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Russia’s Putin Praises ‘Military Operation’ In Ukraine, Calls Mass Killings ‘Fake’

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his nation’s “military operation” in Ukraine would continue because peace talks hit a “dead end,” and he called reported war crimes “fake.”

China: Authorities seize another Catholic bishop to unknown location

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Chinese authorities are continuing to persecute Catholic clergy that are not approved by the state: on April 7 police seized Bishop Shao Zhumin of Zhejiang and took him to an undisclosed location, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. To…

State Department orders non-emergency personnel to leave Shanghai

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The US State Department on Monday ordered non-emergency US government workers to leave Shanghai due to China’s zero-tolerance of surging COVID-19 Omicron cases, its imposing of harsh central lockdowns, and its separating positive-tested children from their parents, Reuters…

Hungary’s Orbán Facing Pressure Over Ukraine Massacres

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces mounting international pressure to distance himself from Russia after evidence of war crimes emerged in Ukraine.

Austria’s Leader In Russia As ‘20,000 Die’ In Mariupol, Ukraine

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to drastically intensify the brutality of the war in Ukraine, where new atrocities emerged Monday.

OPEC Tells EU That Russia Oil Crisis Is Beyond Its Control

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022

OPEC’s top diplomat told European Union officials that the current crisis in global oil markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is beyond the group’s control.

Russia warns Finland and Sweden against joining NATO

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022

The Kremlin warned Sweden and Finland on Monday against joining NATO as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine.

Ukraine economy forecast to shrink by nearly half this year

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022

Ukraine’s economy is forecast to shrink by a massive 45% this year, Radio Free Europe reports. The prediction was given by the World Bank on April 10, as Russia continues its devastating invasion of Ukraine.

Mass Killings As Ukrainian War Escalates

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022

Footage emerged Sunday of more mass killings near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as the death toll rises in the Russian-Ukrainian war that Europe fears will escalate into cross border bloodbath.

French President Macron Faces Far-Right Le Pen In Second Election Round

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron narrowly won the first round of the French election, but he faced a rocky road ahead as far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time.

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as soon as summer

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2022

Russia has made a "massive strategic blunder" as Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported on Monday, citing officials.

Iran says US ‘imposing new conditions’ on issue of sanctions at nuclear talks

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2022

Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is “imposing new conditions” in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.

U.S. troops injured in artillery attack on anti-ISIS base in Syria

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2022

Four U.S. military personnel are being evaluated for possible traumatic brain injuries after they were injured in an artillery strike on a base in Syria.

Ukraine Urges Residents To Flee East

Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2022

Ukraine’s government urged civilians on Saturday to flee the eastern regio Luhansk immediately after dozens of people were killed in a suspected Russian missile strike.

‘Frankenstein’ Omicron subvariant XE detected in UK, India and Thailand

Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2022

A “Frankenstein”-style new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the UK — and some experts fear the mutation may be the most contagious form yet of COVID-19.

Dozens Killed As Missile Hit Crowded East Ukraine Train Station

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2022

Rockets hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine that was an evacuation point for civilians, killing dozens of people, Ukrainian authorities say. Moscow was quick to deny the military targeted Kramatorsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk…

Ukraine Demands More Weapons As Russia Moves East

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2022

Ukraine is asking for more weapons to halt back a Russian offensive in the country's east. The demand came after ministers from the world's largest economies, the Group of Seven (G7), condemned “Russia's brutal war" in Ukraine after…

Biden Admin Used Bogus Intel About Putin Using Chemical Weapons

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2022

U.S. officials reportedly used unverified “intelligence” about Russia to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin in what NBC News’ National Security Correspondent Ken Dilanian called an “unprecedented” move.

Ukraine war: Russia suspended from United Nations’ Human Rights Council following invasion

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2022

Russia has been suspended from the United Nations' Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following its invasion of Ukraine.

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