On Monday, one of the Islamist faction’s top political envoys said it had used a meeting with Russian counterparts to request support in having the restrictions quashed at the United Nations. The Taliban is currently subject to asset freezes, arms embargoes and a travel ban. However, while officially designated as …
Read More »The LGBT lobby’s apparent obsession with influencing children could spark an American cultural backlash nobody wants to see
Isaac Newton’s third law of motion holds that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Though this does apply to physics, it can also apply to culture and society. Back in the early 2000s, the religious right in America pushed for the government to canonize traditional marriage …
Read More »A rise in terror attacks could see US Big Tech quit Hong Kong… and that would go down very well in China
There’s been a spate of domestic terrorism in Hong Kong recently, fuelled by political resentment over the situation in the city and the failure of the protest movement in 2019. Last week, a lone-wolf attacker stabbed a police officer, committing suicide shortly afterwards. And now an alleged bomb plot has …
Read More »Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row
Sandwiched between Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia, Slovenia is a tiny country of 2.1 million people. However, for the next six months, it will set the agenda of the European Council. Speaking after his country assumed the council’s rotating presidency last week, Jansa made it clear that his priorities might …
Read More »‘I could buy a house!’: White House brags about 16-CENT price drop for July 4th cookouts in 2021, netizens not impressed
The Joe Biden administration ran a victory lap on Thursday as it announced – through an onslaught of puns – the 16-cent cost reduction for an average Independence Day get-together, noting that goods including beef, ice cream, pork and beans had all gone down in price from 2020. “Planning a …
Read More »The NATO-Ukraine Sea Breeze exercise could ultimately help create the circumstances for real conflict with Russia in the Black Sea
The question is: do some elements within the military alliance want it? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is upholding a 24-year tradition by engaging in a joint naval exercise with Ukraine. The exercise, known as Sea Breeze 21, runs from June 28 through July and will be conducted exclusively …
Read More »Russia could DROP BOMBS on foreign ships that ignore coast guard’s warnings & cross into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says
Speaking on Thursday, Sergey Ryabkov said that Russia’s territorial integrity will be protected by any means possible, including by military force. “We can only appeal to common sense and demand respect for international law,” Ryabkov told reporters. “If that doesn’t help and if our colleagues don’t understand, we may not …
Read More »WHO epidemiologist warns future ‘constellation of mutations’ could challenge Covid vaccine effectiveness
World leaders have presented vaccines to the public as a ticket back to normality, with US President Joe Biden promising a “summer of freedom” should his target of vaccinating 70% of Americans be reached by July 4. Even against more transmissible variants of the coronavirus – for example the ‘Delta …
Read More »Some racial awareness in the classroom could actually be a good thing – but arguing ‘maths is racist’ isn’t going to get us there
Back in the dark days of 1970s British state education, the bedrock of my primary school instruction was known, alliteratively, as “the three R’s”, aka “reading, writing and arithmetic”. The concept taught oiks like me the basics, namely barely enough language and mathematical skills to stumble into a world of …
Read More »Four snails & 90 clams could be killed in upcoming hypersonic missile test, US Air Force warns
The Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) test may finally take place next month after a previous failed attempt, Gen. Timothy M. Ray, head of Global Strike Command, said in early June. And those paying the price will not only be the American taxpayers, but also the marine life of the …
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