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Three people were killed and dozens of houses damaged in Belgorod, the local governor says Three people have been killed, four injured, and several houses damaged in powerful explosion in Belgorod, a Russian city 40km from the border with Ukraine, according to the regional governor. “We currently have information about three fatalities,” Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel on Sunday morning, adding that the city’s air defenses may have been activated overnight. The injured residents include a 10-year-old child, while 11 apartment complexes and at least 39 houses are damaged. It appears to be the worst single-day damage in the […]

Lack of relevant experience leave Kiev’s forces unable to use advanced Western weapons systems, Foreign Policy has learned Ukraine’s forces have received less training over the recent weeks, which impacts their capacity to operate some advanced weapons systems, magazine Foreign Policy (FP) reported on Friday, citing sources. Since the launch of Russia’s military offensive in the neighboring country in late February, Ukraine has been constantly asking its Western partners to provide them with more heavy weapons and to do so as quickly as possible. However, as a senior US defense official told FP, “the drumbeat of faster, faster, faster” does not […]

Coco Gauff was eliminated from Wimbledon by U.S. compatriot Amanda Anisimova Teenage sensation Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon is over after the 18-year-old was unceremoniously eliminated at the hands of U.S. compatriot Amanda Anisimova during Saturday’s action on Center Court. Gauff, who was a losing finalist in the recent French Open, ultimately qualified for the fourth round with ease, even after she surrendered a 4-1 lead in the first set tiebreak to lose the opening set. However Anisimova, 20, rallied in the second and third set to complete at 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-1 victory to continue her run of reaching at least the fourth round of […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has asked Man United to allow him to leave the club, per reports Cristiano Ronaldo’s second spell at Manchester United could be set for a premature end amid reports that the Portuguese superstar has asked the club to let him leave if a suitable offer arrives. Ronaldo rejoined the Red Devils in a haze of fanfare late last summer but despite finishing as the club’s top goalscorer with 24 strikes in 38 appearances it was a hugely disappointing season at Old Trafford both former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the man who ultimately replaced him in an interim role, […]

Uzbekistan has declared a state of emergency as violence has erupted in its autonomous region over draft constitution amendments Massive protests have engulfed north-western Uzbekistan on Friday as the Central Asian nation planned to revoke certain rights from its largest autonomous region as part of planned constitution changes. The standoff between the protesters and the law enforcement has apparently turned violent as videos on social media showed people supposedly injured in the clashes and bodies allegedly lying in the streets. “Horrible scenes; an entire street covered with blood,” reads a caption to one video published by a Telegram channel run from neighboring […]

Police officers in the US city of Akron fired almost 100 rounds at a black man during a chase earlier this week The American city of Akron, Ohio, has canceled its Independence Day celebrations following a high-profile police shooting earlier this week, which saw several officers firing almost a hundred of rounds at a young black man they were chasing. The man died after more than 60 rounds struck his body. Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan, a Democrat, called the incident “a dark day for our city” on Friday as he announced that Akron authorities would not hold any of the planned […]

The West must apologize for killing Serbian children in the 1999 invasion, Serbia’s interior minister says Western nations should apologize to Serbia instead of forcing it to become a “NATO foot soldier” in the conflict with Russia, Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said. Belgrade will not let itself be dragged into “other people’s wars,” he told the morning show on Serbia’s Pink broadcaster on Saturday. Belgrade’s stance in relation to the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev is “very clear,” Vulin said, adding that Serbia respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine but would not join the sanctions regime against Russia […]

World number one Iga Swiatek’s 37-match undefeated streak came to a shuddering end in the July sunshine in London on Saturday afternoon after she was defeated in straight sets by unseeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in one of the biggest shocks in recent Wimbledon history.  Cornet became the first woman to defeat the Pole in four months, triumphing in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) in a match in which she dominated from start to finish.  Swiatek, 21, had been a hot favorite to claim what would have been her second Grand Slam of the year but met unexpected resistance from the 32-year-old Cornet. So […]

RT’s journalists were able to swiftly agree the purchase of a US-made Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone The lavish deliveries of ‘lethal aid’ from the US, UK and other NATO countries to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia have led to marketplaces where some of those weapons can be purchased popping up on the dark web, RT Russian has learned. The Ukrainian traders claim to offer not just small arms or body armor there, but also such sophisticated hardware as Javelin and NLAW anti-tank systems or Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade explosive drones. That said, it’s not possible to completely rule out that […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has disagreed with his own manager’s claims that he could beat Israel Adesanya Retired former UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov has refuted claims made by his own manager that he could return to the organization and dethrone dominant middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya.  Nurmagomedov, 33, retired from mixed martial arts shortly after increasing his record to a perfect 29-0 with a submission win against dangerous American buzzsaw Justin Gaethje in October 2020. The Dagestan native resisted a prolonged charm offensive from UFC boss Dana White who was petitioning Khabib to return for one last money-spinning fight in a bid to […]

A complete suspension of natural gas supplies from Russia is a possibility, the head of Germany’s Federal Network Agency warned on Saturday. In an interview with the Funke newspaper group, Klaus Muller reiterated his call for people to reduce their consumption, and raised fears that the upcoming maintenance shut-down of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, a key gas artery, “will turn into a longer-running political maintenance.” Earlier this week Nord Stream AG, the operator of the undersea pipeline, said it would shut down both strings of the route for repair works from July 11 to July 21. Gazprom, the firm’s majority […]

Shelling came a few hours before senior Iranian diplomat was due to arrive in Syria Syria’s Defense Ministry has accused Israel of having injured two civilians in an airstrike on a village near the western port city of Tartus on Saturday.  The military said Israeli warplanes flying over northern Lebanon had fired missiles toward several chicken farms in the village of Hamidiyeh, south of Tartus. The attack occurred a few kilometers north of the border with Lebanon in the early morning. According to Damascus, shelling also caused some damage to civilian infrastructure. The Israeli military, in line with long-standing practice, has […]

