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Belarusian activist Protasevich returns to Twitter from house arrest, claiming passenger jet grounding gave him fear of flying

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Roman Protasevich, the ex-editor of an opposition Belarusian Telegram channel now being held by authorities in the country, has made a return to the online world, posting a clip for his supporters from a new social media account. … Read More >Belarusian activist Protasevich returns to Twitter from house arrest, claiming passenger jet grounding gave him fear of flying

Categories Russia

No Navalny supporters, please! Founder of Russia’s main liberal party tells opposition figure’s backers NOT to vote for his group

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Grigory Yavlinsky, the founder of Russia’s largest liberal political party, has declared that he does not want votes from supporters of imprisoned opposition figure Alexey Navalny, labeling his views as “fundamentally different.” … Read More >No Navalny supporters, please! Founder of Russia’s main liberal party tells opposition figure’s backers NOT to vote for his group

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New documents show how the USSR’s eventual WWII allies France & Britain wanted to bomb Soviet oilfields before Hitler invasion

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Moscow’s reluctant World War II allies France and Britain considered bombing the Soviet Union before Hitler’s Nazis invaded, newly declassified documents show. Their goal was to disrupt supplies of fuel from southern oilfields. … Read More >New documents show how the USSR’s eventual WWII allies France & Britain wanted to bomb Soviet oilfields before Hitler invasion

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WATCH: Russia scrambles two fighter jets as American P-8 Poseidon plane flies over Black Sea during NATO military exercises

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Russia’s Ministry of Defense has released a video of the moment two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets took to the air and escorted a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea, approaching the border. … Read More >WATCH: Russia scrambles two fighter jets as American P-8 Poseidon plane flies over Black Sea during NATO military exercises

Categories Asia & Pacific

Protests break out across Myanmar on anniversary of 1962 student demonstrations against first junta

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Protesters have taken to the streets of Myanmar on the 59th anniversary of major student-led demonstrations against the country’s first military government, echoing a similar condemnation of the current regime. … Read More >Protests break out across Myanmar on anniversary of 1962 student demonstrations against first junta

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The alcohol industry’s hold over the British government

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak first to Professor David Nutt, author of ‘Nutt Uncut’ and the former chair on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2008-2009). He discusses the UK government’s response to coronavirus which he blasts as chaotic, the entrenched power of the alcohol industry over parliament and No.10 Downing Street … Read More >The alcohol industry’s hold over the British government

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Sydney extends Covid lockdown for another week after New South Wales detects 27 new cases of ‘game changer’ Delta variant

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Australia’s most populous city will undergo another week of lockdown after 27 new infections linked to the more contagious ‘Delta variant’ were discovered, forcing many of Sydney’s five million residents to remain at home. … Read More >Sydney extends Covid lockdown for another week after New South Wales detects 27 new cases of ‘game changer’ Delta variant

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CrossTalk on EU: Whose values?

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We have become accustomed to EU elites messaging the importance of values. Not everyone in the bloc agrees. In fact, a growing number of conservative and populist forces are speaking out against what some call Brussels’ ‘colonial’ outlook. Conservatives and populists talk the language of family and culture. EU elites talk of values to create a European superstate. … Read More >CrossTalk on EU: Whose values?