Arab women are organizing online for what they call a “general strike” on July 7 to protest against femicide and violence against women, following a number of shocking murders in recent weeks. Source link
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UK PM Boris Johnson’s enemies ironically include both the hard-line Eurosceptic and pro-EU factions of the party. Europhile MP Tobias Ellwood has been a constant critic of Johnson since he became leader, but Brexiteers Andrew Bridgen and Steve Baker are likewise seeking election to the committee that could allow another leadership challenge. Source link
Long hesitant to support circumventing the US Senate’s filibuster rule, US President Joe Biden called for an “exception” to be made in order to pass federal pro-abortion legislation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which has allowed it to become illegal in large parts of the country. Source link
Several incidents have also been reported in India where young boys and girls have committed crimes after they were stopped from using their mobile phones. Earlier this month, a young boy in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city Lucknow killed his mother for not letting him play games on his phone. Source link
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkey has received guarantees from Sweden on the extradition of 73 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Source link
Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of raping a Nevada woman named Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. While Ronaldo brushed aside the allegations, the model went public with her story in 2018 before filing a sexual assault case against the footballer in a US court. Earlier this month, a US judge kicked the case out of court. Source link
Currently, the UK’s defense expediture represents around 2% of GDP, with the government projecting it would reach 2.3% this year due to London ramping up its military aide to Ukraine. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The newly conducted test of a US hypersonic missile in the state of Hawaii has failed because of a malfunction during the launch, Pentagon spokesman Tim Gorman said on Thursday. Source link
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the flagship project of the Beijing-backed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The CPEC comprises a corridor of connectivity, mining and infrastructure projects. It begins in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region and associated projects stretch to the Pakistani port of Gwadar, located in Balochistan. Source link
Ostrov Zmeiny, or Snake Island, located about 140 km south of Odessa, was seized by Russian forces during the first stage of the special operation, as Ukrainian troops stationed there promptly surrendered. Source link
According to estimates, real estate price have jumped 15 percent since the beginning of 2022. A spike has also been registered in the price of bread, dairy products and fuel. The result is that many can barely make ends meet. Source link
The review, which began in March 2021, looked into how reports of employee bullying were handled. However, none of the purported policy changes implemented by Buckingham Palace will be made public. All of the bullying allegations have been vehemently denied by the duchess. Source link
Federal prosecutors leveled two ‘contempt of Congress’ charges against Steve Bannon after the ex-White House chief strategist failed to produce relevant documents and rejected compliance to a subpoena issued by January 6 panel probing the Capitol riot. The Washington, DC, trial is presently set to begin on July 18. Source link
The five defendants in the case were charged with conspiring with Francis to overcharge the government by more than $35 million for husbanding or port services like water, food, trash pickup, and waste disposal when they were indicted in 2017. Source link
The revelations stem from Grisham’s candid memoir “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in the Trump White House” last year about her time in the administration, first as Trump’s press secretary, then as the first lady’s chief of staff. Source link
Russia-linked hacker group Killnet previously claimed responsibility for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that targeted Lithuanian state and private websites in retaliation for the Baltic state’s decision to observe European Union sanctions and halt the transit of select goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. Source link
Carolyn Bryant Donham was never charged for her alleged role in connection with the abduction, torture and murder of Emmett Till, a Black teenage boy who in 1955 she accused of whistling at her outside a Money, Mississippi, store. Source link
The military spacecraft certainly resembles the now-retired shuttle in appearance, although it is considerably smaller, reportedly measuring only 29 feet (8.8 meters) as opposed to 122 feet (37 m). Another significant distinction is that the X-37B is robotic, whereas the NASA shuttle was crewed. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The FBI has launched an investigation into allegations of sex abuse against the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Source link
The risk of a new war in eastern Africa continues to rise after an old border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia was rekindled last week. Source link
Four municipal “zones free of LGBT ideology” must be abolished, a top Polish court ruled on Tuesday. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – President Joe Biden’s approach to the conflict in Ukraine, concerns over his mental stability, and liberal intolerance could be among the reasons why over one million Democrats switched allegiances and joined the Republican Party in the past year, some analysts believe. Source link
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told members of his Yamina party that he has no plans to participate in the next parliamentary elections, his press office said on Wednesday. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Negotiations between Iran and the US in Doha to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have been ineffective, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. Source link