The US Department of Defense is providing an additional $820 million package of military aid for Ukraine, including two surface-to-air missile defense systems, Pentagon spokesman Todd Breasseale announced on Friday.  This brings total US security assistance provided to Ukraine to approximately $6.9 billion since the start of Russia’s offensive in late February. The new deliveries will include ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, and four additional counter-artillery radars. Breasseale stressed that Washington continues to work with its allies “to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet […]

Ukraine still has plans to strike Europe’s longest bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s Krasnodar Region, Alexey Arestovich, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said. On Friday, alarming reports emerged of large plumes of while smoke coming from an area near the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge. But the Crimean authorities later said there was no reason to panic, explaining that Russian police were holding drills near one of the sections of the 19km-long structure. When asked about those exercises during an interview with activist Mark Feygin on YouTube, Arestovich said the authorities “were right to […]

US regulators said Elon Musk’s aerospace firm may connect its satellite web network to American ships, planes and cars SpaceX has received the green light to start connecting its orbital Starlink internet service to US-registered moving vehicles, including boats, planes and cars. Regulators shot down objections to the scheme raised by the firm’s corporate rivals.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its decision on Thursday, noting that SpaceX would be permitted to operate “unlimited Ku-band” – frequencies largely used for satellite comms – “in the territorial waters of the United States and aboard US-registered vessels throughout international waters worldwide.” “Authorizing a […]

Foreign ministry spokesman contrasted Beijing’s aid to quake-stricken country with hasty US retreat The same kind of planes the US used for its chaotic withdrawal from war-torn Afghanistan, China is now deploying to deliver supplies for rebuilding the country’s province stricken by a major earthquake, a spokesman of the foreign ministry in Beijing pointed out on Twitter on Friday. “Similar transport planes, different missions in Afghanistan,” Zhao Lijian tweeted. He accompanied that with a screenshot captioned in English: “US planes took people out after destruction, Chinese planes brought relief supplies in for reconstruction.” One of the images is the iconic photo […]

The country’s media watchdog blocked access to VoA and DW after they refused to obtain a broadcasting license The Turkish Broadcasting Authority (RTUK) has blocked the websites of the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and the US international radio station Voice of America (VoA). The block comes after the outlets refused to obtain a broadcasting license or tweak their websites to comply with local laws. Both outlets have responded to the block by posting instructions on their social media accounts, telling users how to circumvent the restrictions. Commenting on the ban, DW’s director, Peter Limbourg, vowed to challenge the regulator’s move […]

Scientists have asked US officials for approval of clinical trials with transplanting of pig organs into humans Multiple research and university hospitals have approached the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with requests for permission to experiment with transplanting animal organs into human recipients, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The proposals envision strictly regulated clinical trials and would be decided on a case-by-case basis, the WSJ said, citing sources familiar with the matter. The FDA convened a public advisory committee meeting on Wednesday, discussing possible regulatory requirements for interspecies transplantation – also known as xenotransplantation – with transplantologists, according […]

London is antagonizing Dublin by breaking its word on the Brexit deal, the Irish deputy PM has claimed London trying to override the Northern Ireland protocol of the Brexit deal could lead to people there turning away from the union, Ireland’s deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday, calling the actions of Boris Johnson’s government “undemocratic” and “disrespectful.” “What the British government is doing now is very undemocratic and very disrespectful to people in Northern Ireland because it’s taking that power away from the Assembly, and saying that British ministers can override sections of the protocol,” Varadkar told BBC Northern […]

Mo Salah’s future has been determined after an announcement from the Anfield club Liverpool supporters are breathing a sigh of relief amid the news that the club’s talisman Mo Salah has signed a new three-year deal to extend his stay at Anfield. The 30-year-old Egyptian superstar had just 12 months remaining on his existing contract with the former English and European champions, and his future had become the source of much debate within European football circles – with several of the continent’s biggest clubs understood to have surveyed the possibility of landing him on a cut-price deal this summer, or as […]

Kiev celebrates “Ukrainian borscht cooking” being inscribed on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list Ukrainian Culture Minister Aleksandr Tkachenko announced on Friday that borsch or borscht – a popular Eastern European soup made from beetroot – has been included on the UNESCO cultural heritage list as an exclusively Ukrainian dish. “Today, July 1, at the 5th extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the element ‘Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking’ was inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding,” Tkachenko posted on Telegram. He noted that “the battle for borscht was […]

Uniper took a financial hit due to reduced gas supplies from Russia, according to media reports German energy major Uniper is seeking a government bailout due to the financial fallout from dwindling supplies of Russian natural gas, Reuters reported on Thursday. Talks are ongoing to provide “stabilization measures” for the utility, according to the German Economy Ministry. “The reason for this is the sharp rise in gas prices and the reduced supply volumes from Russia,” it explained. Uniper Chief Executive Klaus-Dieter Maubach said the negotiations included possible guarantees, raising credit facilities, or even the state taking an equity stake. He didn’t […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has reportedly secured the largest payday ever seen in the NBA Nikola Jokic, the giant Serbian center and two-time NBA ‘Most Valuable Player’, has agreed terms on a bumper five-year, $270 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, his agents confirmed to ESPN in what is the biggest deal ever handed out in league history. The terms of the deal, which is a so-called ‘supermax’ extension given his veteran status with the Nuggets, means that the 27-year-old is now tied to the Colorado-based team for a total of six seasons for the hefty total price tag of $303 million. To qualify […]

This year’s World Cup may look a little bit different to those which came before it after FIFA revealed that it will make use of state-of-the-art offside technology throughout the event in Qatar. More than four years after Video Assisted Refereeing (VAR) was rolled out at the World Cup in Russia, world football’s governing body has continued its drive to modernize the game and will make use of Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SOAT) throughout the tournament later this year. The technology relies upon 12 tracking cameras which will track various points on each player’s body at a rate of 50 frames per second […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov paid a touching tribute to his late father Abdulmanap while revealing the best moment of his stellar fighting career as the Russian former lightweight champion was formally inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Khabib, who retired with an unblemished 29-0 record as one of the most dominant forces MMA has ever seen, took to the stage at the T-Mobile Arena to receive his UFC honor on Thursday night, at a ceremony where close friend and former training partner Daniel Cormier also officially became a Hall of Famer. Khabib, 33, talked of the relentless hard work and dedication which […]

