October 2021 – Page 8 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Washington to let Julian Assange serve sentence in Australia if convicted after extradition to US, legal document shows

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Lawyers acting on behalf of the US government have “provided assurance” to a UK extradition hearing that any custodial sentence imposed on WikiLeaks founder Assange by an American court would be allowed to be served in Australia. … Read More >Washington to let Julian Assange serve sentence in Australia if convicted after extradition to US, legal document shows

‘Taiwan has no right to join United Nations’: China slams US after Blinken says he regrets Taipei’s absence from world body

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

After the US secretary of state claimed Taipei’s accession to the UN would be pragmatic, Beijing hit back, reiterating that Taiwan should not be granted permission to join the body because the island was part of China. … Read More >‘Taiwan has no right to join United Nations’: China slams US after Blinken says he regrets Taipei’s absence from world body

Level of foreign aid is mere ‘drop in the ocean’ as Afghanistan endures ‘terrifying’ and worsening hunger, UN official tells RT

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

The promised international aid to Afghanistan is not nearly enough to deal with the growing hunger sparked by drought and economic collapse after the Taliban takeover, a UN food envoy has told RT. … Read More >Level of foreign aid is mere ‘drop in the ocean’ as Afghanistan endures ‘terrifying’ and worsening hunger, UN official tells RT

Videos

Escaping Australia: Why are thousands of Aussie families permanently fleeing as refugees? 1/3

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Part 1/3 of a documentary series into the mass exodus of Australian families leaving Australia permanently to move overseas. … Read More >Escaping Australia: Why are thousands of Aussie families permanently fleeing as refugees? 1/3

World

Washington ‘strongly opposes’ West Bank settlement expansion as Israel moves forward with thousands of new homes

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

The US has voiced “strong” opposition toward the Israeli government’s push to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Tel Aviv placed tender for 1,300 new homes and is expected to greenlight a further 3,000. … Read More >Washington ‘strongly opposes’ West Bank settlement expansion as Israel moves forward with thousands of new homes

World

Ukraine claims first-ever use of state-of-the-art Turkish combat drone in country’s Donbass region, violating ceasefire agreement

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Ukraine’s Army announced on Tuesday that it had successfully fired a missile from a Turkish Bayraktar drone in the Donbass for the first-ever time, publishing a video that allegedly shows a piece of artillery being destroyed. … Read More >Ukraine claims first-ever use of state-of-the-art Turkish combat drone in country’s Donbass region, violating ceasefire agreement

World

Time to stock up on dung? Ukrainian MP tells citizens to collect & store MANURE for energy as country awaits possible fuel crisis

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021By Editor

Ukrainian citizens can’t rely on the government in Kiev for energy and should take matters into their own hands by collecting manure and drying it out before the bitterly cold winter comes, a long-serving opposition MP has warned. … Read More >Time to stock up on dung? Ukrainian MP tells citizens to collect & store MANURE for energy as country awaits possible fuel crisis

Russia

America’s battle lines against Russia are being drawn in the icy Arctic. Stuck in the middle, Norway is now NATO’s nuclear shield

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021By Editor

Norway is hardly a major power player on the international stage. But, with the Arctic theatre increasingly playing host to a standoff between the US and Russia, the Scandinavian nation has become America’s newest front line. … Read More >America’s battle lines against Russia are being drawn in the icy Arctic. Stuck in the middle, Norway is now NATO’s nuclear shield

Russia

Nord Stream 2 ‘does not endanger’ security of EU gas supply, German government tells regulator, urging pipeline’s certification

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021By Editor

The German Ministry of Economics and Technology has advised the country’s national energy regulator to proceed with certifying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, saying it poses no threat to the security of the German or EU gas supply. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 ‘does not endanger’ security of EU gas supply, German government tells regulator, urging pipeline’s certification

Russia

UK PM Johnson backs better relations with Russia in call with Putin, urging Moscow to bring forward new climate change targets

Posted on October 27, 2021By Editor

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that his country wants to see relations with Russia improve despite recent tensions over alleged poisonings on British soil, as part of diplomatic outreach to bolster environmental efforts. … Read More >UK PM Johnson backs better relations with Russia in call with Putin, urging Moscow to bring forward new climate change targets