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Trump urges Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine, WP reports

President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 7, marking their first phone conversation since Trump’s election victory, sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post. During the call from Trump’s Florida resort, he advised Putin not to escalate the situation in Ukraine and highlighted Washington’s significant military presence in…

Asia Pacific

Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to heavy rain

TOKYO: Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday (Nov 2) as authorities warned of landslides and floods while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air … was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in Source

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Euroactiv: Finland urges Germany to lose reservations on Ukraine

Finnish leaders are pressing Germany to abandon its reservations about weapon deliveries to Ukraine, Euroactiv reports, as President Alexander Stubb prepares for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Despite Ukraine’s appeals, Western countries, including the US and the UK, have restricted Ukraine’s use of their long-range weapons like ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles to prevent…

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Silence from Zelensky’s Office as CPJ urges halt to Kyiv’s ‘systematic pressure’ against Ukrainska Pravda

The Presidential Office has remained silent for two days over allegations that the Ukrainian government is exerting “systematic pressure” against Ukrainska Pravda. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a statement on Oct. 11 calling for Kyiv to stop “obstructing the reporting” of Ukrainska Pravda, one of Ukraine’s leading newspapers. CPJ’s appeal follows a similar…

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