Real Madrid celebrated a 14th European Cup victory on Saturday after seeing off Liverpool 1-0 in a tense Champions League final at the Parc des Princes. The match between the La Liga and Premier League giants kicked off 30 minutes late due to organizational problems, as reports spread of ticketless …
Read More »Pentagon warns of ‘dramatic’ increase in space challenges
Competition from rival nations Russia and China that the US and its allies face in the space domain has increased “dramatically,” the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said on Tuesday. Moscow and Beijing are also cooperating in space exploration and may soon start exploiting the Moon’s natural resources, US military officials …
Read More »China’s dramatic population decline may have a profound effect on its future
The Chinese are refusing to have children. Despite getting the green light from the Communist Party to have a third child, statistics show that fewer and fewer citizens are thinking about procreating. At this rate, China’s population will be 48% smaller by the end of the century, and even Nigeria …
Read More »Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s dramatic return to fight ‘treason’ charges
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Read More »WATCH: Russian anti-terror unit launches dramatic raid on container ship after vessel boarded by armed pirates off coast of Africa
In the clip released on Tuesday by military officials, an anti-terror unit from the Russian Navy’s Vice-Admiral Kulakov warship can be seen climbing on board the massive vessel, scrambling shipping containers with weapons at the ready, then ascending the stairs to the control room, searching for any remaining intruders aboard …
Read More »Russia’s dramatic decision to cut direct diplomatic ties with NATO further proof that Moscow no longer cares what the West thinks
The rapprochement with the West, it seems, is now truly dead and buried. Russia will withdraw its delegation from Brussels, and will send home NATO’s mission in Moscow from next month. The row ostensibly comes after the US-led bloc announced it would expel nearly half of Russia’s envoys, reportedly over …
Read More »96yo ex-Nazi death camp secretary released pending trial after dramatic attempt to flee before hearing
On Tuesday, Irmgard Furchner, who had worked as a secretary at a Nazi death camp during the Second World War, was released from custody in Germany pending her next hearing, according to Itzehoe court spokeswoman Frederike Milhoffer. “The court has suspended the arrest warrant and released the accused from custody …
Read More »Roman Protasevich’s dramatic arrest by Belarus has caused outrage. But why is Western media failing to report his neo-Nazi links?
It’s probably safe to say that before this week almost nobody in the West had heard of Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich, the editor of a Telegram channel banned by officials in his native country. On Sunday, however, all that changed. Protasevich became an international cause celebre after the passenger …
Read More »Putin poised to set out vision for future in dramatic speech, in what allies say will be ‘world’s most important political event’
The chairwoman of the Russian Senate, Valentina Matvienko, told reporters on Tuesday that the speech would set out answers to a number of challenges facing the world. “This will be a message for a new age,” she said. “But at the same time, as always, current issues will be addressed, …
Read More »Baltimore office explosion injures 21, many critically, prompting dramatic rescue of workers stranded on high-rise (VIDEOS)
The blast rocked the offices of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) on Wednesday morning, a 21-storey high-rise in the city’s downtown area. At least nine of the 21 victims brought to the hospital for treatment were in critical condition, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. The fire department also noted …
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