The quarrel centers around Taiping Island, the largest of the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. The island, which the Philippines calls Ligaw, also has several other claimants, but has been under Taipei’s control since 1956. Source link
Previous sleep studies cited “legitimate concerns” over the “disruption” of sleep by ambient light as 36 percent of teens and 26 percent of adults typically wake up to check their mobile device at least once during the night. Source link
The UK government reportedly owns a 1.5 percent share in the company, which was recently valued at about £15 million. Source link
Germans take their politicians’ showing of emotion seriously. Last year, Christian Democratic Union leader Armin Laschet was asked to resign after getting caught on camera laughing and joking in the background while President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gave a press conference on deadly floods affecting western Germany. Source link
Local authorities have also discovered a human body not far from the scene, to which the severed head found near the courthouse likely belongs. Source link
Five US states – Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma, New York and Utah – held primaries for the 2022 Midterm Elections on Tuesday, with voters heading to the polls to pick nominees for governors, senators and representatives to the US Congress. Source link
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is reportedly set to start retiring its current fleet of Collins-class diesel-electric attack submarines before the end of this decade. Meanwhile, the first nuclear-powered submarines to be developed under the AUKUS arrangement aren’t expected before 2040, stoking concerns of a “capability gap”. Source link
According to some estimates, prices for basic food in the Palestinian territories have gone up 30 percent in recent months. This has triggered protests across the West Bank, with demonstrators demanding that the government interfere to handle the crisis. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ecuadorian parliament voted on Wednesday not to impeach President Guillermo Lasso as called for by the opposition amid ongoing indigenous protests. Source link
According to the Danish police, the abnormally high purity of street cocaine might be a sales gimmick for pushers. The typical symptoms of cocaine poisoning are motor restlessness, hallucinations, psychosis, paranoia and in worst cases, even cardiac arrest. Source link
A recent U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that if climate change is not addressed soon, the Earth will heat up more than the estimated 1.5 degree Celsius increase that will cause catastrophic changes to the environment. Source link
Alec Baldwin did a sit-down interview with controversial film director Woody Allen on Instagram Live. Allen, known for films such as “Manhattan” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” was accused by his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow of sexually molesting her when she was only seven. Source link
NASA has sent five rovers to Mars: Sojourner, 1997; Spirit and Opportunity, 2004; Curiosity, 2012; and Perseverance, 2021. Unfortunately, none of them can dig more than a few inches under the surface of the Red Planet. Source link
51 people are dead after a tractor-trailer truck was abandoned in San Antonio, Texas, with around 100 migrants inside. 46 of those were declared dead at the scene while five more died after being transported to local hospitals. Source link
NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday, settling up a third straight day on talk that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were closing to maxing out their oil production, defying the belief that they had adequate capacity to raise output in the event of a major emergency. Source link
Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), unveiled a plan on Tuesday in which he hinted at taking legal action against states that attempt to ban abortion pills, including a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pill called mifepristone. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A dual citizen of the United States and Iran pleaded guilty to conspiring to send electronic equipment and technology to the government of Iran in violation of the sanctions imposed on the country, the US Justice Department said. Source link
BERLIN (Sputnik) – Germany will annually invest an average of 70-80 billion euros ($73-84 billion) in the armed forces (Bundeswehr) in the coming years, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday. Source link
A shift in tone has been observed among Western leaders in recent weeks regarding the Ukraine crisis, with initial demands that Ukraine defeat Russia on the battlefield replaced by a more conciliatory tenor, including recommendations that Kiev talk to Moscow, and suggestions that Russia and the West must learn to “coexist” in spite of the crisis. Source link
Across the United States, a vast array of legal battles are being fought as advocates race to protect abortion access in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Friday ruling overturning the case providing it with national legal sanction. Several states have so-called “trigger laws” that automatically took effect, immediately banning abortions there. Source link
China-US tensions over Taiwan have gone up dramatically over the past year-and-a-half amid repeated pledges by US President Joe Biden that Washington would come to Taipei’s assistance in the event of Chinese “aggression,” and reports that the US has maintained small numbers of troops on the island, which Beijing considers an integral part of China. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Kirill Krasilnikov – The US Supreme Court’s overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion may help to energize the Democrat base ahead of the mid-term elections, creating some difficulty for the Republicans, experts said. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The theft of gasoline at stores across the United States is up compared to 2021, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) spokesperson Jeff Lanard said on Tuesday. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged combating criminal human smuggling rings after the bodies of dozens of dead migrants were found in a tractor-trailer in Texas. Source link