The foreign minister of Belarus added that it’s the West that’s at fault this time A new “Iron Curtain” is being drawn across Europe, this time  by Western powers seeking to cut off Russia and Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine. While meeting his Belarusian counterpart in Minsk on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the EU destroyed relations with Moscow, built over decades, practically overnight. His Belarusian counterpart, Vladimir Makei, added “The Iron Curtain is now being erected by Westerners themselves.” He clarified he was referring not just to the severance of political and economic contact, but to the physical barrier erected along […]

President Xi Jinping led a swearing-in ceremony as China marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British rule Chinese President Xi Jinping has sworn in Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, John Lee, making his first trip outside the mainland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  Lee, a former security official, delivered his inaugural address on Friday, setting out his vision for the territory.  The new government “will enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness and develop the economy,” he said, adding that “emphasis will be put on the development of Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology hub, leveraging and […]

A senior US official denied reports that Washington conditioned the deal on Ankara’s support for NATO enlargement The US government supports Turkey’s efforts to modernize its air force and could soon approve the sale of dozens of F-16 fighter jets, a senior Pentagon official said, though noted that any deal still must be finalized. Speaking to reporters during a remote press briefing on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander said the long-stalled sale may soon go ahead, months after Ankara asked to purchase 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16s and around 80 upgrade kits for its existing fleet. […]

A European mediator said Tehran and Washington failed to resolve outstanding issues during negotiations in Qatar The latest round of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has ended with little headway, officials said, as both sides blame one another for the stalled negotiations.  European Union mediator Enrique Mora noted the end of two days of “intense” talks in the Qatari capital on Wednesday, stating that the United States and Iran failed to make “the progress the EU team… had hoped-for.” He nonetheless said the delegations would “keep working with even greater urgency” to renew the […]

Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially become the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially been sworn in as a Supreme Court justice, replacing Stephen Breyer, who is retiring after almost 28 years on the bench, and becoming the first black woman to sit on the court on Thursday. Jackson thanked her new colleagues for their “warm and gracious welcome,” singling out Breyer, for whom she clerked for a year in 1999, as “a personal friend and mentor of mine for the past two decades.” Like Breyer, she is expected to fill out the court’s […]

The newest wall-penetrating system uses AI to distinguish targets, Israeli tech company says An Israeli tech company has introduced a new portable radar system that can detect living beings through solid walls and uses AI to differentiate between people and animals. The makers of Xaver 1000 call it “essential” and a “game changer” for anything from search and rescue to special forces engaging in urban combat. The new device boasts “an AI-based tracking of live target patterns,” according to its makers, Camero-Tech. The Israeli military contractor, based in Kfar Netter near Netanya, says the Xaver 1000 provides “an unprecedented resolution of […]

The US president said an “exception” needed to be made to the 60-vote rule in order to legalize abortion US President Joe Biden wants the Senate to get rid of the filibuster rule in order to pass abortion legislation, he told reporters on Thursday at the NATO summit in Spain. He may lack the votes, however, as two prominent Senate Democrats said later in the day they would be opposed. Biden was in Madrid to meet with the heads of other NATO countries, officially invite Sweden and Finland into the alliance, and pledge more weapons and money to Ukraine’s war against […]

The two Nordic countries must first keep the promises made to Turkey in a deal reached to lift its veto on their NATO bids, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Should Finland and Sweden fail to abide by their promises, their application will not be sent to the Turkish parliament at all, he warned. “The key thing is for promises to come true,” Erdogan said during a press conference at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid. “First Sweden and Finland should carry out their duties and those are in the text … But if they don’t, of […]

Andrey Melnik has slammed the signatories of an open letter which calls on the West to stop providing Ukraine with weapons Kiev’s ambassador to Berlin has insulted a group of German intellectuals, who penned an open letter advocating the end of arms deliveries to Ukraine. The signatories called on the West to make Kiev negotiate peace.  Commenting on their appeal, Andrey Melnik tweeted “Not again” on Thursday, adding in English: “What a bunch of pseudo-intellectual loosers (sic).” Referring to some of the signatories by their last names, Melnik suggested they “should go to hell with [their] defeatist advice.” The open letter, […]

“Cynical” unilateral restrictions by the West can ultimately be viewed as an act of aggression, the Russian ex-president warns Unilateral sanctions can be perceived as an “act of international aggression” and invoke Russia’s right to self-defense, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. Speaking at the 10th International legal forum in Saint Petersburg, Medvedev blasted the “cynical practice of unilateral restrictive measures against Russia, the illegality of which has been repeatedly emphasized at all levels.” This practice is “somewhat akin to a declaration of economic war, as our opponents themselves say,” he added. Under certain circumstances, such hostile steps can be […]

Chelsea have appointed an external review team to investigate allegations made by the New York Times Premier League team Chelsea have appointed an external review team to conduct an investigation into allegations of a toxic environment within the club’s marketing department, following a report from the New York Times which alleges that there was an atmosphere which prompted “unhappiness, fear and dread” among staff members.  The wide-ranging report by the US newspaper uncovered what they claim as being a ‘dysfunctional’ working environment which led to extreme concerns from around 50 people employed within.  The newspaper spoke to a dozen or so past […]

Consumer prices in France have been growing at their highest rate in over three decades, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing data from state statistics agency INSEE. According to the report, EU-harmonized preliminary inflation in the country increased by 0.8% in June from the month prior, driving annual inflation to 6.5%, its highest level since 1991. The figures marked the second month in a row in which inflation has reached record highs since France began using the EU’s calculation methods in the early 1990s. Meanwhile, the country’s national consumer price index was somewhat lower, but still up at 5.8% year-on-year from 5.2% […]

