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Erdogan’s NATO expansion roadblock will only harm Turkey
Asiatimes 21 May 2022
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has sufficiently alarmed Finland and Sweden for them to reverse decades-long policies and apply for immediate membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But what appeared to be a no-brainer for the alliance has quickly hit a roadblock in the form of Turkey’s mercurial president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... ....
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Putin May Be Winning the Information War Outside of the U.S. and Europe
Time 20 May 2022
Is Vladimir Putin losing the information war with Ukraine?. Well, it depends on who you ask. It’s never easy to measure such things, but here are a few numbers. While 141 countries in the UN voted to condemn Russia’s aggression, the number of African, Middle Eastern and South American countries who have imposed sanctions on Russia is 0 ... ... .
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Taliban Want to Erase Women From Media, Afghan Journalists Say
Voa News 21 May 2022
A Taliban mandate that women cover their faces while on television is seen as an attempt to erase female journalists, say media and women's rights activists. Afghan media outlets on Thursday said the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue informed them that female presenters must cover their faces while on air ... .
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Is liberal democracy in decline?
Ekathimerini 21 May 2022
At present liberal democracy is not only in retreat, it is actually under siege. Think tanks like Freedom House have confirmed that we are now in the 16th year of consecutive decline in global freedom, assuming of course that democracy is the political system that provides the highest degree of freedom ... .
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India’s wheat farmers count cost of 40C heat that evokes ‘deserts of Rajasthan’
The Guardian 21 May 2022
It was his buffaloes that he was first worried about ... ....
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AOC recounts fearing she’d need abortion after sex attack: ‘I at least had a choice’
The Independent 20 May 2022
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she once feared she would need to undergo an abortion after being sexually assaulted, saying it left her feeling “horrified” and “really alone” but that she “at least had a choice”.
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Russia declares victory in capture of Mariupol
RTE 21 May 2022
Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms ... The verdict is due Monday ... Smoke rises at a warehouse after shelling in Severodonetsk ... "Attempts to attack Donbas continue ... 'End of operation'.
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Northern Ireland: UK and EU's row risks Western unity, top US official warns
BBC News 20 May 2022
US concern ... The basics ... "I would urge Speaker Pelosi to understand that because I think that her contributions are entirely unhelpful, offer no solution, offer no help and merely repeat a mantra that frankly is hopelessly out of date," Mr Donaldson said ... "Joint solutions implementing the Protocol are the only way to do so." ... .
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Russia to halt gas flows to Finland on Saturday, says Gasum
FX Empire 20 May 2022
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Russia’s Gazprom has informed Finland that it will halt flows of natural gas from Saturday morning, Finnish state-owned gas wholesaler Gasum said on Friday. Gasum has refused to pay Gazprom Export in roubles as Russia has requested European countries to do ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Latest Articles ... ....
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US accuses Russia of holding world hostage over food amid Ukraine invasion
Belfast Telegraph 20 May 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russia of weaponising food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage to help “break the spirit of the Ukrainian people” ... Daily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter ... Enter email address ... AP/PA Images. / ... Mr Nebenzia warned ... Most Read. Top Videos. Latest World. Latest. .
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China: Scientists find 192m-deep sinkhole with ‘well-preserved primitive forest’
Indian Express 20 May 2022
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Germany, Qatar sign energy partnership agreement
Al Jazeera 20 May 2022
Qatar and Germany have signed a declaration to deepen their energy partnership, with a focus on trade in hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe’s biggest economy looks for alternative supplies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ... “The energy security issue plays an important role for us ... .
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Biden leaves for Asia under Ukraine, N.Korea nuclear shadows
Arab News 20 May 2022
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE. President Joe Biden left Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House’s attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe — and amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test during his trip ... “We know what we will do to respond to them ... 'Wind at our back' ... ....
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'We are going to die': Sri Lanka warns of food shortages
The Times of India 20 May 2022
COLOMBO. Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity ... "I sincerely urge everyone to accept the gravity of the ... situation." ... P ... Looking for Something? ... .
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Russia reports finding 2nd body on Kunashiri island
Asahi News 20 May 2022
Russia reported that another human body had been found washed ashore on Kunashiri island, part of the disputed Northern Territories, Japan Coast Guard officials said on May 20. The Coast Guard is trying to gather information on the identity of the person, who was likely one of the passengers of the sunken Kazu I tour boat ... .