American Crime Story: Impeachment is like American fast food; tasty, quick and probably not very good for you. There is sex and politics delivered in a palatable PG 13 sort of way. It is a docudrama, where the actual events are as melodramatic as they were in the 1990’s, when …
Read More »50 years on, ‘A Clockwork Orange’ is more relevant than ever… It perfectly captures 2021’s dystopian depravity
Fifty years ago, the Beethoven-loving Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) donned his droog uniform of all white, false eyelashes (on one eye), a bowler hat and prominent codpiece, and sang and danced into our twisted hearts with his brutally ironic – and ironically brutal – rendition of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. …
Read More »Taliban captures Mazar-i-Sharif, last major government stronghold in Afghanistan’s north
Reports suggest the city fell abruptly on Saturday, with officials and some troops fleeing to neighboring Uzbekistan. The capital of the Balkh province, it was widely regarded as a major government stronghold, but was captured largely without fighting, according to local sources. READ MORE: ‘We are afraid’: Kabul residents uneasy …
Read More »Taliban captures 6th provincial capital weeks after rejecting reports of a ceasefire, amid fallout from US withdrawal
The military victory for the Taliban was confirmed by the deputy governor of Samangan Province, home to the city of Aibak. Speaking to AFP, Afghanistan official Sefatullah Samangani declared that “the Taliban have captured the city of Aibak and have complete control over it.” The Taliban formally took control of …
Read More »Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital in as many days, after withdrawal of US troops – reports
The militants swept through nine out of 10 districts of the northern province, which borders the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, before forcing their way into the regional capital, Sheberghan, local official Mohammad Karim Jawzjani told the AP news agency. The Afghan central government said the strategic city hadn’t yet …
Read More »Taliban captures key Kandahar district as Afghan troops suffer wave of defeats in wake of US withdrawal
The militant group took the Panjwai district following a fierce overnight battle with soldiers loyal to Kabul, AFP reported, citing regional officials. Panjwai District Governor Hasti Mohammad said government troops retreated from the area following the clashes, and that the Taliban had seized the district police headquarters as well as …
Read More »WATCH: RT captures arrival of US Air Force One in Geneva LIVE as Biden lands in Switzerland ahead of meeting with Putin
RT correspondents Saskia Taylor and Peter Oliver were just reporting live from Geneva, where preparations for the summit between the two leaders were in full swing, when they noticed what appeared to be US Air Force One descending ahead of its landing at Cointrin Airport. “That does look like a …
Read More »The John Cena Taiwan controversy captures America’s inability to comprehend the rise of other world powers
A row erupted after US wrestling star John Cena, while marketing the film ‘Fast and Furious 9’, referred to Taiwan as a “country.” The comment, although unintentional, provoked a massive backlash in China, which forced him to upload an apology video to Weibo retracting his comments and expressing his love …
Read More »WATCH: Mesmerizing drone footage captures close-up of Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption in Iceland
Footage from RT’s video agency Ruptly shows the mountain ejecting bursts of lava as rivers of boiling orange liquid cascade down the rock formation. A huge plume of smoke rises into the sky as the camera, attached to a drone, surveys the stunning natural phenomenon. The volcano, located some 40km …
Read More »‘This area must be evacuated now’: CCTV VIDEO of Nashville explosion captures chilling audio WARNING before devastating blast
The explosion occurred at around 6:30am local time near Second Avenue, according to city police, who responded to a ‘shots fired’ call in the area and saw an RV they considered suspicious. As a bomb squad arrived on the scene, the vehicle exploded, in what police described as an “intentional …
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