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⚡️Biden says US will start training Ukrainian forces on Abrams tanks as soon as possible
⚡️Pentagon confirms new Ukraine aid package with 31 Abrams tanks worth $400mln
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Thousands of Healthcare Workers, Taxi Drivers, Teachers Striking in Barcelona, Spain
Several mass strikes are taking place in Barcelona on Wednesday, with thousands of taxi drivers blocking the city center and healthcare workers and teachers rallying to protest poor working conditions, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Healthcare workers are staging protests near the buildings of the Catalan parliament and the regional healthcare department demanding a pay rise, the expansion of staff numbers, a reduction of their workload and support for younger workers, with further strikes expected to take place next week.
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Several mass strikes are taking place in Barcelona on Wednesday, with thousands of taxi drivers blocking the city center and healthcare workers and teachers rallying to protest poor working conditions, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Healthcare workers are staging protests near the buildings of the Catalan parliament and the regional healthcare department demanding a pay rise, the expansion of staff numbers, a reduction of their workload and support for younger workers, with further strikes expected to take place next week.
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What is the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Biden Wants to Send to Ukraine?
The NATO allies waging a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine have rushed in recent weeks to send their most potent weapons yet to the battlefields in the Donbass: armored fighting vehicles and main battle tanks.
After reports appeared in US media on Tuesday that the White House was preparing to send dozens of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) to Kiev, the Pentagon said it was aware of the reports but had nothing to announce. US Army leaders have warned Ukrainians forces are ill-equipped to operate and maintain the advanced armored vehicles, making such a venture both costly and unproductive.
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The NATO allies waging a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine have rushed in recent weeks to send their most potent weapons yet to the battlefields in the Donbass: armored fighting vehicles and main battle tanks.
After reports appeared in US media on Tuesday that the White House was preparing to send dozens of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) to Kiev, the Pentagon said it was aware of the reports but had nothing to announce. US Army leaders have warned Ukrainians forces are ill-equipped to operate and maintain the advanced armored vehicles, making such a venture both costly and unproductive.
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🔺 First, we discuss The Tragedy of Ukraine with Professor Nicolai Petro
🔺 Next, James Carey joins us to talk about the opposition voices in Turkey calling for a NATO exit and Finnish FM's backtrack on NATO comment
🔺Nothing personal, just "big business": we discuss Zelensky’s address to the National Association of State Chambers (NASC) on Monday
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🔺 Next, James Carey joins us to talk about the opposition voices in Turkey calling for a NATO exit and Finnish FM's backtrack on NATO comment
🔺Nothing personal, just "big business": we discuss Zelensky’s address to the National Association of State Chambers (NASC) on Monday
And there's more on the other side! Tune in to Radio Sputnik at 6pm EST|3pm PST|12am CET via the website or app
📻 Also in the United States at 105.5FM, 104.7FM, 102.9FM, 1390AM, 1140AM
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‼️Switzerland May Lose Credibility by Allowing Re-Export of Weapons to Ukraine - Councillor
Switzerland's credibility as a neutral country could be lost in the case of re-export of country's weapons to parties of military conflict, Swiss Federal Councillor Alain Berset said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Swiss parliament committee approved amendments allowing third countries to re-export Swiss-made arms to Ukraine. The parliament is yet to vote on the bill.
"Given the special role that Switzerland plays in the world, it is necessary to question the authority of Switzerland as a neutral country in case of re-export of Swiss weapons to the war zone," Berset said in an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RTS.
Switzerland's credibility as a neutral country could be lost in the case of re-export of country's weapons to parties of military conflict, Swiss Federal Councillor Alain Berset said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Swiss parliament committee approved amendments allowing third countries to re-export Swiss-made arms to Ukraine. The parliament is yet to vote on the bill.
"Given the special role that Switzerland plays in the world, it is necessary to question the authority of Switzerland as a neutral country in case of re-export of Swiss weapons to the war zone," Berset said in an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RTS.
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📈 The Bank of Canada announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has increased the overnight and deposit interest rates to 4.5%, and the bank rate to 4.75%, in order to fight inflation while continuing the policy of quantitative tightening
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Kanye West May Be Denied Entry to Australia
Recently rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) made a number of anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi comments, including urging Jews to pardon Hitler.
