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Russian Military vehicles in Zaporozhye Power Plant
New videos have appeared on social networks showing Russian military vehicles inside the turbine rooms of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The room with the turbines is connected to the nuclear reactor. The vehicles in the video resemble standard Russian military trucks and are said to be within 130 meters of the nuclear reactor. At […]
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Ukrainian Energy Company: Russian forces will soon disconnect Zaporozhye from the Ukrainian grid
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Energoatom, which still operates the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, claims that Russian forces are preparing a “larger-scale provocation” in the near future. The nuclear power plant is supposed to be disconnected from the Ukrainian electricity system. According to the BBC, Russia has already spoken publicly about these plans in the past. […]
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US concerned about Israeli forced closure of Palestinian NGOs
Washington expressed concern on Thursday over the forced closure of several Palestinian non-governmental organizations operating in the occupied West Bank. The closure was ordered by the Israeli government, which has labeled Palestinian organizations as terrorist, reports the French news agency AFP.
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Russia: huge fire at ammunition depot near border with Ukraine
Guardian reports: Two Russian villages were evacuated after a fire at a munitions depot near the Ukrainian border in Belgorod province. Fires and explosions have been reported at military bases in Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, in the latest of a string of apparent sabotage missions deep into Russian-held territory.
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Shelling in Kharkiv: 18 people killed, 42 wounded
France 24 English reports: Eighteen people were killed and 42 injured in two Russian attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on August 18th and 19th, the regional Ukrainian governor said. Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians in what it calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
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German Chancellor Scholz faces questioning over role in financial tax fraud affair
Deutsche Welle English reports: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to be questioned for a second time by a state parliamentary committee on Friday over whether he helped a major bank avoid paying back millions in taxes while mayor of Hamburg. The interrogation is part of an investigation by the Hamburg committee into the “cum-ex” […]
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Ukrainian military intelligence believes Russia planning ‘provocation’ at Zaporizhzhia n*****r plant tomorrow
Defence intelligence of Ukraine issues warning over what they say is an unexpected ‘day off’ for employees at the plant. “The occupiers announced an unexpected ‘day off’ at the Zaporizhzhia n*****r power station. On 19 August, only operative personnel will be at the ZNPP. Entry to all other employees will be closed,” defence intelligence of […]
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Vučić and Kurti did not reach an agreement in Brussels
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti did not reach an agreement to ease tensions between the two countries at today’s talks under the auspices of the EU in Brussels, but the talks will continue in the coming days, the EU’s high foreign policy representative Josep Borrell announced after the talks. We […]
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Todd McGowan & Douglas Lain: ” Ukraine could not be invaded, were it not invadable”
Douglas Lain, a self-proclaimed American “Leftist” hosts a YouTube channel officially dedicated to the study of, among other literary authors, the main philosopher of German classical philosophy, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. As Lain runs a show there, he recently invited a fellow American Hegelian academic Todd McGowan, the author of a recent publication titled Emancipation […]
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Kyiv: The War is in a Stalemate. Meanwhile, the meeting of Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres in Lviv
At least eleven people were killed and 12 wounded in the Russian shelling of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday evening. A skyscraper was hit in Kharkiv, and other locations in the city were also affected, regional governor Sinegubov announced. Ukrainian President Zelensky described the shelling as “a barbaric and cynical attack on civilians for […]
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Western Leftists and Pacifists Ignore the Geo-Politics of Putin’s “De-Nazification” Ideological Project
Jeremy Corbyn, the former British Labour Party leader, recently complained, “Pouring arms in [to Ukraine] isn’t going to bring about a solution, it’s only going to prolong and exaggerate this war. We might be in for years and years of a war in Ukraine.” Implicit in this position is that Western governments should simply let […]
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Zelensky called for the withdrawal of Russian forces from the n*****r plant in Zaporozhye
Before today’s meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his regular address to the citizens, called on the Russian forces to leave the n*****r power plant in Zaporozhye, which, according to Zelensky, should return to Ukrainian control.
