Month: November 2022
The U.N. says Russia agrees to extend Ukrainian grain exports
The U.N.-brokered deal to extend Ukrainian grain exports was set to expire on Saturday and will now continue for at least another 120 days. (Image credit: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreMyanmar’s Military Government Releases Thousands of Political Prisoners, Including an American and 3 Other Foreigners
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government announced Thursday it was releasing and deporting an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker, an ex-British diplomat and an American as part of a broad prisoner amnesty to mark the country’s National Victory Day. Australian Sean
Read MoreRussia Agrees to Renew Ukraine Grain Deal, U.N. Says
Moscow has agreed to renew the deal that allows Ukrainian agricultural products to be exported through the Black Sea region, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said.
Read MoreUltranationalists launching party to the right of Ben Gvir’s extremist Otzma Yehudit
Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben-Ari, founders of Otzma Yehudit who are both banned from running in elections due to incitement, to start new, even more extreme party
Read MoreMyanmar reportedly will release 4 foreigners as part of a broad prisoner amnesty
Myanmar’s expected release of more than 5,700 prisoners is expected to include the U.K.’s former envoy to the Asian country, an Australian economist and a Japanese filmmaker, according to state media. (Image credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreSuspect linked to deadly Istanbul bombing detained in Syria
Man codenamed ‘Husam’ apprehended by Turkish police in Azaz, currently under the control of the Ankara-backed Syrian opposition, bringing number of arrests in case to 51
Read MoreUkraine says it’s not to blame for Poland missile strike – CNBC
Ukraine says it’s not to blame for Poland missile strike CNBC Russia Ukraine War Live | Ukraine Won’t Waver Over Poland Missile Strike | English News Live CNN-News18 Zelenskyy Disputes Claim That Missile That Fell In Poland Was From Ukrainian NBC News Biden
Read MoreThe origins of Dave Chappelle’s antisemitic ‘Jews control Hollywood’ trope
The comedian, in riffing on recent controversies involving Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, wasn’t exactly breaking new ground by insinuating Jews run the movie industry
Read MoreHolocaust books, including ‘Maus,’ pulled from some Missouri schools over state law
Amendment allows criminal penalty for providing ‘explicit sexual material’ to students; Holocaust books often included in bans initiated by right-wing groups
Read MoreFormer U.K. Ambassador Among Thousands to Be Freed From Myanmar Prison
The amnesty is unlikely to improve Myanmar’s relations with the West, which frayed after a military coup derailed the country’s transition to democracy.
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