Russia has confirmed that 144 Ukrainian soldiers have been handed over to Kiev, in exchange for the same number of Russian prisoners, saying the decision was approved by President Vladimir Putin. The exchange took place on Wednesday and was “organized and carried out on the direct orders of the Supreme Commander of the Russia Armed Forces,” Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman, General Igor Konashenkov, said on Thursday. The order was given by Putin because “the lives, the health, the release of our servicemen, the fighters of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, who make up the majority of those returned, is the […]

Transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian exclave could resume within days, unnamed European officials tell Reuters Lithuania could lift its restrictions on goods passing by rail between mainland Russia and its western exclave of Kaliningrad as soon as early July, unnamed European officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Moscow and the EU have been locked in a feud since June 17, when Vilnius moved to suspend the transit of sanctioned goods between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia. The Lithuanian authorities said they were acting on instructions from Brussels, and in line with restrictions imposed on Moscow over the conflict in […]

A protracted military conflict is the most likely of three possible scenarios, according to intelligence chief Avril Haines Hostilities in Ukraine will most likely continue for the foreseeable future unless Ukrainian forces collapse and Russia achieves its goals, a US intelligence assessment said on Wednesday. A peaceful resolution is currently impossible, American officials believe. The gloomy prediction was made by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a discussion in Washington hosted by tech giant Google. In her first public remarks on Ukraine since May, she said US intelligence had considered three possible scenarios for the conflict in Ukraine. The most […]

Overseen by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, the refugee camp has seen a sharp spike in violence since early 2021 More than 100 people have been murdered at a refugee camp far in Syria’s northeast over the last 18 months, the United Nations said, suggesting that Kurdish militia groups running the crowded facility are struggling to keep its inhabitants safe. Since January 2021, at least 106 killings have been documented at the al-Hol camp near the border with Iraq, according to the UN’s resident coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, who said the refugee hub had become a “very harsh place.”  Though […]

Pending approval from regulators, the US government will buy jabs specially ‘adapted’ to the Covid-19 Omicron strain, Pfizer said The US government is set to purchase more than $3 billion in additional coronavirus vaccines from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which said the sale could include a new drug designed to protect against the Omicron variant, currently under review by federal regulators.  Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced the latest vaccine deal on Wednesday afternoon, stating they would ship 105 million doses worth a total of $3.2 billion, with contract options for another 195 million shots should the government agree to exercise them. “This […]

The European Commission downplayed the importance of the missing messages, which were sent during Covid-19 vaccine negotiations The European Commission said it is unable to locate text messages sent between its president, Ursula von der Leyen, and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla during talks for a massive vaccine deal last year, but denied prior charges of “maladministration” from an EU watchdog. The commission issued a letter on Wednesday stating that an expanded search for the missing messages had “not yielded any results,” following months of dispute between the EU’s executive body and oversight officials. It argued that due to the “short-lived and […]

The Russian president shared his thoughts on the latest NATO summit and Moscow’s goals Russia’s objectives in Ukraine have not changed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a press conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.  “Nothing has changed,” Putin confirmed, saying that the final goal is “to liberate Donbass, to protect these people and to create conditions that would guarantee the safety of Russia itself. That’s it.” The president clarified that while the goals stay the same, the tactics used to achieve them may change according to what the military considers appropriate. However, he insisted that “everything is going according to plan.” […]

R&B singer R. Kelly has received a 30-year sentence on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering, with Judge Ann Donnelly handing down the punishment on Wednesday following statements from the star’s accusers. The ‘Trapped in the Closet’ singer, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was convicted on all counts during a six-week trial that concluded in September. Prosecutors made the case that his entourage of managers and assistants helped the singer meet and control young girls, arguing the setup constituted a criminal enterprise under federal laws. Central to this argument was the claim that he violated the Mann Act, […]

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that increases in deployments and military spending were done with Russia in mind NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters on Wednesday that increases in military spending and rising numbers of troop deployments in Eastern Europe since 2014 were carried out in anticipation of a conflict with Russia. Speaking after a meeting of NATO members and partner states in Madrid, Stoltenberg accused Russia of “using force in the eastern Donbass since 2014,” despite the fact that Kiev’s forces have shelled cities in the region ever since the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics declared independence from Ukraine […]

On day two of its annual summit, the alliance formally focused its strategy against Russia NATO’s annual summit continued in Madrid on Wednesday, with the leaders of the US-led military alliance agreeing to take on two new members and naming Russia the number one threat to the bloc. China also found a spot on the agenda, as did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who again petitioned Western leaders for billions of dollars out of their taxpayers’ pockets. A New Strategy NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to adopt a new Strategic Concept. This document serves as a policy blueprint that outlines the alliance’s stance […]

Russia is investigating Ukraine’s military intelligence chief over “attacks and sabotage operations” remarks The Russian Investigative Committee launched a criminal probe on Wednesday over remarks made by the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, who threatened “attacks and sabotage operations” on Russia’s territory. Budanov made the ‘warning’ in an interview with the Financial Times over the weekend, claiming that Moscow has been already facing “partisan activities” in the Ukrainian territories seized amid the ongoing conflict that began in late February. The attack and sabotage operations are not limited to the seized land and “are held everywhere, and they were and […]

Liz Truss said she can’t remember tackling Britain’s Gulf allies on human rights issues, but insists she did UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told a hearing on Tuesday that she has raised human rights concerns with Britain’s allies in the Gulf, but when pressed couldn’t name a single time she did. Despite insisting that the UK should oppose “authoritarian regimes” around the world, Truss said that Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing totalitarian states are “partners.” In a speech to Commonwealth leaders last week, Truss argued that Britain and its former imperial territories should act as a “bulwark” against Russia and China, […]

Google and Apple should remove the app from its stores over the alleged feeding of data to China, an FCC commissioner has said The US government wants the tech world to ban TikTok following media claims that its American branch lied about not sending personal data to China. The app should be removed from the app stores operated, Brendan Carr, one of the top officials in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wrote to the tech giants. “Numerous provisions of Apple’s & Google’s policies are relevant to TikTok’s pattern of surreptitious data harvesting – a pattern that runs contrary to its public […]

