Jakub Ferencik
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Jakub Ferencik
@jakubferencik.bsky.social
🇸🇰-🇨🇦 | journalisting @ Czech Radio's Radio Prague International | opinions my own
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is angling to revive long-shelved trade talks with the United Kingdom, as Ottawa tries to build up alliances in the shadow of Donald Trump's trade war.
Justin Trudeau wants to revive UK-Canada trade talks in shadow of Trump
The offer comes as Ottawa remains in the White House’s crosshairs.
www.politico.eu
February 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Breaking news: Donald Trump’s statement in a Truth Social post on Wednesday comes as the new US president tries to ratchet up the pressure on Moscow to launch negotiations with Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/64b7...
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Palestinians re-entering their abandoned neighbourhoods have found the bodies of loved ones crushed beneath the ruins of their homes. Gaza’s Civil Defence has said there are 10,000 bodies still trapped below the rubble www.ft.com/content/ab6c...
January 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Three lawyers for deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were sentenced today to prison for “being part of an extremist group,” a Russian court ruled.
‘Shameful’ Russia locks up Navalny’s lawyers on extremism charges
3 attorneys were sentenced for helping the Vladimir Putin critic share his messages while he was behind bars.
www.politico.eu
January 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening retaliatory measures against Ukraine if Kyiv stops Russian gas transit to Slovakia as of Jan. 1.
Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine
Diplomatic spat between Slovakia and Ukraine continues.
www.politico.eu
December 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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The majority of G7 governments are now so burdened with domestic political problems that they are incapable of steering their own countries — let alone the free world: www.ft.com/content/ea15...
December 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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Elon Musk voiced his support for Alternative for Germany, a far-right German political party that has been classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.

The billionaire Tesla founder wrote in a post on X, the social media platform he owns: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
Elon Musk praises far-right German AfD party
The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a ‘suspected extremist’ organization.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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FT Exclusive: Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming US president will demand Nato member states increase defence spending to 5% of GDP, but plans to continue supplying military aid to Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/35f4...
December 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉

We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM