• 11/18/2024

Scholz, Biden have nothing to offer Putin — German expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “He [Scholz], like another lame duck in the US – Joe Biden, has nothing to offer,” Prof. Thomas Eger of the University of Cologne told the Bild newspaper https://tass.com/world/1873305

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Armenia’s statements indicate its reluctance to take part in CSTO events — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. When asked about Yerevan’s possible participation in the upcoming CSTO events, including a summit on late November, Alexander Pankin said that this question should be addressed to the Armenian side https://tass.com/world/1873297

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Trump picks Burgum for ‘energy czar’ — and interior secretary

Washington Post Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as both interior secretary and energy “czar” to oversee efforts to gut climate rules and expand fossil fuel production. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/15/doug-burgum-energy-czar-trump/

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Iran told Biden administration it won’t try to assassinate President-elect Trump: report

Fox News In an unusual assurance to the Biden administration last month, Iran promised it would not assassinate Donald Trump in a secret exchange intended to ease tensions, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal, according to a Friday report.  The assurances reportedly came in a written message to the administration on Oct. 14, after…

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You Won’t Have Kamala to Kick Around Anymore

Wall Street Journal Or will you? Readers consider the Nixon option. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-wont-have-kamala-to-kick-around-anymore-4386c24a

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Iran Told U.S. That It’s Not Trying to Kill Trump

New York Times The Biden administration had warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on Mr. Trump’s life to be “an act of war,” officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/middleeast/iran-trump-assassinate.html

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Trump Will Encounter a Very Different Middle East in His Second Term

New York Times The region has changed dramatically since the Oct. 7 attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/middleeast/trump-will-encounter-a-very-different-middle-east-in-his-second-term.html

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South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3286835/south-koreas-yoon-tells-chinas-xi-cooperation-needed-russia-and-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed

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UAE’s accession to BRICS to strengthen coordination with Russia on global problems

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian foreign ministet Sergey Lavrov visited the United Arab Emirates and talked with his colleague Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan https://tass.com/politics/1873287

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Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101

New York Times Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions about the future under a male-only succession law. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/asia/princess-yuriko-dead.html

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