Ariel Antonio
Content writer and social media specialist. Before that, I teach Journalism and radio broadcasting at the University foundation for fifteen years. only through engagement and communications can we as humans evolve.
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Wins for pro-Putin leaders buttress autocracies in Europe.
Hungarian and Serbian elections reinforced pro-Putin leaders' power, with Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vucic winning overwhelming parliamentary victories. Their wins highlight growing autocratic tendencies in Europe and demonstrate Russia's continued influence in the region through aligned political leadership.
Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets.
After Russian forces withdrew from Kyiv's outskirts, streets revealed numerous civilian corpses, many appearing executed at close range. The graphic evidence prompted international outrage, calls for sanctions, and diplomatic expulsions from countries like Germany and Lithuania.
Secret intelligence has an unusually public role in the Ukraine war.
Intelligence agencies are taking an unusually public role in the Ukraine war, with US and British officials openly sharing assessments about Russian military challenges, including claims that Putin is being misled about his troops' performance and that soldiers are demoralized and refusing orders.
Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station.
Dmitry Rogozin from Roscosmos suggests Western sanctions could disrupt Russian spacecraft missions to the International Space Station, signaling potential challenges in ongoing space collaboration.
Greenhouse gas emissions rose in Rhode Island.
[Rhode Island saw a 8.2% rise in greenhouse gas emissions from 2017-2018, primarily from transportation and electricity sectors, potentially jeopardizing state's climate reduction targets.]
US seeks tighter UN sanctions after N. Korea missile test
The United States calls for tougher UN sanctions following North Korea's test of its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch is part of a series of weapons demonstrations aimed at pressuring the US to recognize North Korea as a nuclear power and lift economic sanctions.
Ukraine war drives the US, EU deal to undercut Russian energy
President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discuss reducing Europe's 40% reliance on Russian gas, driven by the Ukraine conflict. The deal aims to swiftly cut economic ties with Moscow and reshape energy dynamics in response to the ongoing war.
The U.S. reinstates 352 product exclusions from China tariffs.
The US Trade Representative has reinstated 352 product exclusions from China tariffs, covering a range of industrial and consumer items. The exclusions, originally imposed during the Trump administration, will be effective retroactively from October 2021 through December 2022.
Poland orders expulsion of 45 Russians suspected of spying.
Poland's Internal Security Agency has ordered the expulsion of 45 Russians identified as intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover. The state security spokesman stated these individuals were conducting intelligence activities against Poland, prompting the Foreign Ministry to request their immediate removal.
UN chief: Don’t let Russia crisis fuel climate destruction.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautions that countries rushing to replace Russian energy supplies may undermine climate goals, calling fossil fuel dependence "mutually assured destruction" and risking global warming escalation.
