Washington has re-established itself under President Joe Biden’s watch as the dominant security and economic partner desired by Middle East governments, halting a trend toward countries seeking closer ties with Russia and China, a senior White House official has claimed. “If you go back to this region, say, I don’t …
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Joining the EU is not a top priority for Kiev, with the country more concerned with security issues amid the ongoing military conflict with Russia, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted Thursday. “I believe that Ukraine’s membership in the EU is not the top priority now, but above all – security …
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Putting an end to the war in Ukraine is the EU’s chief concern at present, but Kiev’s bid to join the bloc will be reviewed by member states, Brussels has announced, as Russia’s armed forces continue to attack the Eastern European nation. Speaking at a press conference in Bucharest on …
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The New York State Department of Health appeared to announce this week that non-white New Yorkers would receive priority over whites in receiving “extremely limited” Covid-19 therapies for people at risk. In a document dated December 27, the Department of Health announced that two antiviral oral therapies – Paxlovid and …
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Pentagon officials addressed the highly criticized and chaotic evacuation trips out of Afghanistan during a Wednesday briefing, in which the administration once again claimed it was capable of meeting an August 31 deadline to finish all evacuations out of the country. “We will continue to evacuate needed populations all the …
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The report, produced by the Norwegian Center for Global Analyses and seen by AFP news agency, claims the Taliban is engaging in “targeted door-to-door visits” as it searches for individuals on its “priority lists” that it wants to detain. The assessment warns that individuals who served in the Afghan military, …
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued the guidance on Wednesday, outlining US military policy toward the People’s Republic after a months-long Pentagon review ordered by the White House in February. The new directive is classified, however, with Austin and other military officials offering scant details on the document. “The initiatives I …
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Other priorities – such as providing promised economic relief from the Covid-19 pandemic or otherwise doing anything that actually helps anyone on Main Street – haven’t gone so well, but fear not: The White House website finally has the decency to inquire about your preferred pronouns on its contact form. …
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Judging by recent statements of Vladimir Putin, the fight against the decline of the population of Russia is not the main objective of his policy. The other day Putin, as usual, tried to demonstrate that keeps its finger on the pulse and knows about the scale of the reduction of …
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The dominant version is pilot error. Experts agree that the crash of the SSJ-100 Aeroflot occurred most probably due to errors of the crew, who, not having developed fuel and with obvious excess of speed, landed at Sheremetyevo airport that resulted in damage to the aircraft and fire. On Tuesday, …
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