China Lambasts Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy as Further Evidence That Ottawa is US 'Vassal'

China has lodged a solemn representation to Canada after its newly released "Indo-Pacific strategy" chided China on issues such as the Taiwan question and diplomacy, and urged Ottawa to show sincerity if it wants to improve ties.

Observers also believed the bluntly hostile strategy serves as further proof that Canada is becoming bogged down deeper as the US' vassal in countering China in the region.

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🔺 First, we’ll talk about protests in Europe against US war profiteering in Ukraine
🔺 Next, we touch upon media hypocrisy in the coverage of protests in China
🔺 And, major media institutions urging the release of Julian Assange

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🎥 Kevin Spacey has reportedly landed his first big role since 2018

Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar winner has signed his first filming contract since the end of a series of lawsuits over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. The 63-year-old actor played his last role in 2018 in the film "Billionaire Boys Club". After a long break, he is expected to play the antagonist in Gene Fallaize's "Control".

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🇷🇺🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic hosts opening ceremony of joint Russian-Laotian Laros-2022 exercises

"These joint exercises are becoming a tradition. This is the third time our units will practise joint counter-terrorism operation." said Major General Vladimir Kulikov, senior task force leader.

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❗️Russian MoD’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two armored combat vehicles and two pick-up trucks near Kupyansk;

▪️Russian troops eliminated more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian infantry combat vehicles and four other vehicles near Krasny Liman;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 100 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed a Ukrainian tank, five armored combat vehicles and five other vehicles near Donetsk;

▪️Russian Forces hit ten Ukrainian command posts, as well as 62 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed Ukraine' "Osa-AKM” anti-aircraft missile system in the LPR;

▪️Russian troops destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar in the DPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated a Ukrainian “Pelikan” radar station in the Dnepropetrovsk region;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed Ukrainian artillery ammunition depot in the Zaporozhye region;

▪️The Russian air defense destroyed nine Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted two “Uragan” shells.

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❗️An update from the Russian Foreign Ministry:

▪️Moscow believes that New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) consultations will not take place before the year's end;

▪️Russia & US have "deep disagreements" on the implementation of New START. Currently, Washington does not want to compromise;

▪️There are no signals that the US is ready to resume negotiations with Russia on strategic stability;

▪️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister on prospects of Russia-US prisoner exchange by the end of the year: there is always a chance.

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⚽️ A Sputnik correspondent captured the atmosphere among FIFA World Cup fans in Qatar

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⚡️Twitter Abandons Its Policy Targeting 'COVID-19 Misinformation', Statement Says

⚡️Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Russia is committed to START-3 and the postponement of the meeting of the commission does not violate it.

⚡️The IAEA will strengthen its presence at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Director General Rafael Grossi says

"People came out of this office covered with blood": A resident of Donetsk speaks about the Ukrainian shelling of an office building which injured five people.

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📹WATCH: Russian Su-30SM and Su35S aircraft in combat action as part of the special military operation in Ukraine (video courtesy of Russia’s MoD)

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🌋The Mauna Loa volcano in Hilo, Hawaii, erupted on Monday for the first time in 40 years.

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📌Have a look at Sputnik's infographic showing what types of weapons Taiwan ordered from the United States.

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❗️If NATO supplies Patriot complexes to Kiev and provides its personnel, they will immediately become a legitimate target for Russian forces, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said amid Pentagon's statement saying that the US doesn't rule out providing Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.

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⚡️The US does not plan to supply its Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine yet, but it will continue consultations - Pentagon