Elon Musk Is Putin’s Best Weapon – The Bulwark

  1. Elon Musk Is Putin’s Best Weapon  The Bulwark
  2. Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?  The Atlantic
  4. Bernie Sanders says Elon Musk's reported contact with Putin is not 'appropriate'  NBC News
  5. Elon Musk has met with politicians from at least 13 different countries: Here’s what he has talked about  CNN
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Botswana voters kick out ruling party of nearly six decades – Reuters

  1. Botswana voters kick out ruling party of nearly six decades  Reuters
  2. Botswana election: Duma Boko - the politician who did the unthinkable  BBC.com
  3. Botswana leader concedes election, ending his party’s 58-year rule  Al Jazeera English
  4. How to concede an election graciously  The Economist
  5. Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke  The New York Times
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Iran Warns It Will Retaliate for Israel’s Attack – The Wall Street Journal

  1. Iran Warns It Will Retaliate for Israel’s Attack  The Wall Street Journal
  2. The latest on war in the Middle East: Live updates  CNN
  3. Iran preparing major retaliatory strike from Iraq within days, Israeli intel suggests  Axios
  4. Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites  The Times of Israel
  5. Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes  The New York Times
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Canada makes another SHOCKING move, puts India in this list with China, North Korea – India.com

  1. Canada makes another SHOCKING move, puts India in this list with China, North Korea  India.com
  2. Canadian Diplomat Summoned After Allegations Against Amit Shah By Minister  NDTV
  3. Canada-India tensions could escalate cyber threats, hinder immigration  Reuters
  4. Canada alleges Indian minister ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists  CNN
  5. Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists  The Guardian
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As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase – The New York Times

  1. As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase  The New York Times
  2. The Price of Principle Is Dwarfed by the Cost of Capitulation in Ukraine  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  3. Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse  The Nation
  4. A Warning To Both Democrats And Republicans: Don't Ditch Ukraine  Forbes
  5. Our nation is debating plan for victory, not just survival - journalist  Espreso. Global
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Google fined $20 decillion — more than world’s total wealth — by Russian court – The Washington Post

  1. Google fined $20 decillion — more than world’s total wealth — by Russian court  The Washington Post
  2. Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000  CNN
  3. Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP  NBC News
  4. Kremlin says Google should lift its YouTube block on Russian broadcasters  Reuters
  5. Google Faces $20 Decillion Fine In Russia—Here’s What To Know  Forbes
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Imported Christmas trees cost more thanks to post-Brexit checks

Nearly all are deemed ‘high-risk’ and so will need customs declarations and phytosanitary certificates

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.

But the the cross-border operation faces a new hurdle this year. Plants coming from the EU will be subject to post-Brexit border checks that importers are warning will increase costs for sellers, and probably push up prices for consumers.

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