Ye is probably not suitable for an Australian visa because of his comments on Jews, Hitler and the Holocaust, Australian Minister for Education Jason Clare has stated. The minister stressed that those who made similar comments were denied visas.
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Recently rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) made a number of anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi comments, including urging Jews to pardon Hitler.
Ye is probably not suitable for an Australian visa because of his comments on Jews, Hitler and the Holocaust, Australian Minister for Education Jason Clare has stated. The minister stressed that those who made similar comments were denied visas.
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‼️ Meta* has announced it will be reinstating both the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump in the "coming weeks" after his two-year ban
However, the firm has stated it will be implementing "guardrails" in order to prevent any repeat offenses
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*Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is banned as an extremist organization in Russia.
However, the firm has stated it will be implementing "guardrails" in order to prevent any repeat offenses
Read the latest here!
*Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is banned as an extremist organization in Russia.
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Seventy Years of Membership: What is Turkey’s Role in NATO?
▪️Turkey joined NATO in 1952, becoming the 13th member of the North Atlantic Alliance three years after its creation.
▪️Between 2005 and 2007, Ankara supported the United Nations-African Union mission in western Sudan’s Darfur, which was launched under the auspices of the NATO program to support the African Union countries in the field of education and transport.
▪️Turkey plays an important role in the NATO mission in Iraq, providing refueling of aircraft with the AWACS radar detection system as part of efforts by the international coalition to combat Daesh*.
▪️Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, constructed in 1955, played an active role in the implementation of NATO missions, both during the Cold War and afterwards.
*Daesh (ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State), **al-Qaeda , terrorist groups banned in Russia and a number of other countries
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▪️Turkey joined NATO in 1952, becoming the 13th member of the North Atlantic Alliance three years after its creation.
▪️Between 2005 and 2007, Ankara supported the United Nations-African Union mission in western Sudan’s Darfur, which was launched under the auspices of the NATO program to support the African Union countries in the field of education and transport.
▪️Turkey plays an important role in the NATO mission in Iraq, providing refueling of aircraft with the AWACS radar detection system as part of efforts by the international coalition to combat Daesh*.
▪️Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, constructed in 1955, played an active role in the implementation of NATO missions, both during the Cold War and afterwards.
*Daesh (ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State), **al-Qaeda , terrorist groups banned in Russia and a number of other countries
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‼️Air raid warnings issued in Ukrainian regions - online map
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How Afro-Colombian Women Braided Escape Maps and Kept Gold in Their Hair
The Afro-descendant heritage is clear and problems of racism and discrimination from the colonial period persist in today's Colombia.
According to the Colombian government's National Department of Statistics (DANE), the black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero population of the South American country totals more than 4.6 million people, or 9.34% of Colombia's population.
Sputnik spoke with Afro-Colombian sociologist Lemeva Leidys Valderrama about some examples of resistance by these communities in her country, as well as the current challenges in the fight against racism.
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The Afro-descendant heritage is clear and problems of racism and discrimination from the colonial period persist in today's Colombia.
According to the Colombian government's National Department of Statistics (DANE), the black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero population of the South American country totals more than 4.6 million people, or 9.34% of Colombia's population.
Sputnik spoke with Afro-Colombian sociologist Lemeva Leidys Valderrama about some examples of resistance by these communities in her country, as well as the current challenges in the fight against racism.
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🇸🇳 The Senegalese Navy has seized over 800 kg of cocaine during an operation off the coast of the West African country, the Senegalese Army’s public relations department (Dirpa) has stated
▪️The operation, which resulted in the seizure of 805 kg of cocaine, was carried out on Sunday by an army patrol boat 335 km off Dakar, Senegal’s capital.
▪️West and Central Africa have been a transit zone for narcotics produced in Latin America for years. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, over the period from 2019 to 2022 at least 57 tons of cocaine were seized in or en route to West Africa.
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▪️The operation, which resulted in the seizure of 805 kg of cocaine, was carried out on Sunday by an army patrol boat 335 km off Dakar, Senegal’s capital.
▪️West and Central Africa have been a transit zone for narcotics produced in Latin America for years. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, over the period from 2019 to 2022 at least 57 tons of cocaine were seized in or en route to West Africa.
