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Categories Asia & Pacific

Japan’s PM dismisses claim by royal household chief that emperor is ‘very worried’ about Olympic Games spreading Covid

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the chief of the imperial household was sharing his own thoughts when he suggested that Emperor Naruhito was concerned about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. … Read More >Japan’s PM dismisses claim by royal household chief that emperor is ‘very worried’ about Olympic Games spreading Covid

Categories Asia & Pacific

North Korea rejects US envoy’s offer to meet ‘anywhere, anytime’ to restart talks

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In a statement released by North Korea’s state news agency, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Son Gwon rejected an offer by America’s envoy to meet “anywhere, anytime” after negotiations between the two nations stalled. … Read More >North Korea rejects US envoy’s offer to meet ‘anywhere, anytime’ to restart talks

Categories Russia

EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition

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Senior EU leaders have clashed over whether to ask for high-level talks with Moscow, just days after US President Joe Biden met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss a range of issues including global security. … Read More >EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition

Categories Russia

NATO is completely refusing all military cooperation with Russia, despite Moscow’s offer of dialogue, says Foreign Minister Lavrov

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NATO is refusing to have any communication with Russia through military representatives, despite the numerous issues that are important for stability between Moscow and the transatlantic organization, like strategic arms control. … Read More >NATO is completely refusing all military cooperation with Russia, despite Moscow’s offer of dialogue, says Foreign Minister Lavrov

Categories Shows

Dozens still missing, condo building collapses in Surfside Miami (Full Show)

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Breaking news out of Florida, where the search and rescue operation continues after a building partially collapsed in the town of Surfside. The ocean-facing portion of the 12-story Champlain Towers South Condo building which was built in 1981 and has 130 units, collapsed around 1:30 this morning. At least 50 units were destroyed. Two people have been pulled from rubble. … Read More >Dozens still missing, condo building collapses in Surfside Miami (Full Show)

Categories EU

Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to invite Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a summit and consider “selective engagement” with Moscow on issues of common interest. … Read More >Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Would plunge into greater disappointment’: Kim Yo-jong warns US not to get hopes up for return to dialogue with North Korea

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Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, shot down the United States’ hopes for a return to dialogue between the two countries, warning that such an expectation would leave the US disappointed. … Read More >‘Would plunge into greater disappointment’: Kim Yo-jong warns US not to get hopes up for return to dialogue with North Korea