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An explosion in a mosque in Kabul claimed 21 lives
A powerful explosion rocked the Sediqia Mosque in Kabul on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring 33 others. The explosion took place during evening prayers, but so far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, reports the French news agency AFP.
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Vladimir Đukanović: “Serbia might be forced to engage in the ‘denazification’ of the Balkans.”
The Kosovo government had announced a measure requiring Serbs living in northern Kosovo to apply for local license plates, replacing their Serbian plates. But Serbs staged protests (with reports of gunfire) and road blockades at two border crossings, pushing Kosovo authorities to delay the measure for a month while they discuss next steps. Serbia has […]
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N*****r power plant staff in Ukraine preparing for incident “worse then Chernobyl”
British BBC News reports: Staff at the Zaporizhzhia N*****r Power Plant in Ukraine are holding drills in case of an incident some feel could be worse than Chernobyl. The site in southeastern Ukraine is home to Europe’s biggest n*****r plant and has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. The site has been the […]
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Deutsche Welle: “Scholz regrets the late reaction to Abbas’s Holocaust statement”
Deutsche Welle Deutsch reports: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has caused outrage in Germany and Israel with statements about the Holocaust, claiming that Israel has committed “50 massacres, 50 holocausts” against Palestinians. Scholz followed the statements with visibly annoyed and petrified expression. Everyone is now trying to limit the damage.
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Ukraine buries more than 20 unidentified victims of Bucha massacre
France 24 English reports: Unidentified remains of 21 victims of the Bucha massacre were buried Wednesday in a cemetery in the Kyiv satellite town. The bodies were brought from the Bucha morgue where they were being held whilst investigators were trying to match the victims’ DNA with DNA of relatives living in Bucha.
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Putin’s Alt-Right is Reviving Male Chauvinist Agression
While Kremlin propagandists and the the West’s pro-Russian alt-right present themselves as the embodiment of traditional Christian values, their words and actions countenance genocide and glorify sexual violence. By embracing the obscene, they offer an attractive package for chauvinists of all stripes. […] According to this new conservativism, Nazism, Communism, and woke hedonism all amount […]
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Contenders for Prime Minister of the UK oppose referendum on Scottish independence
Rivals for the leadership of the British Conservative Party and the position of Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, on Tuesday reiterated their opposition to a new referendum on Scottish independence. Truss, who leads the polls ahead of her rival and is the favorite to become British prime minister, […]
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: “We expect Russia to refrain from making any statements that do not contribute to peace”
“We expect the Russian Federation, as well as all the countries that are guarantors of the Dayton Peace Agreement, to refrain from any statements that do not contribute to peace and stability, including mentions of unidentified ‘provocations’, and we expect them to support the country’s actions in accordance with the constitution and laws and in […]
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Omicron-adapted Moderna bivalent vaccine approved in Great Britain
Local weekly Mladina reports: In Great Britain, regulators have approved an updated vaccine against Covid_19 manufactured by Moderna, first of its kind to be given the green light, which should work against both the original version of the new coronavirus and the omicron. It will be intended for adults as a booster dose. According to […]
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Abbas accused Israel of “50 Holocausts against the Palestinians” during a visit to Germany
Local newspaper Mladina reports: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sparked outrage on Tuesday after he accused Israel of carrying out the Holocaust on Palestinians at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reacted harshly to the accusations, and Scholz also rejected them, foreign agencies report. Abbas said during […]
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Lula and Bolsonaro started campaigning in Brazil before the presidential elections
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and current President Jair Bolsonaro officially launched their campaign for the upcoming October presidential election, which has actually been going on for months, on Tuesday. At the same time, the deep division facing Brazil has come to light again, reports the French news agency AFP.
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Russia blamed Ukraine for the problems at the nuclear power plant in Kursk
Intelligence sources claim Russia has accused “Ukrainian saboteurs” of blowing up power lines connected to its Kursk nuclear power plant, located not far from the border with Ukraine. According to Russian press agencies, Russia’s FSB security service announced yesterday that unknown groups blew up six power lines in the past two weeks.
