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How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage
The Guardian 05 May 2022
Nato is back. With the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has single-handedly revived the fortunes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, returning it to the top of the foreign policy agenda. Scandinavian states that once prided themselves on independence from the organisation are now eager to join ... .
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Taiwan scraps deal to buy US anti-submarine helicopters
The Times of India 05 May 2022
TAIPEI. Taiwan has opted out of purchasing anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, its defence minister said Thursday. The island was planning to buy up to 12 Seahawk choppers but the deal has been scrapped as Taipei prioritises lower cost, more mobile weaponry to counter any threat from China ... .
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‘A second Afghanistan’: Doubts over Russia’s war prosecution
Al Jazeera 05 May 2022
Russia appeared to become bogged down in a new military deadlock in eastern Ukraine during the 10th week of its war, as its forces made incremental advances but failed to score any significant breakthroughs ... Chancellor Olaf Scholz had told the German news website Der Spiegel he was trying to avoid a NATO escalation with Russia on April 22 ... .
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Russia Says Its Army Practises "Nuclear-Capable" Missile Strike Amid War
NDTV 05 May 2022
Russia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine ... .
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Huge Russian cargo ship docks at Iranian port after 21 years
Press TV 04 May 2022
A huge Russian cargo vessel has docked at a northern Iranian port for a first time in 21 years as the two countries seek to increase their transit cooperation as part of efforts to counter the American sanctions ... The report said that the ship had unloaded 66 Ro Ro trucks at Noshahr for road transit through Iran to the United Arab Emirates ... ....
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Real Madrid mounts stunning comeback to beat Manchester City and reach Champions League final
CNN 05 May 2022
(CNN)Real Madrid battled back from the brink of elimination to overcome Manchester City and book its place in the Champions League final. For the third knockout tie in a row, Real looked down and out ... With City leading 4-3 from the first leg, Riyad Mahrez's second-half goal had seemingly booked his team passage through to the final in Paris ... .
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Western arms to Ukraine preventing 'quick' end to conflict: Kremlin
The Times of India 05 May 2022
The Kremlin on Thursday accused the West of preventing a "quick" end to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine by supplying weapons to the pro-Western country ... "The United States, Britain, NATO as a whole hand over intelligence... Looking for Something? ... .
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Australia wants calm in ties with Solomon Islands after ‘invasion’ claim
FX Empire 05 May 2022
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will respond calmly to the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, dismissing a furious response by the leader of the Pacific nation to Western criticism of the deal ... “None of that is true,” Morrison said on Thursday, responding to questions from reporters ... Sign Up.
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Boris Johnson faces first serious electoral test since his reputation hit rock bottom
NewstalkZB 05 May 2022
Ever since the "Partygate" scandal rocked Boris Johnson's premiership at the end of last year, the British Prime Minister has repeatedly dodged questions about his future by asserting that what the public wants is for politicians to get on with running the country, not obsess over events that took place nearly two years ago ... Brexit ... .
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Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide, WHO says
WPTV 05 May 2022
The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double its official death toll. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas ... Report a typo. .
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Nearly 80% of Japanese think Okinawa's base-hosting burden unfair
Kyodo 05 May 2022
Nearly 80 percent of people in Japan think the burden on Okinawa in hosting the bulk of U.S ... Photo taken on March 10, 2022, shows U.S ... The survey also found that 65 percent think the security alliance between Japan and the United States should remain as is, but 22 percent believe it should be strengthened and 11 percent said it should be weakened.
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New clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound
RTE 05 May 2022
Clashes erupted between Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound today, after a 10-day cooling of tensions at the holy site, Israeli police said ... The mounting violence since 22 March has killed 12 Israelis, including an Arab-Israeli police officer, and two Ukrainians in four separate attacks inside Israel ... .
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Thailand’s Chinese submarine deal: why is it stuck in limbo, and will it go ahead?
South China Morning Post 05 May 2022
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government has struggled to defend the US$1.05 billion deal for three Chinese submarines at a time of economic hardship ... .
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Ukrainian Ambassador: “My biggest disappointment” is people saw an Azov Battalion member instead of a Greek”
Greek City Times 04 May 2022
The news regarding the death of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion member was confirmed yesterday by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Greece, Sergii Shutenko, during an interview with ERT ... In 2014, a spokesman for the regiment said around 10–20% of the unit were neo-Nazis ... Members of the regiment come from 22 countries and are of various backgrounds ... READ MORE ... 0.
