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Putin tells UN chief Kosovo set Donbass precedent
Russia Today 27 Apr 2022
Russia’s president and the UN boss met in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks revolving around the Ukrainian crisis ... Putin, however, parried that the legal precedent still exists, as Kosovo received wide recognition in the West ... .
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Russia warns about threats of Israeli settlement plans in Syrian Golan
Press TV 26 Apr 2022
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has once again denounced Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights, stating that the regime’s plans for the expansion of its illegal settlements in the strategic region undermine regional stability ... #Polyanskiy ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ....
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China dismisses speculation about plans for Solomon Islands military base
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 Apr 2022
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says claims that Beijing intends to build a military base on Solomon Islands after signing a security agreement with the Pacific nation are "completely fabricated" ... .
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China angered as US sends destroyer through Taiwan Strait
Al Jazeera 27 Apr 2022
China’s military has accused the United States of undermining regional peace and security after it sent a naval destroyer through the Strait of Taiwan on Tuesday as part of a routine freedom of navigation exercise ... The US regards the Taiwan Strait as international waters ... .
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Russian forces capture several villages in push into eastern Ukraine
The Guardian 27 Apr 2022
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Israeli forces kill man, wound 3 in W. Bank clashes
Manila Standard 27 Apr 2022
Ramallah—Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded three others in West Bank clashes early Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said, a day after the fatal shooting of another Palestinian. The Israeli army told AFP it was “conducting counterterrorism activity” in the city of Jenin but did not comment on any casualties ... ....
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How Russian pilots protect military columns
Pravda 26 Apr 2022photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
Putin ally says Ukraine heading for collapse into several states
FX Empire 26 Apr 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The powerful secretary of Russia’s Security Council said on Tuesday that Western and Ukrainian government policy was leading towards the break-up of Ukraine ... “However, history teaches that hatred can never become a reliable factor in national unity,” Patrushev said ... (Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) ... ....
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US concerned Iran could develop a nuclear bomb 'in weeks'
The Arab Weekly 27 Apr 2022
Washington-. The White House also said it is worried Iran could develop a nuclear weapon in weeks. "Yes it definitely worries us," Press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday, adding the time needed for Iran to produce a nuclear weapon is down from about a year ... Blinken argued that a return to the nuclear deal is the best path with Iran ... .
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Ukraine war: The West is united for now - but what if it splits?
BBC News 27 Apr 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has united the West, the conflict throwing its values into sharp focus. But when it comes to the next phase of the conflict, how long will that unity last? Here are five issues that could ultimately divide the Western alliance. Before the war, liberal democracies appeared at times uncertain of their focus and future ... .
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Colombia conflict: Ex-soldiers admit killing civilians
BBC News 27 Apr 2022
Eleven Colombian ex-soldiers are giving details about extrajudicial killings carried out by the army during Colombia's armed conflict ... Pressure to deliver deaths ... Mr Herrera said he used a "carrot and stick" system - threatening those who did not deliver with bad reports, and rewarding those who did with extra days off and bonuses ... .
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“I Got Putin Wrong,” says Chastened German President
OWP 25 Apr 2022
On Monday, April 4th, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted fault after his extensive appeasement of Vladimir Putin’s aggressive advancement and the prolonged advocacy for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia ... “We failed to build a common European house,” Steinmeier said ... ....
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Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City to be more ruthless in Real Madrid return
The Guardian 27 Apr 2022
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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption
India TV 27 Apr 2022
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday in the first of several corruption cases against her ... She has already been sentenced to six years imprisonment in other cases and faces 10 more corruption charges ... ....
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Poland confirms Russian gas supply to be halted
Russia Today 27 Apr 2022
With Warsaw refusing to pay in rubles, Russia will suspend deliveries starting Wednesday, the Polish state company confirmed. Poland’s state-owned energy company PGNiG has confirmed that Russian energy firm Gazprom will halt gas deliveries on the Yamal contract as of Wednesday ... Read more Ruble payment mechanism in effect – Kremlin ... .