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Slovakia proposes ‘technical solution’ to unblock Russian oil supplies – POLITICO

The Slovak government office told Reuters in a statement on Friday that Prime Minister Robert Fico had discussed the issue with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Fico had proposed “a technical solution in which several states including Slovakia would have to participate.” Slovak and Hungarian officials have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies, saying […]

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Georgia’s divide: Seniors wary of angering Russia as youth want change | Politics News

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Tbilisi, Georgia – Georgia is in flux. Protests erupted in the mountainous nation in the Caucasus region in mid-April over a “foreign agents bill” that requires organisations receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas to register as “agents of foreign influence”. Critics see the measure as resembling Russia’s own “foreign agents” law,

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Venezuela blocks Panama plane carrying senior politicians – DW – 07/26/2024

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A plane carrying a number of former Latin American presidents hoping to observe Venezuela’s anticipated elections this weekend was not allowed to take off from Tocumen airport in Panama, the country’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Friday. The plane carrying former Panamanian president Mireya Moscoso and other ex-presidents was denied permission to “take off

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Could China’s diplomatic initiatives on the Ukraine war succeed? | Russia-Ukraine war

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Bejing’s diplomacy intensifies as the US and the West help Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s foreign minister visits Beijing for talks – the first trip by a government representative to China since Russia’s invasion more than two years ago. Beijing is intensifying its diplomatic efforts. Why now? And could they help end the war? Presenter:

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UK police officer under criminal investigation over airport incident

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Police watchdog confirms officer is due to be interviewed after video shared online of suspect being kicked. A British police officer is under criminal investigation over an incident at Manchester Airport in which a suspect was kicked and stamped on during an arrest, the police watchdog says. “We can confirm we are conducting a criminal

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Bangladesh minister on government’s response to deadly anti-quota protests | Protests

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Bangladesh Information Minister Mohammad Arafat talks to Al Jazeera about deadly anti-quota protests and unrest. Bangladesh has recently seen some of its worst violence in decades – violence sparked by student protests against a government-job quota system that demonstrators say favoured supporters of the ruling Awami League party. The Country’s Supreme Court has now scrapped

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Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics

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Editorial staff vote to walk off the job after rejecting annual pay increase of between 3 and 4 percent. Journalists at some of Australia’s biggest newspapers have gone on strike on the eve of the Paris Olympics after management knocked back their demands for higher pay. Editorial staff at Nine Entertainment, which owns The Sydney

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Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines – BBC.com

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Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines BBC.com Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China Yahoo! Voices Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared Reuters Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard as authorities warn of flash floods Al Jazeera English See powerful typhoon ‘bounce’ off island like pinball CNN Source link

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Friends remember Burlington man shot, killed in Kernersville Food Lion

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Celeste Smith, Dolan Reynolds, and Emily Mikkelsen 18 hours ago KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Kernersville police still haven’t said what they think led up to a shooting at a Food Lion on Union Cross Road on Wednesday morning. Investigators say Marco Antonio Vargas Arellano, 40, of Burlington, was found shot inside that store. Dillon Kiger, 38,

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What issues do Trump and Harris want to fight the election on? | Politics

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US presidential candidates attack each other in first major speeches since Biden dropped out of race. Donald Trump attacks his likely opponent in the presidential election as a “radical left lunatic”. Kamala Harris points to Trump’s convictions and scandals, saying he offers voters “chaos, fear and hate”. What kind of campaign will it be? Presenter:

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