The international community needs to bolster its efforts aimed at getting rid of nuclear weapons in the world, the secretary general said on Tuesday, at NATO’s annual Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) conference in Romania. “Our ultimate goal is a world free of nuclear weapons”, he declared, while calling the …
Read More »Biden calls America ‘a beacon’ for the globe, vows to lead by ‘power of example’
“Tonight the whole world is watching America and I believe at our best, America is a beacon for the globe. We will lead not only by the example of our power but by the power of our example,” Biden said, adressing the nation on Saturday evening. Biden, whose victory in …
Read More »‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a loser’: German foreign minister calls on Trump and Biden to accept election result
“What is happening in America does not quite correspond to the democratic culture we know from the United States,” Maas tweeted on Thursday. “It is important that the result is then accepted by everyone. It’s easy to be a winner, but sometimes it’s hard to be a loser.” Trump and …
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 »Slate calls for Mozart & Beethoven to be referred to by their full names to fight ‘sexism and racism,’ leaving Twitter baffled
Writing for Slate, Chris White, an assistant professor of music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, took issue with how some composers, like Beethoven or Mozart, are often referred to just by their last names, while others are not. In fact, continuing to use such mononyms today could be …
Read More »Joe Biden breaks silence on Hunter emails scandal, calls it ‘last-ditch’ smear job as VIDEO shows staffer trying to end interview
Though Biden had called a ‘lid’ on press appearances through Thursday, on Wednesday he accepted a remote interview with WISN-12, an ABC affiliate in Milwaukee. WISN reporter Adrienne Pedersen asked the candidate about Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, the Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, accusing Hunter Biden of …
Read More »Charlie Hebdo calls for rally after terrorist beheading of French teacher in alleged payback for showing students profane cartoons
The publication, known for its no-holds-barred approach to satirical cartoons, has called on the French people to show up on Sunday in the iconic Paris Place de la Republique square. The protest is being organized in league with the French teachers’ union and freedom groups, Charlie Hebdo said. The rallying …
Read More »Macron calls killing of ‘beheaded’ French teacher an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’
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Read More »‘President will be happy to show up’: White House calls on CDP to reinstate cancelled October 15 debate
“It would be nice if the commission would get the debate back on the schedule. I think the president is ready to go. He wants to be on stage debating Joe Biden in person,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern told the media on Sunday. Morgenstern added that he …
Read More »Facebook rolls out ban on ‘militarized language’ after Trump calls poll watchers ‘army’
Explaining that Facebook wants to help more Americans register and vote while also protecting the “integrity of the election by fighting foreign interference, misinformation and voter suppression,” vice president of integrity Guy Rosen announced on Wednesday that “calls for people to engage in poll watching when those calls use militarized …
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