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Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa

bbc– This week the European Union imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organisation accused of committing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic and elsewhere. The EU has said that it will no longer train CAR government soldiers because of their links to

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Boris Johnson claims he ‘certainly broke no rules’ with Christmas quiz

independent– Boris Johnson has claimed he did not break Covid rules in place during the run-up to last Christmas by hosting a Christmas quiz for staff at Downing Street. The prime minister is facing claims he breached regulations by attending the virtual event on 15 December while tier 2 rules which banned household mixing were in force in London. Responding […]

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Covid: Booster offer for all adults in England by end of January

bbc– Booster jabs will be offered to everyone in England who is eligible by the end of January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. All adults will be offered a booster jab three months after their second dose of the vaccine. Mr Johnson said jabs would be prioritised according to age, with the NHS working […]

Colombia peace deal: The families displaced five years on

bbc– Sheets of tarpaulin supported by sticks pepper a public square in the northern Colombian city of Montería where a community of indigenous Emberá people have lived since mid-April. The community fled violence which broke out between rival armed groups in their rural communities many hours away, along the banks of the Sinú river. One […]

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Pakistan Passes 33 New Bills Including Kulbhushan Jadhav’s ‘Right To Appeal’

republicworld– On Wednesday, the Pakistani administration passed 33 bills in a joint sitting of Parliament, with the opposition rejecting the legislation, claiming that the Treasury benches bulldozed the bills. One of the bills passed grants India’s Kulbhushan Jadhav the opportunity for review and reconsideration. Pakistan also passed a bill to amend the

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Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: How the TPLF has outflanked the army

bbc– Once a formidable force that commanded the respect of the US, the Ethiopian army has suffered such heavy losses on the front lines that the government has taken the extraordinary step of calling on ordinary citizens to join the war against the Tigrayan rebels. It marks a dramatic change in the military’s fortunes. A […]

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Chinese Forces Exercise Near Taiwan In Response To US Visit

republicworld– Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation to the island. The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty,” China’s Defense Ministry said in the announcement Tuesday that gave no details on the timing, participants

As Israel threatens power cuts, how can Palestine pay its bills?

aljazeera– The Palestinian Authority’s finances are at a “breaking point”, a United Nations official warned on October 20th. But that didn’t stop Israel’s state-owned electric company from reportedly threatening a week later to cut power to the occupied West Bank if the PA didn’t pay $120m in overdue bills. The threat to plunge Palestine into darkness […]

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EU wait! Von der Leyen warned key nation could be next to quit ‘Treating us like a COLONY’

express– Janusz Kowalski was speaking at a time of escalating tension between the EU and Warsaw, which became a member state in 2004. Speaking on Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Poland must undo its new disciplinary system for judges in order to access to billions of euros of aid aimed at helping revive economic growth hit […]

Three refugees claim the UAE funded ISIS war crimes by giving them weapons, kit and aid during Syrian civil war in landmark UK court case

dailymail– Three refugees are arguing the UAE funded war crimes by ISIS terrorists in the Syrian civil war in a landmark case in British legal history. The men, who are from Syria but are now asylum seekers in the UK, claim Arab officials financed human rights abuses in the war-torn country in 2015. They said they […]

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