Kiev wants to trigger Russian strikes on civilians and stage a fake chemical weapon attack, Moscow claims The Ukrainian government is setting the stage for a number of provocations that would falsely implicate Russia in war crimes and atrocities, including a chemical weapon attack, the Russian military claimed on Tuesday. Among other things, Kiev plans to launch rocket artillery strikes from the city of Krivoy Rog in Dnepropetrovsk Region, according to a statement by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev. Ukrainian nationalists would fire from a location in a residential area at a hospital in a Russia-controlled community, he claimed. “The Ukrainian neo-Nazis […]

Attendees were reportedly bewildered to find the dish atop the in-house restaurant menu The choice of salad at Tuesday’s NATO summit in Madrid, Spain has reportedly caused a stir among attendees, after ‘Russian-style’ potato salad was featured atop the menu of the in-house restaurant, according to Reuters. The confusion among the guests was reportedly exacerbated by the fact that one of the key topics of the summit is the designation of Russia as a ‘security threat’ in NATO’s new strategic concept, over the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. “Russian salad at a NATO summit? I’m a little surprised by that choice […]

The German chancellor laughed off a question about security guarantees that members of the G7 reportedly plan to extend to Ukraine once its military conflict with Russia is over. Olaf Scholz said he could elaborate on them but declined to do so. The brief exchange happened on Tuesday during a press conference that the German chancellor gave, after wrapping up a G7 summit that he hosted. A journalist mentioned a future security arrangement for Kiev and asked if the German leader could describe it in more detail. “Yes,” Scholz said after a short burst of suppressed laughter. A dramatic pause lingered […]

Nick Kyrgios has said he suffered “disrespect” from the Wimbledon crowd and defended his actions after spitting in the direction of one fan following an ill-tempered first-round victory. Kyrgios was forced to dig deep before overcoming British wildcard Paul Jubb in a five-set battle on Tuesday, with the Australian frequently clashing with spectators and a line judge. Kyrgios, 27, accused the match official of being a “snitch” and was heard remonstrating with umpire Marija Cicak about controlling noisy members of the crowd on Court Three, even demanding that some of them be removed. At one point Kyrgios also fired a ball […]

A captured British-born fighter has launched an appeal to overturn his sentence, the highest court in the DPR has said Shaun Pinner, a captured British citizen who had been fighting for the Ukrainian Army, has appealed his death sentence, the top court in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) told TASS on Wednesday. The court now has up to two months to review the verdict. According to TASS, Pinner’s locally appointed lawyer asked the court to reduce the sentence to life imprisonment. Pinner was captured by Russian and Donbass troops during the siege of Mariupol, and was accused by the DPR of […]

The White House is set to hand out nearly 2 million monkeypox vaccines in the coming months, beginning with an initial phase of around 300,000 doses as part of a new national strategy against the potentially dangerous virus. The White House announced the strategy on Tuesday, noting that 56,000 vaccine doses would be allocated immediately, followed by 240,000 additional shots “over the coming weeks.” Another 1.6 million doses will be made available later this year. “The vaccine strategy will help immediately address the spread of the virus by providing vaccines across the country to individuals at high risk,” the White House said, adding that the […]

Negotiators traveled to Caracas in another effort to secure the release of detained Americans Senior US officials have visited Venezuela to ensure the wellbeing of several American citizens in custody, as well as to mend ties with the government in Caracas as Washington maintains a raft of harsh sanctions on the Venezuelan economy.  A delegation led by US Ambassador to Venezuela James Story and Roger Carstens, the presidential envoy for hostage affairs, traveled to Caracas on Monday “for discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals in Venezuela,” State Department officials confirmed to CBS and the Associated Press. While the […]

Global aid group Oxfam has eviscerated the G7 countries for pledging a pittance to fight the global food crisis The G7 countries are “leaving millions to starve and cooking the planet,” global aid group Oxfam’s head of inequality policy Max Lawson has declared in a statement issued on Tuesday condemning the mere $4.5 billion the industrialized nations have pledged to fight the worst hunger crisis in decades. Lawson argued that “at least $28.5 billion more” was needed to “finance food and agriculture investments to end hunger and fill the huge gap in UN humanitarian appeals.” G7 countries have pledged about $14 […]

Russia does not target civilians in Ukraine and did not strike the shopping center in Kremenchug, Moscow’s envoy to the UN told the Security Council on Tuesday. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said that the mall caught fire due to an explosion of Western-supplied weapons and ammunition, stored at the nearby factory and intended for the shelling of civilians in Donbass, making it a legitimate military target. He also criticized the UNSC for breaching protocol and allowing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the council via video-link, after refusing such a request from the Central African Republic. “In reality, there was no strike […]

“Pumping up” Ukraine with weapons will make Russian forces “perform more missions on the ground,” Moscow has said “Pumping up” Ukraine with Western weapons will only lead Russia “to perform more missions on the ground,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, the minister claimed that the position of the West when it comes to the situation in Ukraine wais “absolutely counterproductive and harmful.” “The more weapons is pumped into Ukraine, the longer this conflict will last, the longer the agony of the Nazi regime, which is supported by Western capitals, will last,” he said. […]

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for orchestrating the trafficking and abuse of young girls. Maxwell was the long-term girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire sex offender who died in jail under mysterious circumstances in 2019. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can share this story on social media: Follow RT on Source link

Russian hacker Andrey Kirsanov has reportedly admitted to being guilty of creating cheats and bots for the popular Warthunder games ‘World of Tanks’ and ‘World of Warships’, according to media reports from his trial hearing in Ekaterinburg on Tuesday.  According to the TASS News agency, state prosecutors are demanding the hacker face one and a half years in prison for allegedly costing the gaming company over 670 million rubles (around $12 million) since he first started selling the exploits. It was revealed during the hearing that, since 2015, Kirsanov had been creating and selling auto-aim cheats for Warthunder’s military simulator shooter […]

