On Monday afternoon, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Beijing would be placing sanctions on a number of US firms and linked individuals over arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington having approved a record sale worth around $5 billion to the island the previous week. The listed companies included …
Read More »Price to pay: UK circuit breaker would cost more than value of lives saved, ex-SAGE member says amid calls to tighten restrictions
On September 21, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) suggested that the UK should go into a short national lockdown to radically curb the spread of Covid-19. The scientists reportedly estimated that around 7,800 lives can be saved by the end of the year, if the ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown …
Read More »UK ARMED FORCES seize control of oil tanker & detain 7 people after reported ‘hijacking attempt’ by stowaways
Armed forces personnel “have gained control of the ship,” the UK Defense Ministry confirmed late on Sunday, adding that “seven individuals” were detained in the operation. The vessel’s crew are reported to be “safe and well,” according to Reuters. Earlier, the British police and coastguard were deployed to deal with …
Read More »No peace again: Nagorno-Karabakh warring parties trade accusations of violating US-brokered ceasefire
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had “violated the new humanitarian ceasefire” on Monday by shelling its positions in several locations. The statement came just minutes after a new ceasefire – a third one agreed for now – was supposed to take effect at 8am local time. It …
Read More »Beijing targets US arms producers with sanctions over $1.8bn deal with Taiwan
The US plans to deliver three weapon systems worth an estimated $1.8 billion to Taiwan. They include truck-based rocket launchers produced by Lockheed Martin, Boeing AGM-84H long-range air-to-ground missiles, and external sensor pods for F-16 jets, which are manufactured by a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, according to formal notifications received …
Read More »Reddit censors alleged Hunter Biden ‘sex tape’ shared on video hosting subsidiary of Chinese firm co-founded by Steve Bannon
Joe Biden’s son Hunter has become even more of a focus for critics after an alleged sex tape involving “crack” usage was published on Saturday night. The video, along with several images, were put out through GTV, a subsidiary of GTV Media Group, which was founded in April of this …
Read More »Maduro says Venezuelan scientists developed medicine that ‘cancels 100% of Covid-19’ with no side-effects
“I want to say that Venezuela has developed a medicine that annihilates 100 percent of the coronavirus,” Maduro said on Sunday, describing it as a “highly effective antiviral.” It was designed by the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), which has been working on a cure for the virus for …
Read More »Putin: Hunter Biden ‘made very good money’ in Ukraine, but Moscow isn’t aware of ‘anything criminal’ there
“It doesn’t concern us. It concerns the Americans and the Ukrainians,” Putin said when asked about Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine during an interview with Rossiya-1 that was aired late on Sunday. The Russian president said he is aware of “at least one company” Joe Biden’s son “de-facto headed,” adding …
Read More »‘Just like posts on Holocaust’: Pakistani PM Khan calls on Facebook to ban all ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ content
Praising recent Facebook’s decision to weed out all content that “denies or distorts” the Holocaust, Khan urged the social media platform to implement similar rules in regard to “Islamophobic” posts. “I appreciate your taking the step to rightly ban any posting that criticizes or questions the Holocaust, which was the …
Read More »‘Rocks’ & punches thrown as anti-Trump protesters CLASH with ‘Jews for Trump’ parade in NYC (VIDEOS)
The cars, many of which sported American, Israeli, and pro-Trump flags, all crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and, at one point, passed Trump Tower, honking repeatedly as they passed the building. Reporters on the scene indicated the lines of vehicles may have stretched for several miles. While many appear to have …
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