of Sputnik V in Moscow, this week. … Read More >Italian politician, tired of waiting for his turn at home amid slow EU rollout, comes to Moscow to get Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

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We aren’t refusing new talks with NATO, Russian FM Lavrov insists, ‘but we don’t just want to sit there and hear about Ukraine’

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Moscow has rejected claims that it is unwilling to participate in talks with NATO, arguing instead that it would be eager to hold a summit, but only if it sticks to topics that are actually within the US-led military bloc’s remit. … Read More >We aren’t refusing new talks with NATO, Russian FM Lavrov insists, ‘but we don’t just want to sit there and hear about Ukraine’

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Survey discovers 7 in 10 Russian doctors now trust domestic Sputnik V vaccine, but most don’t have faith in Western alternatives

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A poll of Russian doctors has revealed that 69% trust the safety and efficacy of the country’s domestic Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, a significant rise from a previous survey that indicated a majority wouldn’t take it. … Read More >Survey discovers 7 in 10 Russian doctors now trust domestic Sputnik V vaccine, but most don’t have faith in Western alternatives

Categories World

In Kazakhstan, twenty-five convicted pedophiles have been chemically castrated by court order just this year, official reveals

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Different nations have varied justice systems, but it is agreed unanimously that child rape is one of the most heinous crimes. In Kazakhstan, the punishment is castration – and, this year, 25 prisoners have had the injection. … Read More >In Kazakhstan, twenty-five convicted pedophiles have been chemically castrated by court order just this year, official reveals