‘Angela, forgive me’: Why Russian President Putin issued apology to former German chancellor

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday apologised to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, regarding an incident where his Labrador was present during their 2007 meeting.The former Chancellor, who is knows to fear animals, described the incident as Putin’s deliberate “demonstration of power” in her memoir published on Tuesday. “I could tell from Putin’s facial expressions…

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Dr Jay Bhattacharya: The ‘anti-Covid lockdown’ Bengali tasked by Trump to fix public health | World News

Dr Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of medicine and economics, is set to bring a transformative vision to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as its next director under President-elect Donald Trump. Known for his contrarian stance during the COVID-19 pandemic and his advocacy for evidence-based, economically sound health policies, Bhattacharya’s nomination signals a…

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief | Myanmar

The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity over the deadly crackdowns against the country’s Rohingya minority that drove hundreds of thousands to flee to Bangladesh. Karim Khan said that “after an extensive, independent and impartial investigation” his…

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