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Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia under way: think tank
Al Jazeera 09 Jun 2023
NBC News, citing a senior officer and a soldier near the front lines, also said the offensive had started, while The Washington Post, citing “four individuals” in the armed forces, reported the same information on Thursday. Asked about those reports, a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told the Reuters news agency ... .
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Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next
The Associated Press 09 Jun 2023
Donald Trump's indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in Justice Department history ... WHAT ARE THE CHARGES? ... The charges themselves are unclear and remain under seal, one person said ... He said he is due in court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon ... ___ ... ___ ... .
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NATO may base troops in Sweden before Stockholm joins, government says
Reuters 09 Jun 2023
STOCKHOLM, June 9 (Reuters) - Sweden will allow NATO to base troops on its territory even before it formally joins the defence alliance, the prime minister and defence minister said on Friday. Sweden applied last year to join NATO as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine ... Our Standards. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Read Next ... ....
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Sudan authorities declare UN envoy 'persona non grata'
Urdu Point 09 Jun 2023
Khartoum, June 9 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jun, 2023 ) .Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries ... UN chief Antonio Guterres has repeatedly defended Perthes ... ....
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Assange close to extradition after UK high court verdict: RSF
Dawn 09 Jun 2023
KARACHI. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concern over the UK High Court’s decision rejecting WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition order ... Further appeals will not be possible at the domestic level, but Assange could bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights ... Published in Dawn, June 9th, 2023. .
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What started Canada’s wildfires and are they under control?
Al Jazeera 09 Jun 2023
After reaching New York earlier this week, on Thursday it blanketed Washington, DC, in an unhealthy haze, prompting many residents to stay indoors ... Not yet ... “Very weak” concentrations of smoke particles have been detected since Monday, in particular at the Birkenes Observatory in southern Norway, researcher Nikolaos Evangeliou told AFP news agency ... .
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Could Trump go to jail? Federal charges over classified docs show momentum is building
Yahoo Daily News 09 Jun 2023
But what of the Republican party? Did it solemnly accept news of the indictment and call on Americans to allow justice to take its course? Did the Trump fever finally break, with party leaders denouncing the old demagogue and ushering in a new era? ... A Fox News interview with congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was accompanied by the chyron.
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Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on US amid oil feud
Stars and Stripes 09 Jun 2023photo: AP / Francisco Seco
Why Turkey’s currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected
Federal News Radio 09 Jun 2023
READ MORE ... dollar this week ... Federal News Network's Cloud Exchange 2023 ... Register today! ... Read more. Business News ... Hours after being sworn in, Erdogan announced that Mehmet Simsek, a former Merrill Lynch banker who had previously served as his finance minister and deputy prime minister, would return to the Cabinet after a five-year break from politics ... .
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Saudi Arabia says US, China ties not ‘zero-sum game’
Gulf News 08 Jun 2023
RIYADH. Saudi Arabia said on Thursday its relations with the United States and China were not a “zero-sum game”, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted its ally was not being asked to choose sides ... Also read. Saudi crown prince, Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah ... “I don’t ascribe to this zero-sum game,” Prince Faisal said in Riyadh ... .
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells CNN he has confidence in US support in Ukraine
CNN 09 Jun 2023
Former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner, has refused to say whether he believes Ukraine should win the war against Russia, and his main challenger, Florida Gov ... In his news conference on Thursday, Biden also said he was confident that Congress would continue providing support for Ukraine.
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Erdogan names Hafize Gaye Erkan as Turkey's new Central Bank Governor
The National 09 Jun 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan as the new Central Bank Governor, replacing Sahap Kavcioglu, in a move that may signal a return to more conventional monetary policy ... In his time as governor, Mr Kavcioglu never deviated from Mr Erdogan’s belief that lowering interest rates can slow inflation ... June 09, 2023, 7.39 AM ... ....
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‘Dollarization’ of North Korean economy, once vital, now potential threat to Kim’s rule
The Associated Press 09 Jun 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before fleeing North Korea in 2014, Jeon Jae-hyun kept U.S. dollars as a store of value and used Chinese yuan to make everyday purchases at markets, restaurants and other places. He used the domestic currency, the won, only occasionally ... North Korea has tolerated the widespread use of more stable foreign currencies like U.S.
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How NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
SpaceDaily 09 Jun 2023
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2023 ... Both names are among thousands applied by NASA miss .
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A whistleblower claims the US has alien vehicles. But where’s the proof?
The Guardian 09 Jun 2023
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