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Carol J Williams
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Retired foreign correspondent now international affairs writer at postalley.org and curator of World Briefing by CJ Williams on Bluesky
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World Briefing by CJ Williams: Russia broadens its attacks in western Ukraine with deadly apartment bombings and rail sabotage in Poland, Trump defends Saudi killing of Washington Post journalist as MBS sits beside him in Oval Office @cjwblue.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says
Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more
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November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots
Defence secretary reveals details of recent incursions as he warns UK is facing ‘new era of threat’ from hostile countries
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November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Divers find over 450 pounds of cocaine hidden underneath ship bound for Europe, Colombia's navy says
The seizure came just days after the navy announced it had confiscated more than seven tons of drugs from two speedboats and a "narco sub."​
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November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says
A teacher and a security guard die in the raid on a school in which 25 children and a teacher are abducted.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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China punishes Japan’s new leader with harsh words and economic pain
Beijing is using its economic power and military muscle to convey its anger with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — and to send a message to the U.S.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment
Pope Leo XIV has strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Major Russian attack on western Ukraine hits apartment buildings, killing 25 | CNN
Russian airstrikes hit two apartment buildings in Ukraine overnight, killing 25 people including three children, in a rare large-scale assault on the west of the country that prompted NATO to scramble...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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World Briefing by CJ Williams: Russia's intensified attacks on southern Ukraine set Turkish tanker ablaze in port to receive US natural gas, Trump's naval strike force around Venezuela suggests likely objective is regime change to oust Maduro @cjwblue.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Ukraine signs deal with France for 100 Rafale fighter jets
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed a landmark deal in Paris on Monday to buy 100 Rafale jets, drones, and air defence systems from France.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Communist and far-right candidates head to Chile presidential run-off
The Communist Party's Jeanette Jara will face far-right candidate José Antonio Kast in the second round of voting in December.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions
Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM’s comments on Taiwan
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Drone strikes Turkish tanker in Ukraine's Odesa, where US natural gas will go
A drone has struck a Turkish-flagged tanker in Ukraine's Odesa region and set it ablaze. Monday's strike at Izmail port came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal to import...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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UN approves the Trump administration's plan for the future of Gaza
The Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza has won strong approval at the United Nations.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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So Now We’re going to War with South America?
Trump has been intervening unilaterally to aid his favored South American neighbors and signaled that he would skip the gathering aimed at resolving common economic and security challenges.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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BRICS Is Missing Its Chance
United by Trump’s hostility, but too divided to seize the moment.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The Fantasy of a New Middle East
Israel cannot destroy its way to peace.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Chile heads for a sharp right turn
Insecurity and immigration dominate the presidential campaign
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November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Timbuktu's famed manuscripts escaped al-Qaida but the threat remains
Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan have been sentenced to death for their role in a deadly crackdown on a student uprising last year.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Mike Pompeo becomes adviser to scrutinized Ukraine defense company that's looking to boost missiles
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, Fire Point.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM