In an interview broadcast on the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Saturday, the religious leader was asked to comment on instances of Orthodox Christians having emigrated from the US to Russia. “I can imagine the types of reaction to my words from different corners, but I can prove that Russia today …
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Speaking at a press conference on Monday, President Gitanas Nauseda argued that “recent events make us think that Russia is somehow connected with this crisis; there is a lot to say about this. First of all… migrants come through Moscow.” However, he has not yet presented any evidence to support …
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A former NYPD captain, Mayor-elect Eric Adams has promised to reinstate the city’s Anti-Crime units. Some 600 officers worked in these plainclothes units until they were disbanded by Mayor Bill deBlasio last summer amid a surge in anti-police sentiment following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. At a sit-down …
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Dmitry Yarosh announced his new job on Facebook. “By order of Lieutenant-General Valeriy Zaluzhny, I have been appointed adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thank you for your trust! Together we will win!” he wrote. Right Sector was created in 2013 as a confederation of several radical …
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“I do have faith” that the US would help defend Taiwan, Tsai told CNN in an exclusive interview aired Wednesday evening, pointing to the “wide range of cooperation with the US aiming at increasing our defense capability.” There are US troops on the island, though “not as many as people …
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The man speaking in the video threatens to kill “these Americans” if he does not get what has been demanded. The man in the video was identified as Wilson Joseph, believed to be the head of the 400 Mawozo gang, which is behind the kidnapping. Joseph is wearing a purple …
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The fall in the favorability of both Zelensky and his faction comes as the politician has been slammed from many sides for what some see as growing authoritarian tendencies, including purging party members for disagreements and organizing a vote against the speaker of the parliament. The poll, conducted by the …
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Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there were three options available to the EU after Poland challenged the primacy of the bloc’s laws over its national law. “This ruling calls into question the foundations of the European Union. It …
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On Sunday, a post was published on Saakashvili’s Facebook page explaining to people interested in his personal life that his romance with Yelyzaveta Yasko is not new and his past relationship with Sandra Roelofs is finished. “I am involved in much larger fights in my life than my private affairs. …
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In a tweet on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said that Iraqi intelligence forces had carried out an operation and successfully detained a high-ranking IS member known as Sami Jasim. His full name is understood to be Sami Jasim Muhammad al-Jaburi. Jasim was in charge of IS finance and …
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