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Covid ‘jingle and mingle’: Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party
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Covid ‘jingle and mingle’: Fines to be issued over Covid-19 ...
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Police to issue 24 fines after fresh investigation into party at Tory HQ during lockdown
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Police to issue 24 fines after fresh investigation into party at Tory HQ ...
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Isolating Russia is impossible: Putin: "Sanctions fever of the West" worldwide danger
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Isolating Russia is impossible: Putin:
Quick Glance: Putin Threatens to Terminate Grain Agreement in Propaganda Speech at Economic Forum
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the grain export agreement reached with Ukraine, the United Nations, and Turkey has "cheated" underdeveloped countries.

  • Vladimir Putin has indicated that the grain agreement between Russia, the United Nations, and Turkey will be revised.

  • Putin asserted that Moscow has done everything possible to safeguard Ukrainian grain exports.

  • Putin called Western sanctions on Russia a "threat to the whole world."
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Sanctions and isolation: more pressure must be put on Iran: In Iran, thousands of people have taken to the streets since the death of the young Kurdish woman ...
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Sanctions and isolation: more pressure must be put on Iran
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Sir Keir Starmer cleared by police over Durham lockdown beers: The Labour leader and his deputy Angela Rayner will not be fined over curry and beer gathering.
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Sir Keir Starmer cleared by police over Durham lockdown beers
Quick Glance: Durham Police have cleared Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner of the beergate scandal.
  • According to a Labour Party spokesperson, "Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have always been clear that no rules were broken in Durham."

  • Sir Keir is urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign immediately.

  • "I mean, our procedures would be that the NEC would delegate the timetable, but we've got a host of talent in our party that could step forward, because we are one team and we are a government in waiting.

  • But as I say, both myself and Keir are very confident that we didn't break any rules."

  • But, as I previously stated, both myself and Keir are convinced that we did not violate any guidelines."

  • READ MORE Boris Johnson is consoled by Carrie and his children following his resignation speech.
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First stage of ‘partygate’ challenge against Met Police set for High Court: A legal challenge against the Met's investigation into the No 10 parties claims ...
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First stage of ‘partygate’ challenge against Met Police set for High Court
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Masks are no longer compulsory in Vienna's public transport system, hospital visits are possible without a test
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Masks are no longer compulsory in Vienna's public transport system ...
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Sunderland MP Julie Elliott backs further Russia sanctions: Three North East MP’s have signed a letter lobbying the government to impose further sanctions upon ...
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Sunderland MP Julie Elliott backs further Russia sanctions
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Corona rules in public transport - What will soon apply in Baden-Württemberg?: Other German states have jumped ahead. Baden-Württemberg will soon follow suit in ...
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Corona rules in public transport - What will soon apply in ...
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After protests: Iran announces further executions​: Iran's President Raisi orders relentless prosecutions for protesters. Raisi's tough course is also increasing ...
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After protests: Iran announces further executions​
Quick Glance: Iran executes a second person in connection with a wave of populist protests
  • DUBAI, 12 December (Reuters) - The Islamic Republic hanged a man in public on Monday after he was convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of persons involved in anti-government rallies in Iran.

  • "Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in (the holy Shi'ite city of) Mashhad this morning... He was sentenced to death for 'waging war against God' after stabbing to death two members of the security forces,"ite city of) Mashhad... He was sentenced to death for "ite city of) Mashhad this morning... He was sentenced to death for " after stabbing two members of the security forces to death, according to the judiciary's Mizan news agency.

  • The US State Department criticized Iran for the death of Rahnavard on Monday.
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Isolated Russians scramble for hard currency, fear worse is yet to come: The Russian currency hit a low of 109.1850 against the dollar on the Moscow Exchange on ...
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Isolated Russians scramble for hard currency, fear worse is yet to come
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Trade with China: "Entrepreneurs now see how risky doing business in China can be"
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Trade with China:
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Russia says it will never again depend on the West after the United States and its allies imposed crippling sanctions on it: "The sanctions were total ... Show more

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UN General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion: It calls on Moscow to withdraw all forces from Ukraine, a move aimed at ...
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UN General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine ...
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Parents 'may face tougher sanctions if their children play truant': A crackdown on truancy in English schools will soon be enacted -  but potential punishments ...
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Parents 'may face tougher sanctions if their children play truant'
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Corona cracker at Bayern: salary cut for unvaccinated stars: Bayern players like Joshua Kimmich, who are not vaccinated and have to be quarantined ...
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Corona cracker at Bayern: salary cut for unvaccinated stars
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Can Sanctions Be Smart?: The costs and benefits of economic coercion.
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Can Sanctions Be Smart?
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Can our economic warfare defeat Putin’s actual warfare?: New evidence shows that sanctions, embargoes and bans have affected the Russian President’s legitimacy ...
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Can our economic warfare defeat Putin’s actual warfare?
Quick Glance: Can our economic warfare defeat Putin's physical warfare?
  • He utilized his day of incarceration to dump a large tank of jet fuel into the raging international discussion over the efficiency of economic warfare in halting Vladimir Putin's war of imperial conquest.

