New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a delegation of 29 people to China next week to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other high-ranking Chinese officials. “Since becoming Prime Minister, I’ve prioritised working in partnership with business to boost export growth in order to grow our economy,” Hipkins said. “China represents nearly a…
New Zealand PM to Meet CCP Leader Xi Jinping Amid Recession
June 20, 2023
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UK Grocery Inflation Drops to Lowest Monthly Rate But Still ‘Pretty Painful’: Report
Grocery price inflation has fallen to its lowest rate this year, bringing slight relief to British consumers, according to UK market research analysts. Grocery inflation sits at 16.5 percent for the four weeks to June 11, which is its lowest level since last year. However, analysts at the data analytics company Kantar have warned that…
Blinken’s Message Could Embolden China to Make a Move Against Taiwan: Expert
June 20, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message during his trip to China this week could embolden China to make a move against Taiwan, according to Michael Sekora, founder and director of Project Socrates, a U.S. intelligence community program established under the Reagan White House. After he met with Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 19, Blinken…
Trump Reveals What He Told Vladimir Putin to Halt Ukraine Invasion
June 20, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump revealed what he told Russian President Vladimir Putin in what he says was an attempt to delay Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by several years. During an interview on Monday night with Fox News, Trump said that he told Putin several years ago that a potential invasion would be a “catastrophe” and…
Finland’s Parliament Backs Petteri Orpo as PM, Replacing Sanna Marin
HELSINKI—Finland’s newly elected parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo to become prime minister, as widely expected, ushering in a right-wing government and ending Social Democrat Sanna Marin’s rule. Orpo will lead a coalition of the conservative NCP, the nationalist Finns, the minority-language Swedish People’s Party, and the Christian…
Call Public Inquiry First, Then Tories Will Suggest Who Can Lead It: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must make the first move and call an independent public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference. He says only then will the Conservatives provide the Liberal government with a list of proposed names for people to lead the process. The official Opposition leader made his demand in…
Nomination Process Begins to Replace Ex-supreme Court Justice Russell Brown
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun the search for a new Supreme Court of Canada justice. Qualified candidates interested in the job, who must be functionally bilingual and demonstrate a relationship with Western or Northern Canada, will have until July 21 to apply. A non-partisan advisory board is then expected to pick a shortlist of…
4 People Wounded by Man Wielding Axe Who Attacked Diners at Chinese Restaurants in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said. Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany. Police arrested a 24-year-old suspect at the scene and charged him…
Government To Remove Plans to Ban New Coal Mines
The UK government is moving to remove a ban on the opening and licensing of new coal mines from one of its major net zero laws. On Tuesday, the government said that a complete ban on new coal mines “isn’t appropriate” and will oppose an amendment that was added to the Energy Security Bill, now…
Suspected Gang Leaders Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Immigrants on Small Boats
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested three alleged members of an Albanian organised crime group that has facilitated illegal entry of numerous immigrants into the UK. The suspected group ringleaders, a 34-year-old man from Grays, Essex, and a 34-year-old man from Dagenham, London, were arrested on Monday. The illegal entry of immigrants was allegedly…
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