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Saudi Arabia accelerates efforts to strengthen alliances with Egypt, Turkiye, Pakistan
Middle East Monitor 08 Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia is looking to boost investments in Egypt, while eyeing opportunities to deepen relations with Turkiye and Pakistan, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Russia and Ukraine enter grim winter campaign as war losses mount
Al Jazeera 08 Dec 2022
Russian and Ukrainian forces fought vicious battles in Ukraine’s east without significant territorial changes over the past week, the 41st of the war, with neither side showing any willingness for immediate negotiations to put an end to the fighting ... Ukraine’s long-range drones ... Bakhmut and the long, static war ... Tightening sanctions ... The human toll ... .
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‘People Are Running From You, Mr. President. Can’t You See?’
Moscow Times 07 Dec 2022
Russian opposition politician and Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin is currently standing trial in Moscow for spreading "false information" about the Russian army after he published accounts of the civilian massacre in the Ukrainian town of Buch earlier this year. Prosecutors have asked the court to sentence Yashin to 9 years in jail ... Ladies and gentlemen,.
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China’s “Third Opium War”. Covid-19 and the Opium Wars. The Alliance of Global Finance and IT Tyranny
GlobalResearch 08 Dec 2022
Some medicines were based on real scientific advances, but most of these miracle drugs were powered by addictive opium ... Finding a real solution ... Chinese Confucian and Daoist thought, or even Chinese interpretations of Marx like those of Mao Zedong could offer a real alterative.
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Jamaica imposes state of emergency amid sharp criticism
The Grio 08 Dec 2022
The state of emergency allows authorities to arrest people and search buildings without a warrant, drawing heavy criticism from political opponents and activists who have warned against a repeat of the police abuse and mass detentions that happened under previous states of emergency ... LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08 ... That’s the reality.” ... Gen ... .
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Paul Whelan tells Biden ‘my bags are packed’ after Brittney Griner release
New York Post 08 Dec 2022
Former US Marine Paul Whelan said Thursday that “I don’t understand why I’m still sitting here” in a Russian prison, adding he was “disappointed” that the Biden administration has not done more to get him out after WNBA star Brittney Griner was sprung ... “I was arrested for a crime that never occurred,” Whelan added ... “My bags are packed ... ....
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Hamas condemns Israel ban on Gaza Christians from reaching holy places for Christmas
Middle East Monitor 08 Dec 2022
It also called for "punishing the Occupation authorities and its leaders for their crimes and violations of the most basic human ....
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Khamenei's sister announces support for protests, describes him as a tyrant
Middle East Monitor 08 Dec 2022photo: AP / Martin Mejia
Peru’s ousted president appears in court to face rebellion and conspiracy charges
The Guardian 08 Dec 2022
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Iran carries out first execution over Amini protests
Gulf News 08 Dec 2022
TEHRAN. Iran carried out its first known execution on Thursday over protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, hanging a man convicted of blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary member ... The crackdown, which has drawn widespread international criticism, has also seen thousands of people arrested, including academics, journalists and lawyers ... .
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Factbox-Germany coup plot: who was behind it and how dangerous was it?
FX Empire 08 Dec 2022
Authorities expect further arrests and raids in coming days. Here are some details on the plot and how seriously the German authorities view it ... General Prosecutor Peter Frank said he was convinced the suspects – who include individuals with weapons and knowledge of how to use them – were resolved to act and therefore posed a real threat ... Sign Up ... U.S.
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What Lies Behind Jamaica's Perpetual Loop of States of Emergency?
InSight Crime 08 Dec 2022
A broad state of emergency announced across Jamaica in order to rein in rising violence has been met with scorn, as it is the latest in a long line of such measures that have achieved little ... Jamaica had the highest murder rate in Latin America and the Caribbean last year, according to InSight Crime’s 2021 Homicide Round-Up. SEE ALSO ... SEE ALSO ... share.
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China’s Xi on ‘epoch-making’ visit to Saudi as Riyadh chafes at U.S. censure
Asahi News 08 Dec 2022
RIYADH--Chinese President Xi Jinping began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that Beijing said marked its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond a long-standing partnership with the West ... policy towards the Middle East ... ‘EPOCH-MAKING VISIT’ ... relationship ... arms sales to the kingdom ... .
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German MP says 'coup plot' just an example of government's diversionary tactics
Sott 08 Dec 2022photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
The Hill 08 Dec 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said ... The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad ... The U.S ... .