The Daily Populous

Monday December 1st, 2025 night edition

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The announcement was made by Marcin Przydacz , head of the Bureau of International Policy at the Chancellery of the Polish President.

Polish president Karol Nawrocki has decided to cancel a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban following Orban's visit to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

On Wednesday, December 3, Nawrocki will travel on a two-day visit to Hungary to participate in a summit of Visegrad Group leaders.

On Thursday, the Polish president, accompanied by his wife, was scheduled to make an official visit to Budapest and hold meetings, including with Orban.

On November 28, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow and met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

During the meeting, Orban stated that Hungary is ready to provide a venue for negotiations on Ukraine.

Putin, in turn, did not rule out that talks between Russia and the US could lead to a "peace summit" in Budapest. »

The world turns a blind eye as war-torn Somalia’s hospitals crumble

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During an AP visit, officials at those hospitals said much of their work would stop without assistance from the United Nations and international groups.

“Even the limited number of public hospitals that started functioning properly lately are heavily dependent on donor money,” said Wasuge, the civic leader. »

Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed. Maduro government slams ‘colonial threat’

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His government accused Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty.

The Republican president addressed his call for an aerial blockade to “Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers,” rather than to Maduro. »

Deepwater sharks, killed to make cosmetics, are granted new trade protections in ‘watershed moment’

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In what has been hailed by IFAW as a “watershed moment” for marine conservation, more than 70 species of sharks and rays have been granted stronger protections against international trade.

The announcement is a particular win for the ocean’s deep-sea dwellers, which had previously been neglected by trade regulations.

Before today, despite there being more than 145 sharks and rays listed in CITES Appendix II, none were deepwater species. »

A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE

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Last weekend, protesters walked into the store en masse, picked up $0.17 ice scrapers (get it?

People’s Action is also targeting Amazon and its affiliated stores (like Whole Foods) over the company’s ties to ICE.

The Charlotte Observer, following earlier reporting from Zeteo, noted that critics are now calling for a boycott of the company. »