Nissan’s plant in St. Petersburg is halting work for six months Japanese automaker Nissan has decided to suspend production in Russia for the first half of the fiscal year, which started on April 1, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing CEO Makoto Uchida. “We believe this situation could become more serious and prolonged,” a spokesman quoted Uchida as saying at Nissan’s annual general meeting, referring to the conflict in Ukraine and the Western sanctions on Russia. The automaker had already suspended production at its plant in St. Petersburg in March, and halted exports to Russia, citing logistics risks due to the sanctions. […]

The ex-US president chose to cling to the “stolen election” instead of properly challenging Joe Biden’s many failures After just two weeks of public hearings by the House Select Committee into the January 6, 2021 insurrection, it is obvious that Donald Trump will not be the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 2024. Trump’s crash and burn political career has now effectively come to an end, and the former president will be lucky to avoid being indicted on criminal charges by the Department of Justice once the committee has handed down its findings. In his opening statement last week, Democrat committee […]

The Group of Seven (G7) has promised to address global food security, announcing on Tuesday they do not intend to apply sanctions on Russian food and agricultural products. The G7 is a political forum consisting of leading developed economies, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. “We will continue to ensure that our sanctions packages are not targeting food and allow for the free flow of agricultural products, including from Russia, and the delivery of humanitarian assistance,” the joint statement read. According to the G7, citing UN estimates, this year up to 323 million people […]

Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up, Matteo Berrettini, has confirmed his withdrawal from the Grand Slam on social media after testing positive for Covid-19.  The Italian was due to play Chile’s Cristian Garin on Tuesday afternoon, but took to social media to tell disappointed fans that he would not be lining up.  Posting a black and white photo of himself in action at SW19, Berrettini said he was heartbroken to announce his withdrawal from Wimbledon due to a positive Covid test result. “I have had flu symptoms and [have] been isolating the last few days,” the 26-year-old said. “Despite symptoms not being severe, I […]

An attack against Crimea by Ukraine could lead to World War III, Medvedev has warned Ukraine could unleash a world war by attacking Crimea, if it becomes a full-fledged NATO member, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. “For us, Crimea is part of Russia. And that will be so forever. Any attempt to infringe upon Crimea is a declaration of war against our nation. If a NATO member does that, it would mean a conflict with the entire North Atlantic Alliance. World War III. Total disaster,” he said in an interview with the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty published on Tuesday.  […]

The increase of forces, aid to Ukraine, and the bloc’s further expansion are on the agenda NATO, the US-led military bloc, kicked off its annual three-day summit in Madrid on Tuesday. The 30-member organization will focus on strengthening its forces in Europe and elsewhere in the wake of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, which was launched in late February. Members are also expected to discuss more aid to Kiev, as well as the prospect of Sweden and Finland joining the bloc. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the bloc would increase the number of its rapid-response troops from roughly […]

South Dakota will not seek to punish women who have illegal abortions, the state’s governor said South Dakota’s Republican Governor Kristi Noem said her state would target abortion doctors for prosecution after the repeal of Roe v. Wade, but insisted mothers would not face legal consequences. Speaking to CBS on Sunday night, days after the Supreme Court overturned a landmark case underpinning federal abortion protections, Noem said authorities in South Dakota will take on doctors and clinics offering the procedure, which is now illegal in the state. “We’ll continue to have those debates on how we can support these mothers and […]

Hunter Biden reportedly spent over $30,000 on Eastern European prostitutes, with his bank blocking transfers to Russian addresses Data found on Hunter Biden’s laptop reveal that the US president’s son spent over $30,000 on escorts from a “model agency” with offices in Kiev and Moscow, the Washington Examiner reported on Monday.  According to the report, Hunter Biden racked up his five-figure bill between November 2018 and March 2019, in between Joe Biden’s terms as vice president and president of the US. Throughout this period, Joe Biden wired his son a total of $100,000 to help pay his bills, although it is […]

The US military is posting the lowest recruitment numbers in decades, with the army doing worse than all the other service branches. An op-ed on Monday carefully blamed an “antiquated” recruitment system and the recent “woke” ads as the main culprits, proposing an overhaul of both. Earlier this month, the Pentagon confirmed that the military was 23% behind its recruiting goals for the year. The problem was already apparent in April, when Senator Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) told the Armed Services Committee that “every single metric tracking the military recruiting environment is going in the wrong direction,” and warned about “the […]

An Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri after hitting a truck A long-haul passenger train carrying 243 passengers and 12 crew derailed in the US state of Missouri, after reportedly striking a truck at a railroad crossing. Preliminary reports mentioned several people with injuries of varying severity, at least three of whom had to be taken to a hospital about 80 miles away. There were no confirmations of fatalities. Eight cars and two engines of the Southwest Chief train derailed near Mendon, Missouri on Monday when it struck a vehicle “that was obstructing a public crossing,” Amtrak […]

Former Russian president promised “tough” retaliatory measures to Lithuania for Kaliningrad blockade Moscow’s response to the Lithuanian ban on Kaliningrad transit could be tough enough to “cut off oxygen” to the Baltic countries, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned. Kaliningrad is a small Russian exclave nestled between Lithuania and Poland. Earlier this month, Lithuania’s national rail operator suspended the transit of sanctioned goods between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia, citing instructions from Brussels. In an interview with the Argumenty and Fakty newspaper, Medvedev claimed that the EU did not insist on imposing restrictions and thus Lithuania “obsequiously bowed to American […]

Germany’s BASF may shut down its biggest facility due to reduced Russian gas supply, the newspaper reports German chemicals major BASF may be forced to halt production at the world’s biggest chemicals plant in Ludwigshafen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing shortages of cheap and abundant Russian gas. According to the report, BASF has used Russian natural gas for years to generate power and as feedstock for products that make it into toothpaste, medicine, and cars. However, dwindling Russian gas supplies are proving a threat to the company’s vast manufacturing hub, it says. “Cutting down production at this site […]

