UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted the government to “just let people die” rather than impose a second national lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, London’s former chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, told the government’s official Covid-19 inquiry on Monday. Neither Sunak, who was chancellor at the time, nor then-PM Boris …
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Russia will not relent in its offensive against Ukraine because it does not feel that the global community stands in solidarity against it, President Vladimir Zelensky said on Monday. He ruled out peace with Russia at any price, despite Moscow repeatedly declaring it is open to talks with Kiev. In an interview with …
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The government in Kiev is worried that its Western backers are calling for peace out of an irrational fear of Russia, Aleksey Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said on Monday. Danilov spoke via video link to the annual conference of the Halifax International Security Forum, …
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Israel must take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties as it continues its aerial and ground attacks in Gaza against the Palestinian armed group Hamas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has said. In an interview with Spanish daily El Pais on Monday, Borrell – who admitted …
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Libertarian economist Javier Milei was elected to become Argentina’s next president on Sunday. With 86.59% of the votes counted, Milei won with nearly 56%, while his rival in the runoff, Economy Minister Sergio Massa, received 44%. Before the official results were announced, Massa conceded defeat in a speech. “The results are not …
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History teaches us that some ancient civilisations killed their children to change the weather. They used to practice child sacrifice to appease their gods in an attempt to court their good graces. Those primitive peoples believed that through human sacrifice, the forces of nature could be coerced in their favour. …
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US President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to draw up a schedule of sanctions against Israelis who attack or harass Palestinians in the West Bank, Politico reported on Saturday, citing a confidential document. A Cabinet memo was read out to the outlet by a senior US official. It had …
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Russia has managed to turn the tables on the West when it comes to sanctions placed on Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday, arguing that a myriad of restrictions failed to crash the Russian economy. “The Westerners are struggling because they are seeing that the sanctions are not hitting [us] …
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Four members of Ukraine’s International Legion were involved in a drunken fight at a party last weekend in Kiev, news outlet ‘Strana’ reported on Saturday, citing police sources. The off-duty fighter’s antics ended up with one of them stabbing and hitting the others, according to the website. A Briton, an American, a Canadian, and a …
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Reporters with a Turkish broadcaster have accused Israeli police of assaulting a member of their team, with footage of the incident appearing to show an officer smashing a journalist’s camera with the barrel of his rifle. Working for Türkiye’s TRT news outlet, the camera crew was reporting from East Jerusalem’s …
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