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🇨🇳China's economy will grow by 4.8% in 2023 from 3% in 2022, according to a UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2023 report published on Wednesday
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US Aviation Agency Proposes Airworthiness Directive for Two-Decades-Old Boeing 757 Jets
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed on Wednesday an airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing 757 airplanes after safety concerns were raised regarding cracks in hidden areas of the aircraft, which has not been produced in the past two decades.
"This proposed AD was prompted by the potential for cracks to start in hidden areas underneath the scuff plates in the fuselage skin and bear strap of certain doors," the FAA said.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed on Wednesday an airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing 757 airplanes after safety concerns were raised regarding cracks in hidden areas of the aircraft, which has not been produced in the past two decades.
"This proposed AD was prompted by the potential for cracks to start in hidden areas underneath the scuff plates in the fuselage skin and bear strap of certain doors," the FAA said.
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Japan Successfully Launches New Surveillance Satellite Into Orbit - MHI Launch Services
IGS-Radar 7 is a new reconnaissance satellite developed by Mitsubishi Electric. The satellite is a part of the Japanese government's Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) reconnaissance satellite launch program, the main goal of which is to ensure the country's independence in obtaining satellite information.
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IGS-Radar 7 is a new reconnaissance satellite developed by Mitsubishi Electric. The satellite is a part of the Japanese government's Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) reconnaissance satellite launch program, the main goal of which is to ensure the country's independence in obtaining satellite information.
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'He's Not Picasso': US House Oversight Panel Looks Into Hunter Biden Artwork Sale... Again
The US House Oversight Committee is again requesting information from the Georges Berges Gallery on the anonymous purchase of art made by Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday.
"Your arrangement with Hunter Biden raises serious ethics concerns and calls into question whether the Biden family is again selling access and influence. Despite being a novice artist, Hunter Biden received exorbitant amounts of money selling his artwork, the buyers’ identities remain unknown, and you appear to be the sole record keeper of these lucrative transactions," Comer said in a letter to gallery namesake Georges Berges.
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The US House Oversight Committee is again requesting information from the Georges Berges Gallery on the anonymous purchase of art made by Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday.
"Your arrangement with Hunter Biden raises serious ethics concerns and calls into question whether the Biden family is again selling access and influence. Despite being a novice artist, Hunter Biden received exorbitant amounts of money selling his artwork, the buyers’ identities remain unknown, and you appear to be the sole record keeper of these lucrative transactions," Comer said in a letter to gallery namesake Georges Berges.
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🇬🇧 The UK is not considering the deliveries of military aircraft to Ukraine as this would be "too escalatory," British media reported, citing Royal Air Force sources.
💬 "Ukraine flies former Russian aircraft so to train on a Typhoon would likely take years. The only option would be for nations with former Russian aircraft to offer such aircraft, such as Poland," the source said.
According to the sources, London has "not ruled out" the delivery of longer-range precision missiles to Ukraine, but it was not being "considered" currently.
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💬 "Ukraine flies former Russian aircraft so to train on a Typhoon would likely take years. The only option would be for nations with former Russian aircraft to offer such aircraft, such as Poland," the source said.
According to the sources, London has "not ruled out" the delivery of longer-range precision missiles to Ukraine, but it was not being "considered" currently.
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🇺🇸 New US Ambassador Lynne Tracy has arrived in Moscow, the US Embassy said in a Twitter post.
Tracy, who speaks Russian, previously served as the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Moscow from 2014 to 2017. She was nominated to the ambassador post in September after former ambassador John Sullivan stepped down.
Prior to her new appointment, Tracy served as the US ambassador to Armenia since 2019. However, the Ohio-born official was not entirely well-received by the Armenian-American community, which gave her an 'F' rating for failing to promote US interests.
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Tracy, who speaks Russian, previously served as the deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Moscow from 2014 to 2017. She was nominated to the ambassador post in September after former ambassador John Sullivan stepped down.
Prior to her new appointment, Tracy served as the US ambassador to Armenia since 2019. However, the Ohio-born official was not entirely well-received by the Armenian-American community, which gave her an 'F' rating for failing to promote US interests.
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