As a result of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, large numbers of people have been fleeing their homeland, en masse, for the past three months. Most have been seeking asylum in countries that are part of the European Union, which Kiev so desperately wants to join. According to UN estimates, six …
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Russia is eager for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, but it won’t accept any Western mediation during its talks with Kiev, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “We’re ready to give diplomacy a chance. That’s why we agreed to the talks, which are resuming in Istanbul,” …
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The United States will allocate $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Kiev while welcoming up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the conflict under a new plan announced by the White House on Thursday. “The United States is proud to be the largest single donor of humanitarian, democracy, and human …
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A staunch defender of refugee and immigrant rights, Match of the Day host Lineker is regularly hit with comments along the lines of “why don’t you take them in then?” on Twitter. He started campaigning for refugees after the 2015 loss of Syrian youngster Alan Kurdi, who drowned off the …
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Trump-bashers will be delighted with what they find in the yarn, published this week by Foreign Affairs magazine. Formerly the senior director for European and Russian Affairs on the US National Security Council, Hill denounces her former boss for his reluctance to read his briefs, his inability to stay on …
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As I write, blue- and pink-haired Silicon Valley tech workers are desperately scrambling to determine what is acceptable for us to say on social media about Afghanistan. “What can we permit them to think?” they are wondering. Perhaps they are waiting for their overlords to tell them what is going …
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The two Los Angeles teams looked to lay down a marker ahead of the upcoming NFL season when they clashed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood – but the biggest hits weren’t purely reserved for the field after footage was captured of a mass brawl in the stands. Last season’s NFL campaign …
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Mayor Steve Christou, of Cumberland City Council, tweeted an official graphic illustrating new lockdown rules on Friday. Having posted the image that warned residents of the mandate that requires them to have a permit to leave the region and to register their personal details to be allowed to visit a …
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An 11-month eviction moratorium that prevented tens of millions of Americans from losing their homes during the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown expires on July 31, after Congress left Washington for recess without passing a bill to extend it. The moratorium was put in place by the Donald Trump administration last year …
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Addressing his congregation on Sunday, the controversial pastor said he was against counties reimposing mask mandates to curb a rise in coronavirus cases. If Mount Juliet, Tennessee, where the Global Vision Bible Church is located, goes through the same regression in policy, pastor Greg Locke claimed he would not be …
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