October 28, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

France warns it will slap UK with sanctions unless spat over post-Brexit fishing is resolved

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

France’s government has warned the UK that it will face sanctions unless London addresses a disagreement over post-Brexit fishing in which French trawlermen claim they haven’t been granted enough licences for British waters. … Read More >France warns it will slap UK with sanctions unless spat over post-Brexit fishing is resolved

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