Biden is scheduled to depart Joint Base Andrews for his home state of Delaware on Friday, but Air Force officials have confirmed that an intruder gained access to the base on Thursday. Details are sparse and it is unclear how far the person got, whether the suspect managed to interfere …
Read More »Biden calling time on war in Yemen can’t atone for seven years of US-backed barbarism and bloodshed
The Biden administration announced yesterday that it will end its support for the civil war in Yemen. Since 2014, the impoverished Middle Eastern country has been torn apart by a sectarian conflict that has been one of many theatres of battle in a regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. …
Read More »Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden for alleged participation in pro-Navalny protests
In a statement issued on Friday, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had made formal protests to the embassies of Germany, Poland and Sweden. Representatives of these countries are said to have participated in mass-demonstrations that saw thousands take to the streets in cities across Russia over the past …
Read More »‘What if Trump had said it?’ Joe Biden resurrects ‘exaggerated’ claim that he was shot at during trips to Iraq
While addressing US State Department staff on Thursday, Biden hailed the diplomats for showing “great personal courage,” which the new US president has purportedly seen first-hand. “I’ve been with some of you when we’ve been shot at,” he told the audience. It’s unclear what Biden meant by the passing remark, …
Read More »Navalny allies decide to pause protests in Russia after momentum stalls amid smaller turnout last weekend & police crackdown
Lithuania-based Leonid Volkov, once the anti-corruption campaigner’s chief of staff, has been one of the leading organizers of the demonstrations held in a number of cities throughout the country over the past fortnight. However, in a video posted to the Navalny Live YouTube channel on Thursday evening, he said there …
Read More »Petition against Covid-19 ‘vaccine passports’ hits 37,000 signatures amid reports UK govt hatching travel scheme
The latest petition demanding that the government not roll out the controversial ‘passport’ idea was heading towards 40,000 signatures on Friday, amid reports that such a system was being actively developed for travel abroad. A vaccine passport would allow Brits who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to regain a …
Read More »Can Big Tech afford antitrust violations after new law comes into force? RT’s Boom Bust finds out
Klobuchar proposed a competition and antitrust law enforcement reform act that would make major changes to antitrust law, granting enforcement agencies more powers to impose larger fines, and shifting the burden of proof over mergers onto companies. RT’s Boom Bust host Brent Jabbour discusses the new legislation with his co-host, …
Read More »Scientists discover new bacterium linked to fatal, mystery chimp disease which could jump to humans
Since 2005, some 56 critically endangered Western chimpanzees have died suddenly at the Tacugama sanctuary in Sierra Leone after abruptly developing bouts of neurological problems, extreme intestinal bloating, vomiting and diarrhea. No medical treatment could prevent their impending doom. This week, after five years of research, scientists think they have …
Read More »Beijing accuses Britain of ‘double standards and political suppression’ after CGTN news network banned by UK regulator
Speaking on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, told reporters that China Global Television Network (CGTN) has strictly abided by British laws and regulations and claimed the decision to revoke the organization’s license brought into question Britain’s commitment to press freedoms. “This is clear double standards and political suppression. …
Read More »US sends warship past Chinese-controlled South China Sea islands in Biden administration first
The US Navy announced the mission in a statement, claiming that the USS ‘John S. McCain’ was asserting “navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Parcel Islands, consistent with international law.” The warship had been carrying out operations in the region, having traveled through the Taiwan Strait on …
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