Russia has fulfilled its Eurobond obligations to foreign investors, and the fact that the funds were not forwarded to recipients due to Ukraine-related sanctions is no reason to declare a default, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. “No, we don’t agree,” Peskov said when asked by a reporter to comment on a report by Bloomberg claiming that Russia had defaulted on its debt for the first time since 1918. Peskov said that such claims are “absolutely unjustified” since the payment on the Eurobonds was made well before the deadline in mid-May. “And the fact that Euroclear withheld this money, […]

The world number three eventually saw off South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in five sets Novak Djokovic’s defense of his Wimbledon crown began with a hard-fought win after the Serb beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Monday. Djokovic’s world number 81 rival gave him an early scare by going up 3-1 in the first set before then losing five consecutive games to the all-time great. In the second set, with Soon-woo winning 1-0, the match had to be temporarily suspended as a spectator was taken ill and four medics had to rush to the fan’s aid. After a break of five […]

Israel is in for a fifth election in four years, and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could score a comeback Israel’s unlikely eight-party coalition government took the decision to dissolve, last Monday, ushering in the fifth round of elections in just four years. An election from which Israeli opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, eyes a comeback and proves the domestic vulnerabilities of Tel Aviv that its enemies may seek to exploit. In June of 2021, an unprecedented Israeli coalition government was sworn in after a tenuous period of two years, during which four national elections had taken place. At the center of […]

Enough countries have to take part for the plan to be possible, according to Germany’s economy minister Limiting Russian oil revenues would only be possible if enough countries participated in the scheme, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday ahead of a meeting of EU energy ministers in Luxembourg. “The price caps proposed by the US for the purchase [of Russian oil] are only a good idea if enough countries participate in this. Let’s see how they will move forward,” Habeck told reporters, as cited by RIA Novosti. The prospect of establishing a threshold above which Russian oil would not […]

Vietnam is prepared to increase rice exports if the world’s largest exporter, India, imposes a ban on overseas deliveries, news site VietNamNet reported on Monday, citing the Agriculture Ministry. According to Nguyen Nhu Cuong, from the Department of Crop Production at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam produces 26-28 million tons of rice a year, and up to 7 million tons can be exported. “The rice production has been going smoothly. If there are no unexpected effects such as natural calamities, we will always ensure food security,” Cuong said, as cited by VietNamNet. India banned wheat exports last month, […]

The meeting of the heads of the leading developed economies might be just a “useless PR spectacle,” the German ARD broadcaster says This year’s G7 summit, which is being held at Germany’s Elmau castle – a luxury hotel in Bavaria – cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of euros, the German ARD public broadcaster reported as it wondered whether it was all worth it. The summit is an informal two-day meeting of the leaders of seven largest developed economies – the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan – during which a number of non-binding commitments are usually taken on. The […]

The UAE wants to help with a possible prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti The UAE has offered its “assistance” in a potential prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing a law enforcement source. The Emirati proposals are being considered as the lists of prisoners slated for the swaps are finalized, the report said. Both Russia and Ukraine claim to have captured scores of prisoners since Moscow launched its military campaign in the neighboring country in late February. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on June […]

Washington reportedly plans to deliver Norwegian-developed NASAMS surface-to-air missile system to Kiev The US plans to announce as soon as this week that it has purchased “an advanced medium-to-long range surface-to-air missile defense system” for Ukraine, a number of news agencies reported on Sunday and Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Associated Press quoted a source as saying that the weapon in question is the Norwegian-developed NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested the NASAMS to be delivered to his country when he addressed the Norwegian parliament in late March. It was said that Washington would also […]

Dozens of climate change protesters have disrupted Monday morning rush hour traffic in Sydney, Australia. Despite multiple arrests, the ‘Blockade Australia’ group vowed to continue their action throughout the entire week. One woman was arrested after she chained herself to the steering wheel of her vehicle and blocked the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, police confirmed. At least ten more people were reportedly arrested elsewhere as the protesters marched through the city, followed by police. At one point, an apparently disgruntled motorist was seen trying to drive through the blockade, as the activists jumped in front of the car. It was unclear if […]

Moscow settled interest payments in rubles, after sanctions blocked it from foreign currency transactions As the grace periods on two Russian eurobond coupons expired on Sunday night, multiple Western media outlets rushed to announce that Moscow was now in a state of default on its foreign currency-denominated debt for the first time in over a century. Bloomberg called it a “a grim marker in the country’s rapid transformation into an economic, financial and political outcast,” while the BBC called it a “major blow to the nation’s prestige.” The Wall Street Journal even invoked a spectre of the “Bolshevik Revolution when Vladimir Lenin, the newly installed […]

Tehran has conducted a new test of its three-stage satellite carrier rocket, according to state media, in an alleged bid to expand its national space program. Washington, however, believes it to be part of a military ballistic missile research to obtain long-range nuclear strike capabilities. The footage of the countdown and blastoff was aired by Iranian television on Sunday, but it was not clear exactly when or where the rocket was launched. The rocket is said to be a three-stage Satellite Launch Vehicle dubbed Zuljanah, which uses both solid and liquid fuels. A spokesman for Iran’s Defense Ministry, said the launch […]

The frontman and guitarist of 90’s pop-punk band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, announced he was “f***ing renouncing my citizenship” and moving to London in the midst of a profane tirade during a performance on the band’s Hella Mega tour at London Stadium on Friday. The 50-year-old rocker’s exclamation was meant as a denunciation of the US Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that federally legalized abortion. The highly controversial court ruling has triggered an avalanche of protests across the US, as well as international condemnation. With Armstrong’s audience clearly enjoying his spur-of-the-moment decision […]

Russian actions in Ukraine cannot be justified – but they are not unprovoked, the Turkish president’s spokesman says Turkey does not follow the Western lead in sanctioning Russia because it is guided by pragmatic economic considerations and “a policy of balance,” the Turkish president’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has said. In an interview with Haberturk TV, Kalin said that Ankara is pursuing “a policy of balance” when it comes to its relations with Russia. “As we are dependent on foreign sources for energy, we develop relations with Russia as we do with Iran,” he explained, noting that Turkey also enjoys good relations […]

