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The Washington Post is in deep turmoil as Bezos remains silent on non-endorsement
One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year’s election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper’s staff are in turmoil. Jeff Bezos has so far declined to comment on the situation, even as his own paper’s journalists reported that it was Bezos who ultimately spiked the…
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Analysis: Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history
Donald Trump anchored his bid to win a second White House term next week on searing anti-migrant fear at a rally at Madison Square Garden, doubling down on his promise for a massive deportation program on Day 1 to reverse an “immigrant invasion.” As the ex-president’s allies defend him against Democratic claims he is a “fascist” and an authoritarian in…
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Criminals are looting millions from ATMs in Europe, with Germany as prime target
In the early hours of Thursday, March 23, 2023, residents in the German town of Kronberg were woken from their sleep by several explosions. Criminals had blown up an ATM located below a block of flats in the town center. The attack caused severe damage to the building and forced the evacuation of its inhabitants. According to local media reports,…
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Britain is skirting the sidelines of the US election – but the ‘Special Relationship’ is getting complicated
Some of Starmer’s allies are hoping his victory in Britain’s election could inform Harris’ path to power. A former prosecutor takes over a political party in turmoil, promises to turn the page on an era of political chaos, and surges to an election victory that once seemed unthinkable. It’s the playbook that Vice President Kamala Harris is hoping will take…
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Israeli strikes shouldn’t be ‘downplayed’, Iran’s supreme leader says
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, says the Israeli air strikes which hit Tehran and other areas on Friday night must “neither be downplayed nor exaggerated”. The Iranian army says four soldiers were killed in the strikes which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said were “precise strikes on military targets”. Khamenei said that Israel made a “miscalculation” about Iran, which Tehran…
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Tinubu congratulates Luong Cuong on election as Vietnam’s President
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Sunday extended his congratulations to Luong Cuong of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on his recent election to the presidency by the country’s parliament. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, highlighted Cuong’s distinguished career, noting his 40 years of service in the Vietnamese army and…
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Iran said ‘alarmed’ as IDF cripples its missile production, disables key air defenses
Israel’s widespread airstrikes in Iran on Saturday crippled Iran’s ability to produce long-range ballistic missiles in a blow that will be hard and time-consuming to recover from, and rendered crucial energy facilities vulnerable to future attacks by destroying air defense batteries protecting them, according to multiple reports citing Israeli, American and Iranian officials, as well as satellite images analyzed by…
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Tinubu congratulates Ghana’s Shirley Botchwey as new Commonwealth Secretary-General
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Shirley Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, following her election as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu praised Botchwey’s extensive career in public administration, foreign affairs, and…
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100 jets, 20 targets: How Israel hit Iran’s military, drone facilities
Israel deployed its top-of-the-line fighter jets and missiles as it carried out “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran, the latest attack in the escalating conflict between the rivals. The air strikes, which happened in three waves, come days after Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of the chiefs of its proxies Hezbollah…
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Zelensky snubs UN chief Guterres after his Russia trip
Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by UN Secretary General António Guterres over his trip to Russia, a source in the presidential office has told the BBC. After attending a Brics summit in the Russian city of Kazan this week, Guterres had wanted to visit Kyiv, the BBC understands. “The president did not confirm his visit,” the source…
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