The spike in oil prices to the highest in years after OPEC+ said it will not add more barrels than the initially agreed 400,000 bpd monthly was expected. The forecasts by bank analysts that oil could go higher before the year is over were also expected. Now, some are expecting …
Read More »Poland does not accept being treated as ‘second class’, PM says after Warsaw rules its laws take superiority over Brussels’
Taking to Facebook on Friday, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki praised the recent conclusion by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal, claiming it “confirmed what is literal” – that “constitutional law has superiority over other sources of law,” which he said many other EU member states have also realized. He made it clear, …
Read More »Beijing warns Australia’s ‘provocative actions’ on Taiwan could be ‘cataclysmic’ for bilateral ties, after former PM visits island
Tony Abbott, who headed the Australian government between 2013 and 2015, delivered a speech at a conference in Taipei on Friday, urging the international community to show “solidarity” with the island. Beijing considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory under its ‘One China’ policy and does not recognize …
Read More »Kidd on the deck: US Navy ship’s Facebook page streams ‘Age of Empires’ in apparent hacking incident
A Facebook page of the USS Kidd (DDG-100) which typically posts updates from the ship’s deployments in international waters, such as its most recent mission in the Indo-Pacific, treated followers to far more entertaining content, albeit for only a few days. Until Thursday morning, the page featured a series of …
Read More »Barbarism behind bars: Rape & torture in Russia’s prisons laid bare by thousands of leaked videos, human rights activists tell RT
A decade ago, Vladimir Osechkin was sentenced to seven years behind bars over fraud allegations brought by the daughter of an influential Moscow politician. Released quickly on parole, he left the country as soon as travel restrictions imposed upon him were relaxed and is still reportedly wanted for questioning on …
Read More »NATO’s expulsion of Russian diplomats makes de-escalating tensions even harder, Kremlin warns, as US-led block sends envoys home
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Dmitry Peskov said that forcing Russia to bring home eight envoys from its permanent mission to NATO’s headquarters in Brussels undermines the bloc’s commitment to build relationships between the countries and foster effective dialogue. “There is an obvious contradiction in the statements of NATO representatives …
Read More »‘Worst main event ever?’: Ladd set to land prime UFC slot against Dumont despite being accused of ‘cheating’ in weigh-in row
Ladd was last seen in the public eye just a week ago. At a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas, the 9-1 competitor was scheduled to take on 8-1 foe Macy Chiasson until failing to make the 135-pound bantamweight limit at the weigh-in. In scenes that went viral and …
Read More »Don’t expect Newcastle fans to rebel against the Saudis – ousting the old regime was more important for them than sportswashing
Thursday finally saw the conclusion of one of the most complex, all-encompassing takeover sagas football has ever seen. After dragging on for 18 months – and involving geopolitical rivalries, TV piracy rows, and outrage over human rights abuses – a consortium bankrolled by the largesse of the Saudi Public Investment …
Read More »Bodybuilder George Peterson reported dead at age 37 on eve of Mr. Olympia competition
Event organizers announced Peterson’s death in a post on Instagram, writing: “It is with great sadness that we report the unexpected passing of George Peterson, a champion on stage and off. “Our condolences go out to his family and all who respected and admired one of the kindest men we …
Read More »Brazilian police discover $3.5mn trove of Nazi memorabilia at home of ‘insane psychopath’ suspected of child rape
The discovery, which lead detective Luis Armond described as “totally unusual and shocking,” was announced by law enforcement on Wednesday. It followed the detention of a 58-year-old man, who was accused of raping a 12-year-old boy and abusing other children in a condominium in the western part of Rio where …
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