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New toll rebate scheme for eligible NSW drivers starts today

The government expects half a million drivers across the city to be eligible for the new scheme, with Western Sydney residents set to be some of the biggest winners.

ABC News

Canada Grants Refugee Status to Russian Fleeing Conscription

Western nations should adopt a general policy of granting refuge to Russians seeking to avoid conscription, and otherwise fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly repressive regime.

Reason

Ukraine says it is paying in lives as tank debate drags on

Kyiv urged Western allies on Thursday to hurry up and supply tanks and air defence systems, saying Ukraine was paying in lives for the slow pace of discussions in foreign capitals.

Reuters

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Exclusive-Russia sees sanctions impact on oil products, eyes crude export boost -senior source

Russia expects Western sanctions to have a significant impact on its oil products exports and therefore its production, but that will likely leave more crude oil to sell, a senior Russian source with detailed knowledge of the outlook told Reuters.

Reuters

Iran Arrests German for Allegedly Taking Oilfield Photos

Iran has detained a German national for taking photos of "sensitive oil centers" in the country's southern province of Khuzestan, Iranian daily Jam-e Jam reported on Tuesday. "The German national was detained while taking photos of Aghajari oilfield in Khuzestan province," the report said, without elaborating. Iran has been at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latvia urges Western allies to step up military aid for Ukraine

Latvian President Egils Levits says Ukraine needs more support to resist a potential new Russian offensive.

Al Jazeera

EU Condemns Akbari’s Execution…UK Reconsidering Support for Nuclear Deal

The European Union joined on Sunday the widespread Western condemnation of Iran’s execution of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari. “The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the execution in Iran of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari and recalls yet again its strong opposition against the application of capital punishment in any…

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NATO: More Heavy Weapons for Ukraine 'in the Near Future'

Ukraine can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with German media on Sunday. Kyiv has long pushed for heavier weaponry, including tanks, but Western nations have been reluctant, citing fears of becoming drawn into the war or…

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U.N. extends aid to Syria from Turkey, avoids Russia fight

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to some four million people in northwestern Syria for another six months, avoiding a traditional fight with Russia over the issue.

Reuters

On New Year's, Putin slams West for hypocrisy, aggression

President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year’s address to the nation to accuse Western countries of aggression and trying to use the conflict in Ukraine to undermine Moscow

The Independent UK

General Assembly Refers Israeli Occupation to UN Court

The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after the Jewish state's most right-wing government ever took over. The General Assembly voted 87-26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western nations split…

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Iran Says Respecting its ‘Red Lines’ Will Lead to Nuclear Agreement

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that Tehran is ready to reach an agreement with Western powers regarding its nuclear file if "red lines are respected." Amir-Abdollahian stated that he had a "friendly conversation" with his counterparts in neighboring countries on the sidelines of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation…

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US and Iran clash over Russia using Iran drones in Ukraine

The United States and its allies have clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western claims that Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been attacking Ukraine

The Independent UK

US Sounds Alarm over 'Harmful' Iran-Russia Military Partnership

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

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Iran’s Raisi Promises to Pursue Crackdown on Protesters

A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of a protester involved in recent Iranian anti-government unrest violated religious law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to press on with a security crackdown a day after the man's execution. On Thursday, Iran hanged Mohsen Shekari, who had been…

The Independent UK

Helping Ukraine is 'self-preservation,' finance chief says

Ukraine's finance minister says crucial Western financial aid is “not charity” but “self-preservation" as donor countries share the price of turning back Russian aggression

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Iran Won't Make Concessions Under Pressure

Iran announced that it does not wish to negotiate with Western countries over its nuclear program or to make concessions "under any pressure or threat." Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the US must be responsible and accountable for its actions regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

Reuters

India shared a list of products with Moscow for access to Russian market - minister

India gave a list of Indian products to Moscow for access to Russian markets, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Monday, as his country seeks to narrow a growing trade deficit with Russia at a time when Moscow faces acute shortages of some crucial materials following Western sanctions.

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Russia: Price Cap is 'Dangerous' and Will Not Curb Demand for Our Oil

Russia said on Saturday it would continue to find buyers for its oil, despite what it said was a "dangerous" attempt by Western governments to introduce a price cap on its oil exports. A coalition of Western countries led by the G7 group of nations agreed on Friday to cap…

Bangkok Post

Russia decries 'dangerous' oil price cap

Russia said on Saturday it would continue to find buyers for its oil, despite what it said was a “dangerous” attempt by Western governments to introduce a price cap on its crude exports.

Reuters

Russia says it won't accept oil price cap and is preparing response

Russia "will not accept" a price cap on its oil and is analysing how to respond, the Kremlin said in comments reported on Saturday, in response to a deal by Western powers aimed at limiting a key source of funding for its war in Ukraine.

Fortune

Home prices are down in every one of the top 58 metros according to the latest AEI data. But cities in this region have taken the biggest hit so far

The latest housing price numbers highlight a continuation of the most striking trend: the sharp pullbacks in Western cities. Of the fifteen metros showing the largest drop, the metro farthest east is Austin.

Reuters

Iran rejects U.N. investigation into protests - spokesperson

Iran will reject a newly-appointed independent U.N. investigation into the country's repression of anti-government protests, the foreign ministry said on Monday, as demonstrations showed no sign of abating.

Salon

"Yellowstone": What is a Western now?

The Western never entirely disappears from TV, but Taylor Sheridan's neo-Western has revived it for a new audience

Al Jazeera

FIFA president slams Western ‘hypocrisy’ over Qatar criticism

In fiery news conference, Gianni Infantino said Western countries were not in a position to give ‘moral lessons’.

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