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Libya still the most popular starting point for illegal migration to Europe
The National 19 Jan 2022
Libya was the most popular departure point for illegal crossings into southern Europe last year, the European Border and Guard Agency said. One-third of about 200,000 people who were stopped last year by coastal and border guards in European countries had arrived by crossing the Central Mediterranean ... READ MORE ... ....
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Madeleine McCann investigators find ‘shocking’ new evidence about suspect
The Independent 19 Jan 2022
A German TV channel has discovered “shocking” new evidence against a man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann, reports suggest ... Juliane Ebling, the channel’s editor, said ... .
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Ex Guantánamo detainee plans legal action to restore British passport
The Guardian 19 Jan 2022
A former Guantánamo detainee is planning legal action against Priti Patel to try to restore his British passport, which was stripped from him eight years ago after two trips to Syria.
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British PM Boris Johnson denies he lied about lockdown party
Gulf News 18 Jan 2022
London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday an accusation by his former adviser that he had lied to parliament about a lockdown party, saying nobody had warned him the "bring your own booze" gathering might contravene COVID-19 rules ... Asked if he had lied to the public and parliament, Johnson told reporters. "No ... 'The PM lied' ... .
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No ‘fire and fury’ yet, but a game of nuclear brinkmanship with North Korea looms
The Guardian 20 Jan 2022
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Macron slammed for turning EU into ‘Africa’s hotel’ & ‘Beijing’s prey’
Russia Today 20 Jan 2022
MEP Jordan Bardella launched a scathing attack on the French president. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron came to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to sell France’s vision for its six-month presidency of the EU ... “Mr ... READ MORE. France calls for new 'European order' ... “This is not a national debate.” ... .
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Biden warns of 'disaster for Russia' if they invade Ukraine
The Jakarta Post 20 Jan 2022photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
Israel buys three military submarines from Germany
Urdu Point 20 Jan 2022
Jerusalem, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jan, 2022 ) .Israel announced Thursday a deal with Germany to develop and purchase three submarines from German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp for three billion Euros ($3.4 billion) ... It also includes the creation of a training simulator in Israel, and the supply of spare parts ... ....
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Why is the UK government still getting away with complicity in the Yemen war?
The Guardian 20 Jan 2022
For seven years, the Yemeni people have been pummelled with Saudi bombs, many from Britain. Yet Westminster is silent This is a far greater scandal than the parties in Downing Street. In a just world, it would prove the downfall of our prime minister ... Last month an estimated 32 civilians died as a result of the ongoing conflict ... .
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers ask for a new trial
Belfast Telegraph 20 Jan 2022
Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have asked for a retrial after her conviction for sex trafficking ... Maxwell’s lawyer Bobbi C Sternheim has made the official request in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan which states. “Today, counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell filed her motion for a new trial.” ... PA. / ... In the letter, the lawyer adds ... PA. / ... Latest. .
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CIA rules out foul play in most ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases – media
Russia Today 20 Jan 2022
The US agency reportedly couldn’t unearth a foreign campaign to harm American diplomatic staff ... The spy agency could not rule out malign action in about two dozen cases, but found no proof of it ... An advocacy for sufferers said the timing of the report’s release and its contents were suspicious ... The report was declassified only in 2021. .
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Scientists want global ban on ‘sun-dimming’
Russia Today 20 Jan 2022
Researchers rally against solar geoengineering as a method of fighting climate change. An international group of scientists and experts wants all nations to sign a pact banning public funding and deployment of solar geoengineering, as well as outdoor experiments revolving around ways to ‘dim the sun.’ ... Climate Change journal this week ... .
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Russia Says It Will Take Nothing Less But NATO Expansion Ban
Hamodia 19 Jan 2022
Russia maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine, with a top diplomat warning Wednesday that Moscow will accept nothing less but “watertight” U.S. guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine ... 20 ... Amid the soaring tensions, U.S ... WhatsAppPrintEmailGmail. .
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US defense department releases first video of botched Kabul airstrike
Arab News 20 Jan 2022
WASHINGTON. The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan ... It marks the first public release of video footage of the Aug ... ....
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Putin and Raisi back closer ties in Kremlin meeting
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2022
Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have expressed their support for boosting bilateral ties and discussed regional and international issues during their first in-person meeting ... “Just like you, we have also stood up against US sanctions from 40 years ago,” the president said ... .