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‘I didn’t pull the trigger,’ Alec Baldwin says in new interview about ‘Rust’ shooting
Gulf News 02 Dec 2021
The actor, who was holding the gun that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on October 21, spoke with George Stephanopoulos for an hourlong special that will air on Thursday in the US. The sit-down interview will begin streaming later that night on Hulu. Halyna Hutchins Image Credit. AFP. “The trigger wasn’t pulled ... So raw ... Alec Baldwin ... AP ... .
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Israel calls on world powers to stop Iran nuclear talks immediately
FX Empire 02 Dec 2021
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday urged world powers to halt nuclear talks with Iran immediately, citing a U.N. watchdog’s announcement that Tehran has started producing enriched uranium with more advanced centrifuges ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... economic sanctions ... “I don’t think we are alone ... It doesn’t have to be the first one.” ... ....
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UN fears sectarian violence that could 'fracture' Ethiopia
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Ethiopia risks descending into sectarian violence and experiencing a chaotic Kabul-style exodus if the year-long conflict spreads to the capital Addis Ababa, the UN aid chief warned. In an interview with AFP, Martin Griffiths expressed deep concern for the stability of a nation of 115 million people composed of more than 80 ethnic groups ... He said.
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US defense chief slams China's drive for hypersonic weapons
The Economic Times 02 Dec 2021
The U. S. defense chief says that China's pursuit of hypersonic weapons "increases tensions in the region. " Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the remarks in Seoul on Thursday following annual security talks with his South Korean counterpart ... .
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Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward
The Spokesman-Review 02 Dec 2021
“In a dialogue with the United States and its allies, we will insist on working out specific agreements that would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory,” Putin said ... “It makes us worry ...
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Japan's Nissan Announces Creation of Lunar Rover Prototype
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan presented on Thursday a lunar rover prototype, developed jointly with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... "In its joint research with JAXA, Nissan is evolving e-4ORCE technology to improve its performance in sandy terrain and other harsh conditions ... ....
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Global warming not responsible for Madagascar famine: study
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
Global warming played only a minimal role in the famine that has hit Madagascar, according to a new study published Thursday which contradicts a UN description of the crisis as a "climate change famine". The southern Indian Ocean island off Africa has been hit by its worst drought in four decades ... At present the increase is around 1.1 C ... ....
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Israel failed to probe Gaza protester killings: report
The New Arab 02 Dec 2021
Rights groups said on Thursday that Israel failed to investigate shootings that killed more than 200 Palestinians and wounded thousands at violent protests along the frontier of the besieged Gaza Strip in recent years, strengthening the case for the International Criminal Court to intervene ... Many were far from the border fence when they were shot.
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Australian minister suspended over accusations of abusing staffer
Gulf News 02 Dec 2021
Sydney. An Australian cabinet minister has been removed from his post while allegations he was abusive toward a former staffer during their relationship are investigated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday ... “I felt someone kicking me on the side of my hip and leg, as I tried to sit up in bed. It was the minister,” she said ... .
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Russia to unveil security pact proposals in bid to restrain NATO
Metro USA 02 Dec 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would soon put forward proposals for a new European security pact which he said he hoped would stop NATO from expanding further eastwards ... counterpart Antony Blinken expected to focus on tensions around Ukraine ... Kyiv has denied it has such plans ... .
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Macron calls Boris Johnson ‘un clown’ who creates phoney wars to mask Brexit chaos
Irish Independent 02 Dec 2021
Emmanuel Macron has privately branded Boris Johnson a “clown” in charge of a “circus”, according to a French newspaper ... “Bojo talks to me, he’s down to earth, everything’s fine, we’re having grown-up discussions and then he sticks it to us either beforehand or afterwards in an inelegant manner. It’s always the same circus.” ... .
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Poland Hides Information About 'Unmarked Graves' of Migrants - Lukashenko
Urdu Point 02 Dec 2021
There are plenty of unmarked graves of migrants along the Belarusian-Polish border and Warsaw hides this information, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Ria Novosti ... And who buries these people? Not the authorities ... ....
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Japan wants US bases to ground fighter jets
Russia Today 01 Dec 2021
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential area ... On Tuesday, the Misawa Air Base in the north of Japan’s main island of Honshu confirmed there was an emergency with a US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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Scientists “Baffled” Africa Only 6% vaxxed but Covid Practically Disappeared
Principia Scientific 01 Dec 2021
Practically no one in Africa is getting “vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19), and as a result there is almost no covid anywhere to be found on the continent. A recent piece from the Associated Press (AP) explains that in Zimbabwe, nobody wears a mask, nobody is vaccinated, and life goes on as normal ... See more here ... Head Office ... ....
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UN projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022
The Times of India 02 Dec 2021
GENEVA ... The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in its annual overview of future needs, is projecting a 17% jump in the number of people who will need urgent assistance in 2022, and is appealing to donors to provide a record $41 billion to help 183 million people who are the most in need ... "We never left Afghanistan ... .