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Pope sends Julian Assange personal message to his jail cell, partner says

Posted on March 31, 2021By Editor

Pope Francis has conveyed a personal message to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who remains incarcerated in a British maximum security prison battling possible extradition to the US, the publisher’s partner has said. … Read More >Pope sends Julian Assange personal message to his jail cell, partner says

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Islamic State claims Mozambique attack that killed 55, thousands reported fleeing besieged gas town

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

Attacks that killed 55 people in the northern Mozambique town of Palma, an area worth billions of dollars to gas companies, have reportedly been claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) via its Amaq news agency. … Read More >Islamic State claims Mozambique attack that killed 55, thousands reported fleeing besieged gas town

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Senior Iranian Lawmaker Says Tehran Needs to Sign Strategic Partnership Pact With Moscow

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

Having established a strategic partnership pact with China, it’s now time for Tehran to turn north and reach similar long-term strategic agreements with Moscow, Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, has said. … Read More >Senior Iranian Lawmaker Says Tehran Needs to Sign Strategic Partnership Pact With Moscow

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Over 40 South Africans Affected by Recent Attacks in Mozambique, Diplomatic Mission Says

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

The South African High Commission in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, said on Monday that as many as 43 South Africans were affected by the recent attacks in the north of the country. … Read More >Over 40 South Africans Affected by Recent Attacks in Mozambique, Diplomatic Mission Says

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Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Individual, 4 Companies Over Crimean Railway Bridge

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

The news comes just a day after Canada introduced sanctions on two Russian executives and four entities in response to Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which Moscow slammed as “disregard for reality”, given that the Crimean people voted to rejoin Russia in a referendum in 2014. … Read More >Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Individual, 4 Companies Over Crimean Railway Bridge

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Armenian PM Pashinyan to resign ahead of fresh election as protests & constitutional crisis rage on in wake of war with Azerbaijan

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia’s embattled prime minister, has pledged to resign next month and prompt an election, amid pressure in the wake of the disastrous defeat to Azerbaijan in last year’s war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. … Read More >Armenian PM Pashinyan to resign ahead of fresh election as protests & constitutional crisis rage on in wake of war with Azerbaijan

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Who else could it be? Russian hackers suspected of taking Australian morning news broadcast off air

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

An Australian TV channel has said an “unprecedented” cyber-attack prevented it from airing its morning news program. Local media linked the incident to an upcoming anti-Putin segment. … Read More >Who else could it be? Russian hackers suspected of taking Australian morning news broadcast off air

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Attack by ISIS-linked militants traps over 180 people, including foreigners, in Mozambique hotel for days

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

Foreign employees working on French Total’s LNG terminal construction project are among those trapped in a hotel in northern Mozambique which has been besieged by militants for three days. … Read More >Attack by ISIS-linked militants traps over 180 people, including foreigners, in Mozambique hotel for days

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Antigua and Barbuda Becomes 57th Country to Register Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine, RDIF Says

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

Antigua and Barbuda’s health ministry has registered Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday. … Read More >Antigua and Barbuda Becomes 57th Country to Register Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine, RDIF Says

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Five Killed, 1 Injured in Helicopter Crash in Alaska

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

A helicopter crash in the area of Knik Glacier, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the Alaskan city of Anchorage, left five people dead and one severely injured, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. … Read More >Five Killed, 1 Injured in Helicopter Crash in Alaska

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