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Against the backdrop of recent turbulent international events in various parts of the world, it is not only them that have attracted increased international and media attention, but also the various “stunts” pulled by a number of ambassadors in their political dances on the diplomatic podium. Above all, they are already known for their contemptuous and unjustifiably arrogant attitude in the diplomatic community and for blatantly exceeding international norms of diplomatic behavior and principles of non-interference in the affairs of other sovereign states.

BY Vladimir Platov

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia next week, in person, his press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be heading the Russian delegation at the two-day event, the official said.

The same information was also given to media outlets by Russia’s Embassy in Jakarta. Both sources said Putin may participate in the event via video link.

The host nation previously came under pressure by the US and its allies to block Putin from attending the meeting, claiming that Russia should be isolated diplomatically as punishment for sending troops into Ukraine.

Taronga Zoo has been ridiculed after blaming an incident where five lions escaped their enclosures on a fence “integrity issue”.

An emergency situation was declared on Wednesday after one adult and four lion cubs were found outside their enclosure at the Sydney harbourside zoo at about 6.30am.

Nurses have voted to stage strikes across the UK for the first time in their history in pursuit of a better pay deal, in a move that will seriously disrupt NHS care.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Wednesday that nurses at many, but not all, hospitals and other places of NHS care would take industrial action before Christmas and could continue striking until next May.

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WE WATCH SOME YOUTUBE VIDEOS WHERE PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS DOING SOME STUPID THINGS BUT NO-ONE GETS HURT…. THE RULE OF THUMB IS THAT ORDINARY PEOPLE CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS AND THE VIDEOS WHERE PEOPLE BLEED OR DIE ARE NOT ON THESE FUNNY DISPLAYS. THE KILLER IDIOCIES ARE RESERVED FOR THE “NEWS”.

THERE, POLITICIANS SHOW THEY ARE NASTY IDIOTS WHO HURT PEOPLE WHILE CLAIMING TO THE CONTRARY. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE JOE BIDEN. HE IS A SMART IDIOT. HE TAKES US FOR FOOLS WHILE DITHERING LIKE A SENILE IMBECILE... TRUMP IS A FOOL WHO TAKES US FOR SMART IDIOTS. THANK YOU....

On Tuesday, the so-called EU-US Taskforce on the Inflation Reduction Act was formed in a move agreed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US Deputy National Security Adviser Mike Pyle.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are seeking to try to clinch “a negotiated solution” with Washington over “unfair competition from the US” and the possible need for the EU to strike back, US media reports.

Hollywood star Sean Penn has once again visited Kiev and exchanged gifts with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, telling his “great friend” to hold onto his golden statuette until Ukraine defeats Russia.

“This is for you… When you win, bring it back to Malibu. I'll feel much better knowing a piece of me is here,” Penn told Zelensky, according to a video shared by the president's office on Tuesday. “It's just a symbolic silly thing, but if I know this is here with you then I'll feel better and stronger for the fight...”

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Since 2018, the US has seen its primary strategic focus as preparing for so-called “great power competition” with Russia and China. It claims the two nations are spearheading an effort to overturn the US-run global order established at the end of the Cold War.

US Navy Adm. Charles Richard, the head of US Strategic Command, recently warned the US would soon face a protracted conflict with China unlike anything it’s faced before. Stratcom is responsible for handling the country’s nuclear weapons, as well as the suite of defensive and offensive information capabilities termed C4ISR.

The World Economic Forum’s ‘First Movers Coalition’ climate change agenda was “modelled” off the effort to roll out vaccines during the Chinese coronavirus crisis, John Kerry said at a COP27 panel in Egypt on Tuesday.

Appearing alongside WEF President Børge Brende and various corporate executives, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said that it is urgent for the private sector to pair with governments to realise the goal of preventing the global temperature from rising and to save lives in the allegedly looming global climate crisis.

US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden says a 1983 interview with former CIA officer Frank Snepp, detailing how the agency used mainstream newspapers in the US to distribute disinformation, is still the “most important video of the year.”

Snowden, who currently lives in Russia after gaining citizenship in the country, posted a short clip from Snepp’s interview on Monday. In the video, the former intelligence officer explained how he had served as an interrogator, agent debriefer and chief strategy analyst while working in the US embassy in Saigon during the Vietnam War.

Snepp said one his duties was to brief the press when the CIA wanted to “circulate disinformation on a particular issue,” noting that this information was not necessarily a lie, and could be a half-truth. 

Voter grumbling, rage and cynicism is rampant heading into the mid-term elections on November 8th. Add the flattering, flummoxing and fooling of voters by many corporatist politicians to the mix and we have the makings of an election-day disaster.

Set the above aside and reflect on the unused citizen power, given wholesale, to 535 members of Congress. Our sovereign power starts with the preamble to our U.S. Constitution – that is “We the People.” Not “We the Congress.” Not “We the Corporations.” As a Republic, we then delegate power to Congress to define, enable and fund the activities of the Executive and Judicial branches.

By Ralph Nader