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Day 28 Update: Managing your hair! examples of people helping their communities; new SOS Cafe Facebook page initiative; and planning for the ‘Stand at Dawn’ commemoration on ANZAC Day.
Moscow says it is ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States next month, following discussions between Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff over a recent diesel agreement. Putin also met China's Premier, with both nations reaffirming their strategic relationship as a stabilising force amid global uncertainty. Meanwhile, tensions are mounting in Paris ahead of another weekend of mass protests, as demonstrators…
More than 28 years after Ben Smart and Olivia Hope disappeared in the Marlborough Sounds, Scott Watson's murder convictions are again before New Zealand's highest court. The Crown insists the case against him was overwhelming, but the Supreme Court must consider a narrower and fundamental question: whether admitting disputed identification evidence created a miscarriage of justice. Report by eLocal · Twenty-Eight Years Later, the Evidence…
Russia says preparations are underway for a possible historic meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China next month. Beyond Ukraine, the proposed summit raises a much larger question about the future balance of global power and whether diplomacy between Washington, Moscow and Beijing could begin reshaping international relations INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, 21 October 2026, HERE. · A Meeting That Could Change…
Russian intelligence claims the US has evidence that Mexican drug cartels are acquiring advanced drone warfare skills in Ukraine, potentially bringing those capabilities home. RT reports from the Kherson region, where residents have reportedly fled amid a Ukrainian blockade restricting food and medical supplies. Meanwhile, France struggles to recover from a weekend of violent riots, with further protests looming as mounting economic pressures…
Political analyst Garland Nixon joins Olga and Tara to examine tensions between Trump and Zelensky, the financial interests shaping the Ukraine conflict and the potential impact of US midterm elections. Could Starlink become leverage in negotiations with Kiev? Who benefits financially from prolonging the war, and what happens to Russia's frozen assets if peace is reached? The discussion also explores divisions within Washington, Europe's…