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Begin preparing now for the appearance of “even more fatal” variants of coronavirus in the future. That’s the advice from billionaire globalist Bill Gates who warned Sunday that international health surveillance driven by increased funding for the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) is one way to forestall pandemic outbreaks.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday lambasted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for saying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood” and Jews are among the worst antisemites, saying his remarks were “unforgivable.”

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – The British military believes more than a quarter of all troops Russia deployed for its war in Ukraine are now “combat ineffective.”

KHARKIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities are cracking down on anyone suspected of aiding Russian troops under laws enacted by Ukraine’s parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky after the Feb. 24 invasion.

A number of public representatives have warned that the European Union is heading towards super-statehood as a result of recent recommendations which would see the bloc seize many powers from national governments.

Males who identify as women should call the cops if they are asked to leave a women’s toilet, a transgender NGO has suggested.

Left-wing activists embarked on their now-annual May Day (Labour Day) riots in Paris, France, on Sunday, with the day’s violence tinged with anti-Emmanuel Macron sentiment in the wake of his recent re-election.

Italy is moving to drop its Wuhan virus health pass system, but the EU member-state will maintain mask mandates for public transit, cinemas, and other venues until the middle of June.

Pope Francis again condemned the war on Ukraine Sunday, calling for Catholics to pray the rosary for peace every day during the month of May.

The Conference on the Future of Europe has approved measures calling for the establishment of a European Union army and centralising power in the hands of Brussels eurocrats on Saturday.

Britain’s leftist opposition Labour Party has tried to rehabilitate Iraq War architect Sir Tony Blair by releasing a video of him praising his own legacy and endorsing current leader Sir Keir Starmer. 

President Joe Biden dispatched House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a secret mission to Kyiv on Saturday where she met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver a message of U.S. solidarity.

A Flemish MEP has warned the EU “does not want free speech” after a European Commission official threatened Elon Musk over his takeover of Twitter.

The mayor for the city region of Liverpool, England has claimed advertisements on buses promoting an appearance by American evangelist Reverend Franklin Graham constitute “hate speech” and should be removed.

An internal report has claimed that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is not doing enough to monitor extremism in Canadian prisons and prisons need to do more to share more information.

American armed forces have begun training Ukrainian soldiers to use advanced weapons systems in Germany, the Pentagon revealed on Friday.

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram.

Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday adopted a motion to designate some of Russia’s recent military actions against Ukraine as “genocide,” Canada’s Global News website reported.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of trying to destroy the Donbas and all who live there.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Friday that in the face of a possible nuclear disaster, “Ukraine is protecting Europe and the world.”

A 38-year-old radicalised Muslim man was handed a weak six-month suspended sentence by a French court this week for threatening to kill a local imam.

A judge has branded a migrant sex attacker who abused a teen girl in a public park a “blight” – but he will spend little time behind bars. 

OTTAWA (AP) – Police wearing helmets and shields made several arrests Friday night in Canada’s capital after facing off against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates.

Sweden’s prime minister admitted there are “parallel societies” within the country in a tacit admission of existence of “no-go zones”.

Pope Francis warned again of Europe’s “demographic winter” on Friday, caused by a dangerously low birthrate far beneath replacement levels.

Major energy firms in Italy, Germany and elsewhere in Europe are allegedly preparing to open accounts in Russian roubles in order to pay for Russian gas in a scheme that may sidestep sanctions. Italian energy giant Eni SpA is allegedly

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.

German inflation hit its highest level in over fourty years, as the economic fallout from lockdowns and the war in Ukraine continues to bite.

Almost a third of Swedes say they are for banning political demonstrations that are offensive to sections of the community following multi-day riots over Easter sparked by anti-Islam protesters burning copies of the Qur’an.

A Finland-based think tank released a study that claims Russia has sold about $66 billion worth of fossil fuel since it invaded Ukraine.

A British university has reportedly instructed midwifery students on how to deliver babies from “birthing persons” with a penis.

A Belgian journalist deemed “too white” to interview far-left African-American essayist Angela Davis, required police protection.

An MP accused of watching pornography inside the chamber has been named, ending days of speculation after claims emerged earlier this week. 

Britain’s Elections Act, which has just received Royal Assent, has finally made voter ID compulsory at polling stations — but questions remain about mail-in voting fraud.

James Corden, host of The Late Late Show in the United States, is reportedly set to depart the left-liberal staple and return to the United Kingdom – to the dismay of some of his countrymen. 

Germany was the largest customer of Russian energy of any country during the first two months of the invasion of Ukraine, a study found.