That’s according to Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office and Russia’s former Permanent Representative to UN International Organizations in Vienna. “On the subject of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, we are working with our American colleagues to organize an event to commemorate the …
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Tens of millions lost their lives, and the economic potential of the country and its cultural property were severely damaged. We are proud of the courage and steadfastness of both the heroes of the Red Army and the home front workers, who not only defended the independence and dignity of …
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Senators Cory Booker (New Jersey), Ed Markey (Massachusetts), Tammy Duckworth (Illinois) and Dick Durbin (Illinois) were among those who issued statements on Saturday reminding followers of the shooting, and decrying anti-LGBT hate crimes. Duckworth was especially explicit and outraged, asserting that 49 people were killed at the Orlando club in …
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The ‘Remember and Rise’ ceremony was canceled on Friday, with the organizers blaming “unexpected circumstances with entertainers and speakers.” Some activists were quick to blame the threats of “white terrorism,” pointing to reports of a Department of Homeland Security bulletin alleging possible violence aimed against the event. “We assess that …
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“This silver coin commemorating an anticipated (but never realized) Bay of Pigs victory features an outline of Cuba with a rebel invader advancing past a fallen member of Castro’s military in the foreground,” the agency tweeted on Tuesday, with a photo of the artifact. The jokes practically wrote themselves, with …
Read More »Shots fired at George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis on anniversary of his death (VIDEO)
AP Journalist Philip Crowther was on the scene on Tuesday morning as shots echoed over the intersection. Bystanders ducked and fled, as dozens of shots were heard nearby. The Minneapolis Police Department told the media that one person suffered minor injuries, and Crowther said that he noticed one storefront hit …
Read More »Victory Day parade marking 76th anniversary of Nazi defeat kicks off at Moscow’s iconic Red Square (WATCH LIVE)
Last year, the parade on May 9 was reduced to an aerial display only because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Troops and military vehicles showed up on Red Square a month later, on June 24. In 1945, when WWII ended, June 24 was the date on which the first Victory Parade …
Read More »Ukraine nationalists march through Odessa on 7th anniversary of post-coup massacre in which dozens were burned alive
On May 2014, 48 people were killed and more than 250 injured during clashes between members of the notorious radical Right Sector group and the opponents of the Euromaidan coup, which had taken place in Ukraine a few months before that. The majority of the victims were burned alive or …
Read More »Ukrainian far-right nationalists stage march in center of Kiev to mark 77th anniversary of WWII Nazi military division SS Galicia
According to the TASS news agency, about 100 people from various far-right nationalist groups participated in a celebration of the military division’s 77th anniversary. In response to the march, the country’s second largest parliamentary grouping ‘Opposition Platform – For Life’ asked for a “tough reaction” against the Nazis, and demanded …
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