The world’s most expensive football player is believed to be looking for a new home Football’s most expensive player of all time, Neymar, is thinking about leaving Paris Saint Germain this summer according to reports from France. The Qatari-backed giants memorably paid FC Barcelona €222 million ($234 million) to trigger the Brazil international’s release clause in 2017. Five years later, however, while having renewed his until 2027, Neymar is considering making an exit from the Parc des Princes according to RMC Sport. The French outlet says that this is due to the 30-year-old becoming unhappy and feeling targeted by comments recently […]

G7 leaders plan to continue providing Ukraine with all kinds of assistance “for as long as it takes” The Group of Seven (G7) will pledge to provide support to Ukraine in all possible forms “for as long as it takes,” according to a draft communique of the summit, seen by Bloomberg. The three-day meeting of the G7 leaders started on Sunday in Bavaria, Germany, with the Ukrainian conflict dominating the agenda. “We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support and stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” reads the draft of the leaders’ statement. Russia has […]

Representatives from over 130 countries, including ‘unfriendly states’, attended the annual economic forum in St. Petersburg The 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2022), held from June 15 to 18 in Russia, resulted in 5.6 trillion rubles ($97 billion) worth of agreements, which is 30% more than last year (3.8 trillion rubles). Over 690 deals were signed during the four-day event. Despite the tense political situation regarding Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, officials and businessmen from more than 130 countries took part in the forum this year, including representatives from all ‘unfriendly states’ that have imposed sanctions on Russia. The […]

Russian Senator Konstantin Kosachev says Lithuania violated the rules of the World Trade Organization Lithuania broke international law by implementing an economic “blockade” of Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, Senator Konstantin Kosachev said. The EU country’s state-owned rail operator previously said it had stopped the transit of sanctioned goods between the region and the rest of Russia. “Lithuania is a flagship of the destruction of international law,” Kosachev wrote on his Telegram channel on Saturday. Kosachev, who is the deputy speaker of the upper house of Russia’s parliament, said that Lithuania’s actions violate various international norms, including the rules of the World Trade […]

The right-wing activists dubbed Rep. Dan Crenshaw “Eyepatch McCain” Right-wing protesters heckled Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw at the Republican Party of Texas convention on Saturday, accusing the congressman of doing the World Economic Forum’s bidding and mockingly calling him “Eyepatch McCain.” Social media activist Alex Stein approached Crenshaw as he entered the convention in Houston. As Crenshaw’s staff and security led the congressman away, Stein loudly called him a “globalist RINO” and “Eyepatch McCain,” the former an acronym for ‘Republican in Name Only’ and the latter a comparison with the late Arizona Senator John McCain. Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently […]

American private companies are collecting visual and radar data for the Ukrainian forces, the head of the Russian Space Agency claimed Western astronautics is “heading for war,” the director of Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday, claiming that alleged collection of data for Ukraine by private Western companies proves this thesis. In an interview with Rossiya 24 news channel, Rogozin claimed that American private companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX and others are now tasked with “one specific goal: to ensure collection of information in real time, both visual – through infrared radar devices – and through conventional […]

Russian will be banned in Nikolaev’s schools from September 1, a member of the local council revealed The Russian language will be restricted in the schools of the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolayev, City Council Executive Committee member Ekaterina Stokolias said on Saturday. In a Facebook post, she stated that the decision was made by the committee on Friday. “From September 1, no clubs, courses, junior classes or educational designs with the Russian language. Finally! Thank you to all my colleagues!” Stokolias wrote. She added a drawing depicting a cat holding a heart in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. The […]

If the warmongering American chastises you for seeking diplomacy, you know you’re doing something right Former US Secretary of State, First Lady, Senator, and failed presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, passed through Paris last week, and seized an opportunity to chastise French President Emmanuel Macron on his own turf.  Clinton was interviewed on state broadcaster Radio France by Christine Ockrent – the journalist wife of former French foreign affairs minister, Bernard Kouchner – who asked about Clinton’s view of Macron’s recent controversial remarks. “We must not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way out through […]

Thousands of protesters marched in London on Saturday, accusing the government of failing to tackle the rapidly rising cost of living in the UK. Similar marches took place in multiple Irish cities, where citizens are facing the same struggles. Demonstrators marched from Portland Place to Parliament Square in the British capital, where Trade Unions Congress (TUC) leader Frances O’Grady blamed decades of austerity policies for rising costs and wage stagnation. “Prices are skyrocketing, yet boardroom bonuses are back to bumper levels,” she told the crowd. “Everyone who works for a living deserves to earn a decent living, but UK workers are […]

The announcement came after weeks of fruitless negotiations with employers over pay and benefits One of Britain’s fastest growing labor unions announced on Saturday that a series of planned strikes on the rail network and London Tube next week will be held. The action is expected to become the biggest walkout on the railway network in 30 years. Following weeks of negotiations between the union Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the employers, Network Rail, train companies and London Underground, over pay and benefits schemes, the labor organization said in a statement that “no viable settlements to the disputes have […]

US Capitol Police arrested seven members of the ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ crew in a Congressional office building on Thursday and charged them with unlawful entry. The CBS crew was filming material on the January 6 hearings, which themselves concern unlawful entry to the Capitol by supporters of former US President Donald Trump. Capitol Police officers said in a statement that they received a call about a disturbance in the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday night, and found “seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID” in an area of the building closed to visitors. The individuals, who had been […]

Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba says Kiev can defeat the Russians with enough Western support Ukraine can defeat Russia on the battlefield if the West supplies enough artillery and other heavy weapons instead of pushing Kiev towards a bad peace deal, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba wrote in an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs magazine on Friday. “The West must therefore not suggest peace initiatives with unacceptable terms and instead help Ukraine win,” Kuleba wrote, calling for additional weapons for Kiev and more sanctions on Moscow. The foreign minister criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for saying the West should not “humiliate” Russia, and […]