The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it had officially invited independent experts from the UN and the Red Cross to investigate the shelling of a detention center in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The Friday bombing killed 50 prisoners, with dozens more wounded. “In the interest of conducting an …
Read More »Erdogan invites Putin & Zelensky for showdown in Turkey
As Ukraine claims that Russia could be poised to invade, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the leaders of both nations to come to his country to try to settle their differences diplomatically. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesperson for Erdogan, announced the offer on Wednesday, saying that Turkey would like …
Read More »UK invites 800 more foreign butchers to deal with pig slaughter backlog & avert mass culling
The butchers will be eligible to apply for visas from the existing allocation in the Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme until the end of the year, the UK government said as it announced a package of measures to support the national pork industry. The new visas will be granted in addition …
Read More »Russia invites China for crunch talks with Taliban on Afghanistan’s future after American troop withdrawal from war-torn state
On Friday, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that the country has “already received a request to take part and is engaging in consultations with all sides, including Russia.” He added that Beijing would support any efforts to stabilize the country and the surrounding area. …
Read More »N-ICE move: Rival Russian hockey team invites shunned cheerleaders to match after own club ditched them due to ‘jealous wives’
The Bars Angels support group were told by bosses that their services were no longer required just before the start of the season. Reports suggested that the decision was made by the Kazan-based club as they wanted to move in a more ‘family-friendly’ direction – with former group leader Rigina …
Read More »California teacher takes down US flag because it made her ‘uncomfortable,’ invites student to pledge allegiance to Pride colors
The teacher, identified by Fox News on Saturday as Kristin Pitzen of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, was seen on a viral social media video speaking about the daily Pledge of Allegiance at her school. “I always tell my class, ‘Stand if you feel like it, don’t stand …
Read More »IAEA invites Chinese experts to join the technical working group on Japan’s nuclear wastewater disposal, Beijing says
Speaking on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Beijing would continue to urge Japan to engage with the international community before dumping more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater from the defunct Fukushima power plant. “China will fully support the organization’s follow-up work, and Japan should earnestly …
Read More »Amid increased tensions in Donbass, Putin invites Ukrainian President Zelensky to Moscow for discussions on ‘bilateral relations’
Speaking before talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Putin said Zelensky should first discuss the problems of Donbass with the heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics before speaking with representatives of third countries. He included Russia in this category. “And if we are talking about …
Read More »Biden invites Putin to crunch summit amid deteriorating ties between Russia & US, as American warships chart course for Black Sea
In a statement published on Tuesday, American officials confirmed that the two leaders had spoken about “a number of regional and global issues.” As part of the talks, Biden was said to have “voiced concerns over the sudden Russia military build-up” on the Crimean Peninsula and along the border with Ukraine, calling upon Moscow “to …
Read More »After calling Putin ‘killer’ and Xi ‘autocrat,’ Biden invites them to CLIMATE summit – reports
Putin and Xi were among the 40 leaders invited to the event, anonymous administration officials told reporters on Friday. Others on the list include some of the world’s “top climate-change sufferers, do-gooders and backsliders,” AP reported. “It’s a list of the key players and it’s about having some of the …
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