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Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, says Iltalehti newspaper

Finland’s flag flutters in Helsinki, Finland, Reuters Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported late on Sunday, citing anonymous government sources. The decision to join will come in two steps on that day, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto first announcing his approval

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US, European weapons hit in Odessa strikes, says Russia

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Sunday said it destroyed weapons supplied to Ukraine by the US and European countries and a runway at a military airfield near Odessa. High-precision Onyx missiles were used to strike the airfield, according to a Russian Defense Ministry statement. Two Ukrainian Su-24M bomber jets were downed in the Kharkov region,

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Four in five people in the UK believe in being ‘woke’ to race and social justice

Protesters in Trafalgar Square, London, on 5 March. A survey of public attitudes had found that 43% of people in the UK are in favour of taking in more Ukrainian refugees. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The Guardian By Michael Savage An overwhelming majority of people in the UK hold the “woke” belief that it is

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UK lawmaker resigns after admitting twice watching porn in parliament

A general view of the Houses of Parliament at sunrise, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Reuters/Tom Nicholson By Reuters A British lawmaker who had been suspended from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party said on Saturday he had resigned after admitting he twice viewed pornography on his phone in the House of Commons “in

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Kim warns N. Korea could ‘preemptively’ use nuclear weapons

File – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledges the officers and soldiers who took part in a celebration the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army, in North Korea on April 27, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event

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Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses

Former Tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing in London, Friday, April 29, 2022. Becker was found guilty earlier of dodging his obligation to disclose financial information to settle his debts.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) By The Associated Press Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday

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Scandal-hit Boris Johnson faces major test in local UK elections

Union Jack flag flies at the garden of a terraced house in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain, April 26, 2022. Picture taken April 26, 2022. Reuters/Phil Noble By Reuters John Jones is the sort of voter that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot afford to lose – but already has. Jones, who backed Johnson’s Conservatives at the national

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Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia to mend strained ties

In this photo made available by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak before a meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Erdogan is visiting Saudi Arabia in a major reset of relations between two regional heavyweights following the slaying of a

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Somalia House Speaker election win UAE-Kenya puppet

UAE-Kenya puppet Adam Mohamed Nur Madobe was declared the Speaker of Somalia’s 11th Parliament on Wednesday after defeating Hassan Abdinur in the run-off election. Former Tigray puppet Adam Madobe received 163 votes in the election, while Hassan Abdinur received 89 votes. ‎ It is the second time that he has led the parliament as the

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Wheat prices in Africa up 60% due to Russia-Ukraine war: AfDB

By Anadolu Agency The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will lose up to $11 billion worth of food due to the conflict. “Already, the price of wheat has gone up about 60%.

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