This article contains spoilers for ‘Godzilla vs Kong’. ‘Godzilla vs Kong’, directed by Adam Wingard, made a big splash at the box office when it premiered internationally last weekend, and has generated a lot of attention in the US as it opened on Wednesday in both theaters and on HBO …
Read More »‘It’s between me and my doctor’, Putin said when asked about off-camera vaccination
Putin was reported to have received a shot of a domestically-developed vaccine earlier this week, but neither footage of the procedure nor the name of the vaccine were made public. Speaking to a journalist from Russia 1 TV, he said not even the people closest to him were privy to …
Read More »‘Shots fired’ at US mission in Myanmar, embassy says amid clashes between police and anti-coup protesters
“There were no injuries. We are investigating the incident,” the embassy tweeted. A photo from the scene shows bullet holes in the building’s window. Anti-coup protests continued across Myanmar on Saturday. The Irrawaddy news website reported that 23 civilians were killed in a crackdown on protesters. Eight people were reportedly …
Read More »Iceland volcano Fagradalsfjall between capital & main airport ERUPTS, triggering halt to air traffic (PHOTOS)
The Fagradalsfjall volcano, located around 20 miles (32km) south of the country’s capital of Reykjavik, erupted late on Friday night, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (ICO), which noted that all flights to and from the neighboring Keflavik International Airport had been paused. Photos of the eruption have circulated on …
Read More »Don’t expect this week’s talks in Alaska to break any ice between Beijing and Washington – here’s why
Today senior US and Chinese officials are meeting for the first time under the Biden administration in Alaska, but the welcome is likely to be as cold as the weather in Anchorage. Both sides have a long list of grievances and demands as a prerequisite for any improvements in relations, …
Read More »George Galloway: This epic, bitter battle between Salmond and Sturgeon may be a fishy affair, but it has a whole nation hooked
In 1967, the Scotland football team scored its most epic victory over the then World Champions England on their home turf at Wembley. Legendary languid Scottish midfielder Jim Baxter ran the show, most memorably playing ‘keepie-uppie’ with the ball in the midst of the battle, and even, though this is perhaps …
Read More »US needs to choose between new ICBMs & nightmare of nuclear deterrence OR meaningful disarmament through arms control
The US Senate recently passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allocating some $1.5 billion for research and development of a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). The funding of the GBSD occurred despite pressure to divert some or all …
Read More »The Great Atlantic Schism is here: Between US and China, Europe will choose its own path
Over 70 years ago, the United States forged the beginning of a new transatlantic order through the initiation of first, the Marshall Plan to rebuild the war-torn economies of Europe, and then secondly, the NATO alliance, framed as a protection from the perceived threat of the Soviet Union. Depicting themselves …
Read More »It takes two to tango: ByteDance may sell TikTok to rival as dispute between Beijing & New Delhi wrecks app ops in India
The talks, initiated by Japan’s SoftBank, are currently in the initial phase, according to people familiar with the matter, as cited by Bloomberg. Glance’s parent company, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also operates video-sharing social media platform Roposo, which has boomed in India after the South Asian nation introduced a …
Read More »Coup attempt foiled in Haiti, president says, amid term dispute between him and opposition
“The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life,” Moise told journalists on Sunday, adding that the plot was “aborted.” The President also said that the plot was in the works since at least the end of November, adding a Supreme Court judge and a police inspector …
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