Speaking to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency in an interview published on Monday, the foreign minister said that, although the group’s leaders agreed at a summit in 2008 that Ukraine, along with Georgia, “will become members of NATO,” no progress had been made on the commitment since then. According to Kuleba, …
Read More »‘Remember what you’re funding’: Anti-Amazon activists hijack tech company’s ‘Prime Day’ Twitter trend
While many used the #PrimeDay hashtag – which was even given its own dedicated emoji by Twitter – to share product deals and discounts, others utilized the hashtag to criticize the company’s workplace practices. “Every time you’re tempted by a #PrimeDay deal, remember this is what you’re funding,” declared Independent …
Read More »BBC draws flak for ‘appalling racism’ after posting recruitment ad for trainee position that openly excludes white applicants
According to the job advert, the one-year traineeship offers £17,810 ($24,643) for a production management assistant role with the broadcaster’s Science Unit in Glasgow. The successful candidate – described as having a “desire to build a career in the TV industry and a demonstrable interest in BBC Studios” – will …
Read More »Will Iran’s new president fuel conflict or make deals?
The victory of Ebrahim Raisi, the current chief justice of Iran, in the recent presidential election went along expected lines. As the favourite of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an experienced insider supported by key state institutions of the Islamic Republic, and a cleric with a huge following among …
Read More »Swedish parliament ousts PM Lofven in no-confidence vote
Lovfen was ousted by the parliament on Monday, becoming the first Swedish prime minister ever to lose a no-confidence vote. The motion against the PM was launched by the right-wing Sweden Democrats party last week, after the Left Party withdrew its support for the government over a controversial rent reform. …
Read More »Don’t buy crypto! Russian central bank warns against investing in volatile digital currencies, citing risk of ‘enormous’ losses
As part of an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda published on Monday, Elvira Nabiullina, chair of the country’s Central Bank, argued that investments in any kind of currency were always risky. “Losing in the foreign exchange market is much easier than it is to make money,” she said. “The most dangerous …
Read More »UK govt gave contract to IT firm that is ‘openly plotting’ to turn vaccine passports into a national ID card, privacy groups warns
Entrust, an IT firm that bills itself as a “global leader in identities, payments, and data protection,” was awarded a contract by the Department of Health and Social Care last month to work on the UK’s Covid-19 vaccine certificate system. The company was given £250,000 ($346,000) to provide cloud-computing services …
Read More »Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) CEO Kereyn Smith said that Hubbard met the requirements to compete in the international games, and stressed that New Zealand’s team has a “strong culture of… inclusion and respect for all.” Smith acknowledged that the decision was controversial, stating that “human rights” must be …
Read More »While the media focused on theatrics, Putin & Biden quietly launched a new diplomatic effort to avert an apocalyptic nuclear war
The first summit between the pair gives some room for cautious optimism. The atmosphere was respectful and calm, compared to how it might have been, and there seemed to be few aggressive or emotional accusations flying around in the way that has dominated relations between Moscow and Washington in the …
Read More »Tehran demands ‘guarantees’ from Washington over nuclear talks due to former president Trump’s ‘arrogance’
Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the former US administration of Donald Trump had demonstrated how the US can turn its back on agreements. The United States once showed during the Trump era that it can arrogantly ignore the interests of …
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