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Joe Biden and Boris Johnson sign ‘New Atlantic Charter’, but the world may have moved on

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US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have updated their World War II-era ‘Atlantic Charter’. The agreement promises a return to the full-throttle liberalism that the Trump administration interrupted. … Read More >Joe Biden and Boris Johnson sign ‘New Atlantic Charter’, but the world may have moved on

Categories Shows

Ten demands for abolition w/ AWKWORD, Jeff Bezos leaving Earth

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Lee Camp is joined by the rapper, journalist, and activist AWKWORD for an interview about the prison abolitionist program he co-founded. The program is named ‘Ten Demands For Justice: The Road To Abolition’. They have a ten point plan that addresses police brutality, mass incarceration, reparations, and more. Camp and AWKWORD discuss the rapper’s upbringing, his introduction to the music industry and activism, the brutal system of mass incarceration that we live under … Read More >Ten demands for abolition w/ AWKWORD, Jeff Bezos leaving Earth

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing condemns G7’s meddling on Taiwan, after group’s statement in support of its independence

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a stern rebuke of the G7 communiqué which reaffirmed the group’s support for Taiwanese independence; Beijing labelled it a “a serious interference in China’s internal affairs.” … Read More >Beijing condemns G7’s meddling on Taiwan, after group’s statement in support of its independence

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Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

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The coronavirus pandemic can only be considered beaten once everyone in the world has been immunized against Covid-19, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after she’d met with the G7 leaders at a virtual summit on Friday. … Read More >Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

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Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

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Tony Blair has called on the British government to lead the way in the creation of a global ID that shows Covid-19 vaccine and disease status, arguing that the development of such a passport was inevitable. … Read More >Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

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G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

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The ministers have demanded Moscow “urgently” investigate the what they call “confirmed poisoning” of Alexey Navalny in a damning statement while stopping short of blaming it all on Kremlin again. … Read More >G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

Categories Russia

Does Moscow actually want to rejoin G7/G8? Ex-Russian president Medvedev dismisses summits as ‘obsolete platform’

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The world’s most bizarre diplomatic ‘struggle’ continues. While Western countries debate whether to make the G7 the G8 again, Russian officials say they’ve no interest in returning. Meanwhile, the West ignores their statements. … Read More >Does Moscow actually want to rejoin G7/G8? Ex-Russian president Medvedev dismisses summits as ‘obsolete platform’

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Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

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There’s “no chance” of Moscow returning to the elitist Group of Seven unless the Ukrainian conflict is solved, Berlin has said. But untying this and other knots is unimaginable without Russia’s helping hand, it admitted. … Read More >Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Shameless’: Seoul denounces Japan’s objection to Trump’s plan to include South Korea in G7

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Seoul has accused Japan of brazen behavior after Tokyo objected to Trump’s idea of inviting South Korea into the G7 as a standing member. The proposal may weaken Japan’s political clout within the group, Japanese media claims. … Read More >‘Shameless’: Seoul denounces Japan’s objection to Trump’s plan to include South Korea in G7