  • Russia, on the other hand, is extremely vulnerable to the danger of economic isolation.

  • It signified a level of international democratic solidarity and mutual commitment that many observers, including Mr. Putin, did not believe was feasible.
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Afghanistan endures yet another deadly shock: The tragedy of Wednesday’s earthquake is compounded by Afghanistan’s political isolation and economic unraveling.
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Afghanistan endures yet another deadly shock
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday the US intends to impose further sanctions on Russia "to deplete the resources that Putin has to ... Show more

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Court cuts Cockermouth student's lockdown party sentence: A WEST Cumbrian student prosecuted for illegally going to a house party during the covid lockdown ...
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Court cuts Cockermouth student's lockdown party sentence
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War in Ukraine: Putin: West cannot isolate Russia: According to President Vladimir Putin, the West will not succeed in isolating Russia ...
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War in Ukraine: Putin: West cannot isolate Russia
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Explained: A look at West’s toughest sanctions yet on Russia: US officials said the moves would send Russia's ruble currency crashing in value ...
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Explained: A look at West’s toughest sanctions yet on Russia
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Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes: President Xi Jinping defended China’s lockdown-dependent approach to fighting the pandemic ...
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Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes
Quick Glance: Xi Jinping Promotes China's Vision for 'Global Security'
  • On the heels of the Ukraine war, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a "global security initiative" on Thursday to reshape the international order in his country's favor, claiming that it will prevent future conflicts.

  • ""We humanity live in an indivisible security community," remarked the Chinese Communist Party's general secretary.

  • In a reiteration of Russia's "legitimate security concerns," he stated that the principle of indivisible security means rejecting "the pursuit of one's own security at the cost of others' security."

  • ""Countries all across the world are like passengers on the same ship with the same fate," he stated.
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AfD and Linke want oil embargo exceptions for East Germany: Brandenburg's AfD and Left want an exception for East Germany. The left-wing faction advocates that ...
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AfD and Linke want oil embargo exceptions for East Germany
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Ukraine war: Kiev curfew extended until Monday morning: Read the latest news and the latest news and developments from today about the Ukraine war and the ...
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Ukraine war: Kiev curfew extended until Monday morning
Quick Glance: Volodymyr Zelensky Delivers Address at Doha Forum - 2022 - Kyiv Post
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged energy-supplying countries, especially Qatar, to enhance energy output in order to deny Russia possibilities for energy blackmail and, as a result, help to the stabilization of the European situation.

  • "So that someone 28 times bigger does not think he can do anything he wants.

  • And that the nuclear status of the state does not serve as a permit for any injustice against other states,"

  • And that the state's nuclear status does not authorize any injustice towards other states," the President stated.

  • Russia does not even pause before destroying hospitals!

  • "So that Russia understands that no state should use energy as a weapon to blackmail the world," Ukraine's President emphasized.
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What will happen if Russia cuts itself off from the global internet?: The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant digital shift for Russia ...
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What will happen if Russia cuts itself off from the global internet?
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Time for boycott and isolation of Russia!: Half-hearted sanctions do not stop Putin's tanks
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Time for boycott and isolation of Russia!
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China again seals off the city due to fewer corona cases: Once again, China is sending an entire city into lockdown. The approximately one million inhabitants of ...
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China again seals off the city due to fewer corona cases
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Abolition of the mask requirement in St.Gallen schools: sharp criticism: The canton of St.Gallen tightened the mask requirement in elementary schools - and ...
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Abolition of the mask requirement in St.Gallen schools: sharp criticism
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Citizens' money, sanctions, standard rate: these eight things change for Hartz IV recipients
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Citizens' money, sanctions, standard rate: these eight things change for ...
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Sydney ends months of lockdown as Australia looks to live with Covid-19: Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers after a ...
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Sydney ends months of lockdown as Australia looks to live with Covid-19
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Kobe Bryant’s widow asks court to punish LA County for ‘destroying’ crash photos: Attorneys for Kobe Bryant’s widow asked a judge Tuesday to punish Los Angeles ...
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Kobe Bryant’s widow asks court to punish LA County for ‘destroying’ crash ...
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"Pure madness": Bavarian Rector exempts pupils from wearing a mask: Schongau - At the Pfaffenwinkel secondary school, they "do everything to ensure that we do ...
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Lockdown for the unvaccinated: This is how far the sanctions can go: Experts clarify whether a lockdown for unvaccinated people would be constitutionally ...
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Lockdown for the unvaccinated: This is how far the sanctions can go
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Curfew in Düsseldorf: passengers do not have to fear any sanctions: Actually, trips to the airport are not a valid reason to leave the house between 10 p.m ...
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Curfew in Düsseldorf: passengers do not have to fear any sanctions
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France promises to lend Sudan $1.5bn to pay off its debts | Africanews: Sudan is rising from decades of economic sanctions and isolation under former president ...
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France promises to lend Sudan $1.5bn to pay off its debts | Africanews
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Don’t Isolate Myanmar | by Brahma Chellaney - Project Syndicate: US President Joe Biden's administration must not ignore how often American sanctions ...
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