Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin is bemoaning China’s “vaccine diplomacy” in Latin America. Whilst the United States has suffered from large scale mismanagement of Covid-19, hoarding vaccines and taking a robust ‘America First’ policy to overcome the pandemic which has left close to 600,000 dead, China has taken a leading …
Read More »300+ US lawmakers sign letter calling for unconditional security aid to Israel, causing mixed reaction
In defense of the US-Israel relationship, some 330 members of the House of Representatives – roughly three-quarters of its membership – signed a letter sent on Thursday to the chair and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, which regulates public spending. The letter – whose signatories are split fairly …
Read More »Europe can’t soft-pedal a sanitary techno-dictatorship while claiming to protect people from abuse by artificial intelligence
The EU is proposing to regulate AI and facial recognition in the interest of privacy, while pushing ahead with an intrusive scheme that would strongarm citizens into disclosing private medical data through digital certificates. This week, when logging into the French government’s TousAntiCovid smartphone application – a one-stop shop for …
Read More »Doomsday delayed: Scientists suggest humanity may be able to avoid climate catastrophes with quick, controversial interventions
The majority of the climate change debate has focused on the preventative measure of capping temperature rises to below two degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. Now, however, the latest research led by Paul Ritchie and Peter Cox from the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at Exeter University …
Read More »Lack of real leadership: Covid-19 exposed ‘massive problems’ in the EU & the West, Russia’s FM spokeswoman tells RT
The European Union (EU) has repeatedly exhibited an inability to make decisions and defend its own interests lately, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told RT Deutsch’s Thomas Fasbender in an exclusive interview. The bloc failed to act as a truly independent entity during the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project saga. …
Read More »Dysfunctional US economy propped up by countries supplying it with goods it can’t produce itself – Peter Schiff
According to Schiff, a vibrant healthy economy needs production “Because you cannot consume what is not first produced.” “Since our economy is so weak and we’re unable to produce the things that we’re consuming, America relies on strong international economies that are able to produce what we consume,” he said. “How …
Read More »OFFICIAL: UEFA awards Russia extra Euro 2020 matches after Ireland fails to provide guarantees on fan numbers
St. Petersburg was already due to host four games at Euro 2020 but will now be the venue for seven matches. The additional three games headed to the Russian city will all be in the group stage of the competition. UEFA announced the decision on Friday after organizers in Ireland …
Read More »French police officer fatally stabbed, suspect shot dead at the scene
The incident occurred at approximately 2:20pm local time when the suspect lunged at the officer with a knife, mortally wounding her. Responding officers opened fire and managed to arrest the suspect at the scene. The injured officer succumbed to her wounds moments later after receiving emergency treatment at the scene, …
Read More »Russian troops depart Crimea for home bases after exercises, potentially signaling end to border standoff with Ukraine (VIDEO)
Footage released by the Ministry of Defense showed tanks being loaded onto amphibious landing ships after taking part in exercises on the Crimean coast. Other shots featured soldiers loading armored vehicles for transport. On Thursday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that personnel deployed in the west and south of …
Read More »Amid increased tensions in Donbass, Putin invites Ukrainian President Zelensky to Moscow for discussions on ‘bilateral relations’
Speaking before talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Putin said Zelensky should first discuss the problems of Donbass with the heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics before speaking with representatives of third countries. He included Russia in this category. “And if we are talking about …
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