• 03/17/2025

Iran Dismisses Ali Shamkhani, Top National Security Official

New York Times Ali Shamkhani was one of the most powerful men in Iran, but it was not enough to insulate him after a close associate was accused of selling information to Britain. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/middleeast/iran-ali-shamkhani-ousted.html

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Australian Consumer Confidence Improves, But Doldrums Persist

Wall Street Journal Consumer confidence increased by 1.4 points over the week, according to a survey by ANZ Bank and pollster Roy Morgan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australian-consumer-confidence-improves-but-doldrums-persist-39ca3dd7

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Trump accuser E Jean Carroll motions to amend lawsuit to include statements made by former president to CNN

Fox News Former President Donald Trump’s accuser E. Jean Carroll has filed a motion to amend her defamation lawsuit to include the former president’s comments made to CNN during a town hall earlier this month. The defamation lawsuit that she has moved to amend was filed in 2019 and is separate from the suit that…

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German intelligence chief says no one knows who blew up Nord Stream pipelines

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Bruno Kahl recalled that the site of the sabotage is a seabed, which makes the work of investigators much more difficult https://tass.com/world/1621463

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Qantas Expects Large Underlying Profit as Air Travel Recovers

Wall Street Journal Australia’s biggest airline, Qantas, expects a large underlying profit for the 2023 fiscal year and is increasing a share buyback as air travel continues to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/qantas-expects-large-underlying-profit-as-air-travel-recovers-87d6ed7e

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Conservative movement allows eating at non-kosher vegetarian, vegan restaurants

Jerusalem Post 17% of Jews identify as Conservative and only a fraction keep kosher at home. Even fewer adhere to the strict dietary laws when they dine out.  https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-743913

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2 gun control bills pass in Pennsylvania House

Fox News Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed Monday in the Pennsylvania House, where Democrats are using their razor-thin majority to push gun-control measures after a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government. The party describes the proposals as relatively moderate measures to…

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Hong Kong Palace Museum to exhibit statues, masks from mystery ancient Chinese civilisation in autumn show

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Four-month exhibition, which opens in late September, will present the latest archaeological discoveries from the Sanxingdui ruins in Sichuan province. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3221460/hong-kong-palace-museum-exhibit-statues-masks-mystery-ancient-chinese-civilisation-autumn-show?utm_source=rss_feed

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US Department of State reacts to events in Belgorod Oblast

Pravda Ukraine The US Department of State has reacted to the events in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. They said that the United States prohibited Ukraine from using its weapons on Russian territory while recalling that Russia started the war. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403397/

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US cynically accuses Russia of derailing treaty banning chemical weapons — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that Washington was undermining the foundations of the international arms control system by withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty https://tass.com/politics/1621461

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