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NATO secretary general urges South Korea to allow direct arms exports to Ukraine
CNN 30 Jan 2023
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday asked South Korea to reconsider its rule on not exporting weapons to countries in conflict so it could help arm Ukraine in repelling Russia’s invasion ... The Leopard 2 is a next generation tank that is both agile and quick, despite being equipped with advanced protective armor and long-range firepower.
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Blinken due in Jerusalem as violence rages in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
RTE 30 Jan 2023
Israel was preparing to demolish the east Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian man who killed seven people near a synagogue, as part of measures to punish the relatives of attackers. The step comes as violence rages in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which also saw dozens of Palestinians killed this month, sparking global alarm ... Gun permits ... .
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Britain's Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
Reuters 30 Jan 2023
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run up to the invasion of Ukraine ... Johnson, who stepped down in September in the wake of a series of scandals, sought to position London as Kyiv's top ally in the West.
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Cyclone in Madagascar kills dozens, displaces tens of thousands
Al Jazeera 30 Jan 2023
More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since a severe tropical cyclone made landfall last week and swirled for days off the island’s western coast, official records show ... Over the week it tracked southeastwards, extending damage to houses, and schools and cutting off several national roads ... .
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Mike Pompeo says Xi Jinping 'most unpleasant' leader he met as US Secretary
Hindustan Times 30 Jan 2023
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that among the dozens of world leaders he met when he was in the position he found Chinese President Xi Jinping the "most unpleasant". In his book titled 'Never Give an Inch ... Read more. Russia targets Ukraine's Kharkiv, NATO chief's request to South Korea. Updates ... "Personally, I thought Xi was dour ... ....
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Talks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant tough -RIA cites Russian deputy foreign minister
Reuters 30 Jan 2023
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Negotiations on creating a safety zone around Ukraine's Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are tough, and Kyiv appears to be just stalling for time, RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Monday ... Our Standards ... Read Next ... ....
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Did Germany just declare war against Russia?
Free West Media 29 Jan 2023
Is it a real declaration of war? Yes. On January 24, Baerbock gave a speech to the Council of Europe – not to be confused with an institution of the European Union. Although this speech contained borderline provocations, it was a scripted intervention. However, in the subsequent hearing, Baerbock had to answer questions without a prepared text ... ....
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Should we be concerned about a nuclear war?
Journal Review 30 Jan 2023
INDIANAPOLIS — I spent my first 10 years living in Michigan City, which is 35 nautical miles from Chicago. I was a Cold War kid. Our bogeyman was Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, who made a lasting impression when he took off his shoe at the United Nations, hammering the podium while threatening to “bury” the U.S ... ....
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Boris Johnson's Claim About Putin Missile Threat A "Lie": Kremlin
NDTV 30 Jan 2023
"What Mr Johnson said is not true.
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NATO hopeful could be ‘shocked’ by Türkiye – Erdogan
Russia Today 30 Jan 2023
Ankara may give ‘different responses’ to Stockholm and Helsinki on their membership bids, the president has said ... “But Finland should not make the same mistake,” the Turkish leader warned ... In return, Ankara has been expected to support their NATO membership. Read more Türkiye puts NATO expansion on hold – media ... .
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UK’s Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile attack
Al Jazeera 30 Jan 2023
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile attack during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine ... As the war dragged on, Johnson emerged as one of the most impassioned Western backers of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ... “‘What is any time soon?’ And I said.
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Exclusive-Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany gave money for Russian army gear
FX Empire 30 Jan 2023
By Maria Tsvetkova and Mari Saito ... The couple at the centre of the group, Elena Kolbasnikova and Max Schlund, handed the sum of 500 euros ($540) to the officer in person late last year ... A Jan ... “We spoke with them in Donetsk. They are deployed to the frontline ... AUDUSD Forecast – Weaker on Profit-Taking Ahead of Wednesday’s Fed Interest Rate Decision ... ....
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Horn of Africa drought drives 22 million to hunger
Gulf News 30 Jan 2023
K'Elafo, Ethiopia. From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa ... The United Nations says 12 million people in Ethiopia, 5.6 million in Somalia and 4.3 million in Kenya are "acutely food insecure" ... Image Credit. AFP ... Climate shocks.
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Over 76% of South Koreans support development of nuclear weapons
Korea Times 30 Jan 2023
A photo showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju near the inter-Korean border, Jan. 27. More than 76 percent of people in South Korea support the idea of arming their country with nuclear weapons to counter growing security threats from North Korea, a new study showed Monday. AP-Yonhap ... 28 and Dec ... .
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NATO chief stresses 'interconnected' security amid N. Korean support of Russian war efforts
Korea Times 29 Jan 2023
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, left, talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry, in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday. AP ... Stoltenberg made the remark in his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin in Seoul ... And the war in Ukraine has also ramifications for your region ... (Yonhap). .