Day: April 30, 2023
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Death Toll Rises As Ukraine Ramps Up Attacks On Russian Border Towns
Death Toll Rises As Ukraine Ramps Up Attacks On Russian Border Towns Casualties have risen after intense shelling of a Russian village in the Bryansk region near the Ukrainian border, an attack which happened Saturday, with emergency responders initially citing two killed. The casualty count as been revised as rescuers comb through rubble of a residential…
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European lawmakers call for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games rather than keep seeking ways to let them compete as neutrals in international sport. On April 25, the 46-nation Parliamentary Assembly…
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China backs away from ‘wolf-warrior’ remarks on Ukraine’s national sovereignty
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China’s foreign ministry on Monday walked back comments calling into question Ukraine’s national sovereignty from one of its “wolf-warrior” diplomats who told a French TV station over the weekend that the country lacked “actual status in international law” – remarks that…
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Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China
President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.
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Russian officials in panic anticipating Putin’s arrest by ICC ‘….essentially to overthrow govt’
Russian officials are reportedly in a state of panic over the arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last month. The arrest warrant was issued for Putin’s alleged war crimes in Ukraine after its invasion on 24 February 2022. The reports from the local news platforms claim that Russia is keeping a tough face against the…
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Army veteran enlightens about Vietnam War tunnel rats
For 45 years, Army veteran Nick Sanza was unable to speak about his experiences during the Vietnam War, saying his job was too dangerous and the required security clearance needed to be read in was too high. On Saturday, Sanza informed a crowd of fellow veterans and community members gathered at the Rowland Freedom Center in Vacaville that the…
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China hawk John Bolton to be first 2024 White House hopeful to visit Taiwan
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. An outspoken China hawk who is seeking the White House is due to become the first 2024 presidential hopeful to visit Taiwan as American political positions toward Beijing harden ahead of next year’s U.S. election. John Bolton, who served as national…