Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida) has accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of shutting down questions from two separate congressional probes into how the January 6th riots were allowed to occur in an interview with Fox’s Dan Bongino on Saturday. “In the House, Nancy Pelosi has blocked the questions that make sense, …
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Russian military forces are not blocking grain shipments from Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, as quoted by Interfax. He said the ports have been mined by the Ukrainian military, which prevents ships from going out to sea. According to the official, Moscow is willing to find ways …
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EU ambassadors have so far failed to reach an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia, as Hungary continues to oppose a ban on Russian oil imports, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the talks. The EU has already come up with five rounds of sanctions, …
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India prevented a Japan Self-Defense Forces plane from landing in its territory on Thursday, Sanae Takaichi, a policy chief of the ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told local media on Thursday. The aircraft was scheduled to collect supplies from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Mumbai …
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New Delhi-based English-language news channel WION said it had been barred from posting videos on YouTube for several days, blaming the platform for seeking to thwart objective coverage of the conflict in Ukraine. A “total block” had been imposed on Tuesday, and no new clips had appeared on its usually …
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Trying to forcibly remove truckers blockading the busiest US-Canadian border crossing at Ambassador Bridge could lead to violence and even death, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario cautioned on Wednesday, while his police chief called for a “diplomatic” approach. “You have a number of people who are … part of the …
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The White House has claimed the Supreme Court has blocked “common-sense life saving requirements for employers” by opposing President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 mandate on US businesses. In a Thursday statement, the president said he is “disappointed” in the court’s decision and claimed his much-contested mandate for businesses with 100 or …
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the remark made by Brussels’ high representative, Josep Borrell. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote: “How deplorable then are the affairs of European diplomacy. My condolences.” At a press conference, the former Spanish Foreign Minister praised the EU for its “major success” in stopping …
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The two Philippine vessels “trespassed” into waters near the Nansha island chain – also known as the Spratly Islands – on November 16, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan told reporters on Friday, noting that they entered the area “without China’s consent.” “Chinese coast guard vessels performed official duties in accordance with law …
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