Three short videos that made the rounds on Twitter on Monday show a masked flight attendant talking to the pregnant mother and the father wearing a Jewish skullcap, demanding they take their things and go for being in violation of the mask policy. The girl, who sat in her mother’s …
Read More »‘Concerned’ Washington demands Bolivia release former ‘interim’ President Anez and other officials accused of orchestrating a coup
“The Bolivian government should release detained former officials,” Blinken said in a Twitter post on Saturday, demanding an “independent and transparent inquiry” into the human rights and due process issues related to the former interim president’s case. The US secretary of state also noted that Washington is “deeply concerned” by …
Read More »China demands end to violence and looting of its factories in Myanmar as 39 reported killed in anti-coup protest
The figures provided by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) would make it the bloodiest day of the protests, which have engulfed Myanmar since a military coup on February 1. Demonstrators armed with sticks and knives faced off with police in Hlaingthaya, the industrial area of Yangon. The officers …
Read More »Sen. Ted Cruz demands meeting with the Marines commander over ‘political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians’
“Under Biden, the military is launching political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians who criticize their policy decisions. Officials in uniform are being used for the campaign,” Cruz tweeted on Sunday, announcing he penned a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, requesting a meeting with the …
Read More »Calls for Met Police commissioner to step down as Home Office demands explanation for crackdown on Sarah Everard vigil
The event, held in defiance of a police order against large gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, ended in chaos after officers arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd. Photographs and videos showing police roughing up women attending the candlelight vigil spread across social media, sparking outrage over the crackdown. …
Read More »‘Govt demands sacrifice; hence I sacrifice on behalf of farmers’: 50-year-old man dies by hanging near Indian protest camp
Tens of thousands of farmers from the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting for over 100 days after the Indian parliament passed highly controversial new legislation last September. The 50-year-old was named by a national farmers union as father of two, Rajveer Singh, from the Hisar …
Read More »At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force
Sunday became the bloodiest day of protests that have been ongoing since early February, when the army arrested the democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, over claims of election fraud. “Police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible …
Read More »‘PUT ALL THE CHICKEN IN THE BAG’: Restaurant customer turned away for not wearing mask returns with gun… and demands (VIDEO)
According to staff at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles, the chicken heist occurred after a man was told to leave the establishment because he refused to wear a mask in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines. The enraged customer reportedly stormed out, before later returning with a gun… and his food …
Read More »US demands Myanmar’s military immediately reverse its takeover, as Rohingya community calls for democracy to be restored
“The United States expresses grave concern regarding reports the Burmese military has detained multiple civilian government and civil society leaders. The military must reverse these actions immediately,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Monday. He called on the military leaders to “respect” the results of …
Read More »‘If there is any hostage taking, it is Seoul’: Iranian govt demands $7 bln returned after seizing South Korean tanker
Speaking on Tuesday, Iranian government spokesman, Ali Rabiei told reporters that South Korea was the party guilty of “hostage taking” and not Iran. “We’ve become used to such allegations … but if there is any hostage taking, it is Korea’s government that is holding $7 billion which belongs to us …
Read More »