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Demonstrations have erupted across China calling for Xi Jinping to step down over restrictive COVID-19 policies as anger boils over after a residential fire killed 10 people under lockdown
In what is seen as a sign of future anti-LGBT measures, President Vladimir Putin last month signed a document to “strengthen Russian traditional spiritual and moral values.”
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90 Years on, Ukrainians See Repeat of Soviet ‘Genocide’ – The Moscow Times
Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev held a meeting with the mothers of mobilised men killed in Ukraine He “consoled” them by telling them that their sons belonged not to them, but to the Russian state
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Yes mothers – it was not all fun & games when you raised your kids to be proud warmongers.
The Council of Mothers and Wives had their online page on VK (Russian social media network) blocked on orders from the Prosecutor General’s office, http://Taiga.Info reports.
Russia’s Council of Mothers and Wives social media page blocked by authorities

Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Thousands Ukrainian children effectively stolen by Russia! Russian state trafficking in children is a war crime that is beyond horrifying. Thank you,
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“The transfer of thousands of children is a stark reminder that this is not a typical armed conflict. These may be war crimes. They should be a wake-up call to Americans and Europeans fatigued by support for Ukraine,” writes @NickKristof.
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Yesterday #UkrainianCleanupsDublin did a great job along the Royal Canal Way. Among other things three footballs recovered from the canal, rumours are there’s #FIFAWorldCup in Drumcondra. Massive thanks to all the volunteers and Brendan Behan, who’s always there for us!
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We believe in freedom
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Silent. Shocked. Angry. The horror of Bucha turns my stomach. How can people be so cruel? Belgium will continue to fight against impunity for the barbaric war crimes Russian troops committed here.
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“My assessment is that Ukrainians expect or want to be in position by January to begin the final phase of the campaign, which is the liberation of Crimea.”
tells “The Economist Asks” podcast how the war could play out
economist.com How could Ukraine win the war? Host Anne McElvoy asks Ben Hodges, a former commanding general of US Army Europe, why he thinks a Ukrainian victory is beyond doubt =============
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In 1918, one of the greatest modern aircraft designers, Igor Sikorsky from Kyiv, was forced by the Bolshevik coup to move to the United States. A century later, the Sikorsky S-61 Sea King helicopters invented with his genius will defend his native land.
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There are signs Russians may leave ZNPP – president of Energoatom
There are signs Russians may leave ZNPP – president of Energoatom
Belgium signed declaration supporting Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo in Kyiv today.
