British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday rejected a request by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to hold a legally binding referendum on leaving the United Kingdom. With Johnson fighting for his political life in London, he told Sturgeon that rising costs, Covid-19, and Britain’s support for Ukraine are more …
Read More »EU country seizes Russian art citing sanctions
Finland announced on Wednesday that its customs service has seized Russian artwork coming back from being loaned to exhibits in the EU and Japan, citing EU sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. The paintings and sculptures in question belong to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery and St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum, …
Read More »Putin ‘sent orders to invade,’ media claim, citing ‘US intel’
Washington is again amping up predictions that a Russian invasion of Ukraine will proceed at any moment, this time based on “intelligence” reports that Moscow has already given military commanders orders to proceed with the attack, US media outlets claimed on Sunday. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he …
Read More »Teenage Belarusian skiing star flees country, citing political repression
A Belarusian cross-country skier has left the country after being banned from competition, with her family saying she was targeted by the authorities due to their political views. Darya Dolidovich, 17, who now lives in Poland with her family, spoke to Reuters in an interview on Tuesday along with her …
Read More »President resigns citing ‘inability to help his country’
After nearly four years in office, Armenian President Armen Sarksyan announced his early resignation, on Sunday. The politician cited “the lack of necessary instruments to influence the fundamental processes in internal and foreign politics” as one of the major reasons behind his decision. He pointed in particular to the fact …
Read More »Russia-US security talks close with both sides citing major differences
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Read More »UK unveils new mask mandate and Covid testing rules, citing Omicron
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Read More »Release of JFK records delayed again, with Biden citing Covid-19 and national security
In a memo on Friday, Biden wrote that the remaining files concerning the assassination “shall be withheld from full public disclosure” until December 15 next year, nearly 60 years after Kennedy was shot dead as his motorcade rolled through Dallas, Texas. Biden’s memo states that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Read More »2020 election was ‘bought by Mark Zuckerberg’, researcher says, citing turnout-boosting work funded by Facebook CEO
The NGOs called the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) and The Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) claim they are working to make democracy stronger, more secure, and better at engaging civic participation in polling. A new analysis of the 2020 election argues that the nonprofits are …
Read More »Wisconsin cop who shot Jacob Blake will not face civil rights charges, DOJ says, citing lack of evidence for ‘excessive force’
The DOJ announced the decision in a Friday press release, saying that a review of the case did not turn up sufficient evidence that Kenosha Police Department (KPD) officer Rusten Sheskey “willfully” used “excessive force” during the August 2020 shooting, in which Blake was struck some seven times, but survived. …
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