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It’s been reported this week that Oxford University’s student union is going to recruit ‘sensitivity readers’ to prevent the publication of ‘insensitive material’ in Cherwell, long-standing student newspaper, and other student publications. That looks awfully like censorship to me – and I’m not alone. The Telegraph reports that, according to …

Visitors to the three domains were greeted on Tuesday with a notice that they were seized under US laws that allow civil and criminal forfeiture of property involved in “trafficking in nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological weapons technology or material, or the manufacture, importation, sale, or distribution of a controlled …

In a press statement on Monday, the retailer proudly unveiled its new “nothing neutral about it” lingerie range, claiming to offer its customers “more colours, more sizes and more choice.” It boasted that it had always led the way on “inclusivity”, offering sizes from six to 24 and employing “representative …

Over the weekend, Axios journalist Jonathan Swan interviewed Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on HBO. The outlet is well-known for pitching anti-China narratives, and Swan pressed Khan for his thoughts on what is happening to the Uighurs in Xinjiang, specifically calling their treatment a “genocide”. Khan rejected the questions, stating …

The announcement comes eight months after Ukraine signed a £1.25 billion ($1.7 billion) deal with the UK for eight Barzan-class fast-attack missile boats, agreed to when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London. The agreement also comes a week before the Ukrainian Navy is due to conduct war games with NATO …

‘Karen’, directed by Coke Daniels, stars Taryn Manning as the titular ‘Karen’ who terrorizes an African-American family – played by Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke – that moves into the neighborhood. The trailer, which was released last week but gained traction on Tuesday, shows ‘Karen’ installing extra security in her …

On June 21, NBC News reported on a recent court filing that raises further questions about whether the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) foresaw what happened in Washington DC on January 6 and, if so, why the agency failed to sound the alarm in good time.  The document in …

One of the least thought-out maneuvers of Joe Biden’s presidency so far has been to undo Donald Trump’s aggressive policies on the southern border. It seems obvious now that these moves were made without any consideration for what the effect might be. The important thing was to simply not be …

The strongest demand for Russian caviar was recorded in the US, which became a top-10 biggest consumer of the delicacy last year. “Shipments to the US increased from a modest four tons recorded in 2016 to 28 tons in 2020, marking an enormous growth of 640%,” the bank’s analysts said. …

Last week, after Kim Jong-un said North Korea must be prepared for “dialogue and confrontation,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the comments an “interesting signal” and added that the Biden administration “will wait to see whether they are followed up with any kind of more direct communication …