Since March, India and Pakistan have been experiencing an unusual series of heat waves, in many places, temperatures have exceeded upto 45-degree Celsius, causing disruptions in the lives of millions of workers and vendors who work outdoors throughout the day. Source link
Many men who suffer from gynecomastia may be uncomfortable with breast reduction surgery due to feelings of embarrassment, a surgeon in the UK reportedly suggested. Source link
More than 2,000 Indian professionals took part in the survey conducted by online professional network LinkedIn. They revealed that they were not concealing their emotions and were becoming more open. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine could stop hostilities before the end of the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, adding that Kiev needs to order Ukrainian military to lay down their arms and fulfill the conditions of Moscow. Source link
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and the 14th most common cancer in women in the UK. Source link
Forty-six people were found dead on June 27 inside a tractor-trailer on a Texas highway in what authorities suspect was a migrant smuggling attempt gone awry amid surging numbers of attempted illegal crossings into the US via the southern border. Source link
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Sputnik) – The Haitian police arrested the leader of one of the country’s gangs, which led to armed clashes on the streets of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. Source link
According to a Swedish politician, a heraldic tsar crown on T-shirts sold as souvenirs on a popular summer island may be utilized in “Russian propaganda”. However, social media users laughed the idea off as ludicrous and called on the media to focus on more relevant news. Source link
The G7 on 26 June re-launched its previous Build Back Better World program to provide infrastructure funds to poor and developing nations under a new name, the Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership. The project aims to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative kicked off by Beijing in 2013. Source link
At least three people are dead following the derailment of an Amtrak train in Missouri. The train was traveling to Chicago from Los Angeles when it hit a dump truck near Mendon, Missouri, at 12:42 p.m. local time at an uncontrolled train crossing. Source link
On May 24, Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, with an assault-style rifle. He murdered 19 children and two teachers. Law enforcement waited 77 minutes before confronting Ramos, leading to intense criticism. Source link
Vice President Kamala Harris says she did not believe Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch when they said Roe v. Wade was settled precedent during their confirmation hearings. Source link
A man was outed on a plane after he airdropped an explicit photo of himself to others aboard a Southwest Airlines flight. Another passenger aboard the plane caught the alleged d*** pic sender red-handed and exposed him in a now-viral TikTok video. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US armed forces are struggling to meet recruiting goals for fiscal year 2022 across all branches of service, NBC News reported on Monday, citing multiple US defense officials and recruiting data. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Canada’s latest sanctions against Russia are of a symbolic nature and unable to affect the Russian economy, Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik. Source link
Some netizens described Este Haim as “the queen of bass face”, while one social media users even wrote: “The Iconic Bass Face has returned to haunt our dreams”. Source link
Western media published a series of unconfirmed and unsubstantiated reports accusing India of diverting oil bought from Russia to Europe and the US. Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has torn into these reports, describing them as “nonsense”. Source link
The G7’s unity could be put to the test further by differences between the US and UK over dumping green fuels which is advocated by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to The Daily Telegraph, US President Joe Biden is likely to stymie Johnson’s plan during the G7 summit. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has always taken “seriously” Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons and considers it irresponsible for Russian President Vladimir Putin to talk about deploying nuclear missiles in Belarus, a senior US Defense Department official said on Monday. Source link
SEOUL (Sputnik) – North Korea has completed all preparations for a nuclear test but is waiting for the right moment to maximize its effect, while closely watching the situation in the international and domestic arena, South Korean minister of unification Kwon Young-se said Monday. Source link
The European Union has already successfully exacerbated its own inflationary and energy price crisis by imposing partial or total bans on Russian energy resources. Vladimir Putin expressed regret over the bloc’s decision to commit energy “suicide,” and emphasized that Russia would proceed from its own interests going forward. Source link
Turkish President Tayyip Ergodan is expected to hold talks with leaders of Sweden and Finland on June 28 over Stockholm and Helsinki’s NATO bid, ahead of the Madrid Summit. Ankara has recently blocked fast-track NATO membership for the countries, stressing that they should improve their anti-terror laws first. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Among the new nominations of the All-Russian ‘Exporter of the Year’ competition, the ‘Responsible ESG Exporter’ has become the most sought-after, with one in every eight companies applying for it, according to the the Russian Export Center (part of VEB.RF). Source link
Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS (NUST MISIS) have succeeded in adding strength and reliability to light aluminum alloys. Source link
The Kardashians star Kendall Jenner and Phoenix Suns basketballer Devin Booker “split” after two years together, a source close told E! News on June 22, adding the couple had “hit a rough patch.” Source link
Speculation over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Man United has swirled in recent days, with reports suggesting that he’s contemplating a move away from Old Trafford. The legendary footballer is reportedly miffed with the club’s inactivity in the transfer market. But a noted football expert has claimed that the Red Devils don’t want him to leave. Source link
The Indian Defence Ministry on June 14 announced the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment drive, offering young people four-year military contracts, which triggered massive protests in many states. The scheme is being criticized as it fails to provide social security and pensions to young people who take part in it. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An explosion in the UK city of Birmingham, UK, which happened on Sunday, resulted in five casualties and one property destroyed, West Midlands fire service said. Source link
Ever since Russia launched its special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, repeatedly held telephone conversations, with Paris seeking to take on the role of a “mediating power” in this conflict. Source link
As the G7 leaders gathered for their summit in Germany, it became clear that their desire to present a united front in support of Ukraine would hit numerous challenges, such as skyrocketing inflation and a cost of living crisis directly prompted by their own restrictive policies targeting Russia over its special military operation. Source link
Earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency issued an early warning due to uncertainty about the Nordic country’s gas supplies, calling on fellow Danes to save energy. Today, wholly 800,000 Danes live in homes powered by gas, which has cast doubt over the feasibility of the government’s plans to go fully green in a matter of years. Source link
CIA personnel and commandos from the UK, France, Canada and Lithuania have been operating in Ukraine since the outset of the Russian special operation despite the US and NATO denying deploying their forces there, according to the New York Times. Are the West’s covert efforts worth the pain as Ukrainian troops are increasingly outgunned? Source link
The following phrase, and its variants, has become ubiquitous: “Donald Trump’s baseless charges of election fraud.” Mainstream news outlets have accelerated its use during the congressional hearings on the January 6th Capitol riot. Source link
“F*** America. I’m f****** renouncing my citizenship. I’m f****** coming here,” said Armstrong during a concert in London on Friday, before calling the United States a “miserable f****** excuse for a country”. Source link
MEXICO CITY, (Sputnik) – The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Peru, the country’s Health Minister Jorge Antonio Lopez said. Source link
On Sunday former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was paying a visit to Staten Island’s ShopRite during a campaign trail for his son when an employee came up behind Giuliani and thumped him on the back. Source link
MEXICO CITY, (Sputnik) – At least four people were killed and at least 150 others were injured after the collapse of stands in a makeshift bullring in the Colombian department of Tolima, local media report. Source link
Once limited to the realm of science fiction, jetpacks exist and are commercially available. However, real jetpacks are limited by fuel constraints and safety concerns. Still, they have come a long way since their first wave of popularity in the 1960s. Source link
ANKARA, (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a summit of Turkey, NATO, Sweden and Finland on Tuesday in Madrid prior to the alliance summit, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday. Source link
The North Korean media outlet reportedly insisted that the |cruelest-ever destruction warfare in the world history of wars” that was inflicted upon the country by the “US imperialists” can never be forgotten. Source link
The image apparently shows how water ice that is frozen in the Martian soil ends up splitting the ground on the Red Planet “into polygons”. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France is holding the second round of elections to the country’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Sunday. Source link
Leaders of Britain’s biggest trade unions – Unite and Unison – had threatened nationwide strikes last week “to protect public services.” Unison general secretary, Christina McAnea, accused the Government of being “corrupt and out of touch.” Source link
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan Air Force jet crashed in the state of Zulia, the pilots survived, Venezuelan newspaper Nacional reported on Sunday. Source link
Earlier, US President Joe Biden was riding with a group of people on bicycles, as he was riding up to a crowd of journalists he fell on his side with the bike. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Apple store in Towson, Maryland, has become the first unionized Apple store in the United States. Source link
Nineteen children and two teachers were gunned down at Robb Elementary on May 24 by an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle and tactical vest. Reports quickly emerged that police hesitated outside of the school for up to an hour while the gunman was inside. Source link
Actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were killed in a car crash on June 16 during the filming of the Netflix series “The Chosen One.” The show is an adaptation of Mark Millar and Peter Gross’ comic book series American Jesus, in which a 12-year-old discovers he is the second coming of Jesus Christ. Source link
ROME (Sputnik) – Italy is currently not prepared for a sudden halt in gas supplies from Russia, but could survive the coming winter with enough work, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italy’s energy giant Eni, said. Source link