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NATO closely monitoring the situation in Kosovo
Intelligence sources report NATO is closely monitoring the situation in Kosovo, if stability is threatened, its KFOR forces are ready to intervene, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today in Brussels after a conversation with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. He called on Belgrade and Priština to avoid violence and highlighted the importance of dialogue under […]
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Russia blames sabotage for new Crimea blasts
BBC News reports: A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store at another military facility has been hit by a series of explosions. Blaming “sabotage”, Russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts in the Dzhankoi area, another fire hit a power station and a […]
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Army of Ukraine hit the headquarters of “Wagner” group, Putin’s private military, in eastern Ukraine
Violent clashes between the Russian and Ukrainian armies continue in the east and south of Ukraine. The latter is said to have hit the headquarters of the Russian mercenary group Wagner in the east of Ukraine. The statements of both the governor of the Luhansk region and several other local sources are summarized by the […]
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Ukraine targeting Russians ‘shooting at, or from n*****r plant’
Al Jazeera English reports: Ukrainian President Zelensky says the Ukrainian army is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at the Zaporizhzhia n*****r plant, or use it as cover. “Every Russian soldier who either shoots at the plant, or shoots using the plant as cover, must understand that he becomes a special target for our intelligence agents, […]
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IAEA: 42 Different Countries Demand Immediate Withdrawal of Russia From Ukraine’s N*****r Power-Plant
A total of 42 countries have called on Russia to immediately withdraw military forces from Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia n*****r power plant, including the US, Japan and the UK, plus the EU. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned of a possible n*****r disaster unless fighting stops. The statement called the deployment of Russian military personnel […]
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New Zealand deploys troops to help train Ukraine soldiers
British intelligence reports: The island nation will send another 120 troops to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers to defend the country against Russia’s “unjustified invasion”, in its latest show of solidarity. At a press conference on Monday, Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister, said the extra defence force personnel would take over […]
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“Fierce Fighting”: Russia attempts advance in eastern Donetsk
Unverified British intelligence reports say that:—Ukrainian forces reported heavy Russian shelling and attempts to advance on several towns in the eastern region of Donetsk that has become a key focus of the near six-month war, but said they had repelled many of the attacks. Ukraine’s military command said on Sunday that Russian soldiers had continued […]
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“Complete liberation”: Russia’s referendum for “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) to join Russia
Russia is probably in the advanced planning stages to hold a referendum for the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) to join Russia, according to British intelligence. On 11 August, Russian media reported that the Moscow-installed administrative head, Denis Pushilin, said that the date of a referendum on the DPR joining Russia would be announced after […]
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Locking up Vladimir Putin
British Guardian reports: Locking up Vladimir Putin is a strategic aim the west should pursue. The west’s strategic aims in Ukraine – to repulse Russia’s invasion, restore national sovereignty and score a victory for global democracy over “the forces of darkness” – were clearly set out by US president Joe Biden in Warsaw in March […]
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Putin announced the strengthening of relations with North Korea
Slovene Press Agency STA reports: Russia will strive to expand relations with North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured in a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, adding that this is in the interest of both countries. In response, Kim also expressed his belief that the friendship between Russia and North Korea will only […]
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A man drove his car into a barricade in front of the US Congress and committed suicide
Slovene Press Agency STA reports: An American, later identified by police as 29-year-old Richard York of Delaware, drove his car into a barricade outside the Capitol in Washington early Sunday morning and began shooting into the air before committing suicide. Police believe he was not targeting any specific members of Congress.
