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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Mindanao in the Philippines: USGS
A powerful magnitude 7.6 hit the island of Mindanao in the eastern Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake struck at a depth of 32 kilometres (20 miles) at about 10:37 pm l...
Give weapons-industry money to the hungry – Pope Francis
Pope Francis has told world leaders that money supporting wars across the planet should instead be funneled into a global hunger fund
German newspaper fires journalist for ‘love Russia’ book
Germany’s BILD newspaper has fired a reporter after it emerged he had co-authored ‘To learn to love Russia’ book in 2018
Ukraine removes Kissinger from ‘kill list’
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who died on Wednesday, is taken off Ukraine’s ‘Peacemaker’ database, featuring Kiev’s enemies
White House admits time running out for Ukraine cash
The US administration is running out of time to secure a new supplementary funding package for Ukraine, John Kirby has said
Ukraine counts losses from Polish border blockade
Kiev’s exports through Poland have plunged by 40% since the start of protests at border crossings, according to Ukraine’s Economy Ministry
EU steps up imports of Russian nuclear fuel – Euratom
The EU has increased purchases of nuclear fuel and services from Russia over the past two years, according to the Euratom Supply Agency
College enrollment on decline in US – CNBC
More and more American students are questioning the return on investing in college education, CNBC has reported
EU country stocking up on Russian gas – media
Spain has been stepping up purchases of Russian gas and is on course to hit a historic import high by year’s end, El Mundo reports
Germany has no time to discuss EU budget – bloc official
Due to domestic issues, the German leadership has no time to discuss the EU budget, commissioner Johannes Hahn has told the press
Erdogan rejects US pressure to cut Hamas ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday pushed back against mounting US pressure to cut Ankara’s historic ties with Hamas in the wake of the militants’ unprecedented attacks on Israel. The US Treasury’s top terrorism financing official conveyed...
Russian police raid gay bars in Moscow, media says
Police in Moscow targeted multiple gay-friendly nightclubs and a men’s sauna in what appeared to be simultaneous raids, local media outlets said Saturday. The raids come two days after Russia’s Supreme Court labelled what it calls the “international LGBT...
Central banks risk plunging developed world into recession – OECD
Policymakers’ hardline approach towards inflation threatens global economic growth, a report warns
UN lifts Somalia arms embargo
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift a decades-old arms embargo on weapons deliveries to Somalia
Export of Russian grain to EU surges – data
The EU has sharply increased imports of Russian grain despite its sanctions against the country, Eurostat data shows
North Korea issues war warning to US
North Korea has said that it’ll retaliate in space and target American spacecraft if the US interferes with Pyongyang’s spy satellite
