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Trump shares QAnon conspiracy about himself
The Independent 17 May 2022
Donald Trump delighted QAnon supporters after he shared a meme featuring himself and the “Q” symbol on Truth Social, his social media platform. .
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What Food Shortage? Humanity Is Sacrificing Itself On The Altar Of Corporate Profits And War
WorldNews.com 17 May 2022
Today, as the world produces more food than ever before, more than one in ten people on Earth are hungry. But the hunger of almost 1 billion people is taking place at the same time corporate food producers sell the food, manipulating production and prices which reap enormous profits ... In “Stuffed and Starved,” Raj Patel writes ... .
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Why does Turkey oppose Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership?
Al Jazeera 17 May 2022
Sweden and Finland’s historic bids to become NATO members have hit a roadblock after top Turkish officials took a tough stance against a Nordic expansion of the transatlantic alliance ... All 30 NATO members must unanimously give the green light for the two historically neutral countries to join the alliance ... “How can we trust them?” ... What is next? ... .
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Ukraine says evacuation from Azovstal only way to save troops
Sina 18 May 2022
AFP. A view shows the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol on May 10, 2022 ... "Unfortunately, military unblocking is impossible in this situation. There can be no other formula of salvation than the one currently in use ... .
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China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional action – sources
Metro USA 17 May 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Investigators probing the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining whether it was due to intentional action taken on the flight deck, with no evidence so far of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said ... officials’ preliminary assessment. Boeing Co, the maker of the jet, and the U.S ... .
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Afghanistan: Inside a secret school for girls
BBC News 18 May 2022
Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban. Around a dozen teenage girls are attending a maths class ... In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban ... .
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Griffith Park in Los Angeles evacuated as wildfire declared a 'major emergency'
San Francisco Chronicle 18 May 2022photo: AP
Kremlin says Russia will win 'hybrid war' with Ukraine, West
Anadolu Agency 17 May 2022
The Kremlin contended on Tuesday that Russia will win the "hybrid war" with Ukraine and the West, and will achieve all its goals. "We are sure that everything will be fine, and we are sure that we will win, we will achieve all the goals," spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at the educational marathon conference New Horizons in Moscow ... .
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Greek prime minister tells Congress democracy is tested by Russia
Stars and Stripes 17 May 2022
. WASHINGTON — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday their shared belief in "freedom over tyranny, in democracy over authoritarianism" is being tested over Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine ... "We took sides. Unequivocally ... "He will not succeed," Mitsotakis said of Putin ... ___ ... .
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Echoing Trump’s isolationism, some Republicans oppose more aid for Ukraine
The Los Angeles Times 17 May 2022
WASHINGTON — . Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40-billion aid package to Ukraine, in a re-emergence of the Trump-led isolationist wing of the GOP at a crucial moment in Russia’s ongoing assault on its neighbor ... All 11 no votes in the Senate came from GOP members ... “It won’t create a problem — we’ll get the job done.” ... L.A.
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Ukraine declares 'combat mission' over in Mariupol amid evacuation
CNN 17 May 2022
(CNN)Ukrainian forces have completed their "combat mission" in the besieged city of Mariupol, according to a statement by the country's military ... Hundreds of people were evacuated on Monday from the steel plant, the last holdout in a city that had become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance under relentless Russian bombardment ... Read More ... JUST WATCHED ... .
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Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity
BBC News 17 May 2022
The number of people reported as disappeared in Mexico is at a record high of 100,000, figures suggest. Government data, which goes back to 1964, shows that almost all the disappearances have occurred since 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderón launched his "war on drugs" ... More on this story. Related Topics. Top Stories. Features ... .
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US supreme court abortion reversal would be global ‘catastrophe’ for women
The Guardian 18 May 2022
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Mariupol: The 80 days that left a flourishing city in ruins
BBC News 18 May 2022
After almost three months of relentless assault, Mariupol has fallen. Ukraine's military says its combat mission in the besieged port is over. More than any other Ukrainian city, Mariupol has come to symbolise the ferocious brutality of Russia's assault and the stubbornness of Ukraine's resistance ... The city was under fire ... More coverage.
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Accused Buffalo gunman followed familiar radicalization path
Journal Review 17 May 2022
The 18-year-old gunman accused of a deadly racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket seems to fit an all-too-familiar profile. an aggrieved white man steeped in hate-filled conspiracies online, and inspired by other extremist massacres ... No tactical training or organizational help required. While law enforcement officials have grown adept since the Sept.