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Residents Flee Town Near N*****r Site as Shelling Continues
The New York Times reports: Artillery fire resumed from the direction of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia complex, where fears of a n*****r accident are rising. Shelling near a *****r power complex in southern Ukraine killed a foreman from the facility at his home in a neighboring town, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. The Ukrainian company that […]
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Palestinian gunman wounds eight in Jerusalem attack
BBC News reports: Eight people have been wounded after a Palestinian gunman opened fire at two locations in Jerusalem, officials say. The assailant targeted a bus carrying Jewish worshippers who had just prayed at the Western Wall as well as people in a car park near the holy site. Two of the wounded are in […]
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Zelenski: A radioactive threat to Europe is growing, the likes of which did not even exist during the Cold War
Slovene daily newspaper Dnevnik reports: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to introduce sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry because of the n*****r power plant in Zaporizhzhia. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the attacks on Europe’s largest n*****r power plant, which is controlled by Russian forces and staffed by Ukrainians. Russia […]
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The Trump Organization Civil-Fraud Investigation
Wall Street Journal reports: Donald Trump was expected to testify Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s probe into the financial dealings of the former president and his business.
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Armed Trump supporters gathered outside Phoenix FBI office
CNN reports: A group of approximately 25 people gathered outside of an FBI office in Phoenix. Some in the group were armed and wearing tactical gear. CNN has reached out to the FBI Phoenix field office for comment. Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Phil Krynsky told CNN “the group was peaceful and there are no incidents […]
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At least 40 killed in Egypt church fire, say security sources
Guardian reports: At least 40 people have been killed and 45 injured in a fire in a church in the Egyptian city of Giza, according to two security sources. An electrical fire broke out during mass as 5,000 people gathered at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighbourhood on Sunday, the sources said. […]
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Mass fish die-off in Germany’s Oder River
Deutsche Welle reports: environmental groups in Germany are calling it an ecological disaster. Thousands of fish have washed up dead along the Oder River, which runs along Germany’s eastern border and then flows into Poland. Lifeless and sick fish have been present in the Oder since the end of July, over a distance of several […]
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EU countries rush to help France tackle ‘monstrous’ wildfires
British Guardian newspaper reports: France’s biggest blaze has been burning since Tuesday as high temperatures and dry conditions threatened to spread the blaze which has burned more than 7,400 hectares of forest in Gironde. Firefighters from across the EU rallied, most stationed along a 26 mile (40km) active fire-front in the south-west, where a blaze […]
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Ukraine will target Russian forces at Zaporizhzhia n*****r power plant, says Zelensky
British Guardian newspaper reports: Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has vowed to target Russian troops at Zaporizhzhia n*****r power plant who fire on Ukrainian towns and cities. “Every Russian soldier who either shoots at the station or shoots under the cover of the station must understand that they are becoming a special target for our intelligence, […]
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A Short Presentation of the European Reliance on N*****r Electricity and the Future of this Question
Jack from TLDR News EU YouTube channel outlines a very concise short history of German and European handling of and reliance on electricity sources from n*****r power plants and the question of future handling of n*****r energy, especially in light of the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. “For a while Germany has been ardently against […]
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The Taliban violently dispersed a women’s protest in Kabul
Slovene Press Agency STA reports: In the light of the first anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of power, a protest by women demanding the right to work and political engagement was held yesterday in the Afghan capital Kabul, but the security forces quickly and violently suppressed the gathering, reports the French news agency AFP.
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The UN has urged a demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia n*****r plant as Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over more shelling
British Guardian newspaper reports: Ukraine’s n*****r energy company said the facility in the country’s south-east had been shelled five times by Russian forces on Thursday, resulting in staff being unable to change shifts. Valentyn Reznichenko, the Dnipropetrovsk region’s governor, reportedly said three civilians – including a boy – were wounded in overnight shelling on Friday […]
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Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant reveals
British Guardian newspaper reports: Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Espionage Act and additional statutes relating to obstruction of justice and destroying federal government records, according to the search warrant executed by FBI agents at the former president’s home on Monday. The search warrant – the contents of which were […]
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Invasion of Ukraine: Russia warns US over diplomatic ‘point of no return’
British Guardian newspaper reports: Russia has warned the US that potentially placing Russia on the US State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism could be a diplomatic “point of no return”, and trigger a total breakdown of relations between the two countries. Alexander Darchiev, director of the Russian foreign ministry’s North American Department, was […]
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