Incorrect predictions that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine on February 16 did not come from Washington, and America stands by its assessment that the Kremlin may launch an all-out offensive at any moment, the US State Department has said. The denial follows multiple reports in Western media outlets claiming …
Read More »Russia frustrated after nine hours of failed negotiations
A senior Russian official has publicly expressed his annoyance after the second round of negotiations between political advisers of the Normandy Four nations (Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany) concluded without any significant progress on Thursday night. Speaking at a late-night press conference, Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak admitted …
Read More »Seoul now knows why its pioneering rocket failed
The investigation into the failure of the October test launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket zeroed in on an anchoring device on its third stage as the culprit. It may lead to delays of the next scheduled launch. The rocket, also known as KSLV-II, was the first space launch vehicle …
Read More »A failed social experiment is causing America’s crime wave
There are the occasional sociopolitical questions that prove surprisingly easy to answer. Today’s example? If a big city district attorney decided to release violent criminals early, set them free with minimal or no bail, and refused to prosecute suspects to the full extent of the law, what would happen? Career …
Read More »Young Americans see US democracy as failed – poll
Of the 52% polled who said they’ve lost or are losing faith in America’s democratic system, 39% described the country as a “democracy in trouble.” Another 13% of respondents called it a “failed democracy,” according to research released on Wednesday by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Of …
Read More »Crashed British F-35 failed to take off, leaked video shows
The incident took place on November 17, but the video was leaked on social media on Monday. The jet was accelerating up the ramp aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and dived into the Mediterranean Sea after failing to take off. The pilot safely ejected. The Sun reported at …
Read More »33 Russians detained in Belarus last year were victims of failed Ukrainian sting operation – reports
According to a new report published on Wednesday by Western-funded investigative outlet Bellingcat and its Russian partner The Insider, the Ukrainian intelligence services had an elaborate plan to detain the group, but it all fell apart when Belarus started to worry that the men had plans to overthrow the government …
Read More »Drone hits home of Iraqi PM in ‘failed assassination attempt’ amid election protests
The official’s residence came under fire on Sunday morning local time. Iraq’s Security Media Cell claimed the attack was a “failed assassination attempt against the Prime Minister” which involved a “booby-trapped drone”. The Security Media Cell added that al-Kadhimi was “in good health” and that security forces were taking “necessary …
Read More »America’s failed weapons test shows Washington is currently hopelessly outgunned by Beijing in the race for hypersonic supremacy
The announcement could not come at a worse time for the United States – on the heels of media reports about the successful Chinese test of a hypervelocity vehicle – the US Air Force announced that a planned test of America’s own hypervelocity weapon failed because a booster rocket carrying …
Read More »Wayne Dupree: The US is starting to resemble a failed socialist state, and those who voted for Biden are to blame
Remember the words of one of the greatest leaders in American history, Ronald Reagan, in 1964? “This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can …
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