Truckers in France are reportedly planning to emulate the Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ by mobilizing groups of big rigs to protest vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions set by Paris. According to a BFM TV report, demonstrators plan to “paralyze” the French capital next week before joining a wider “European convergence” …
Read More »Afghan resistance rejects Taliban claims of gaining ‘full control’ of Panjshir province
Earlier on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed on Twitter that the group had conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of its rivals and forcing others to flee. However, the claim was swiftly rejected as “false” by its opponents from the National Resistance Front in …
Read More »EU more worried about Russia & China gaining from Western defeat in Afghanistan than future of country, Moscow’s FM Lavrov says
Speaking at a press conference following talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov said it was regrettable that the bloc’s officials weren’t as preoccupied with the humanitarian situation in the country. The top diplomat turned fire on Brussels’ foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, who claimed last week that “what we …
Read More »Ukraine gaining access to NATO’s waiting room ‘remains to be seen’ says Biden, after Kiev’s Zelensky claimed it was ‘confirmed’
“NATO leaders confirmed that [Ukraine] will become a member of the Alliance & the MAP is an integral part of the membership process,” Zelensky tweeted on Monday afternoon, as leaders of the military bloc met in Brussels. Ukraine “deserves due appreciation of its role in ensuring Euro-Atlantic security,” he added. …
Read More »Marine Le Pen’s chances of an electoral earthquake in France are gaining momentum as Macron loses his bearings
With the French presidential elections now less than a year away, when cafes and bars reopen post-Covid, there will be one topic of conversation among customers to dominate all others – the very real possibility that Marine Le Pen could be the next President of the Republic. So strong is …
Read More »No Signal: App experiencing ‘technical difficulties’ after gaining 40 MILLION users in a week
“Signal is experiencing technical difficulties. We are working hard to restore service as quickly as possible,” the service tweeted to its 378,000 followers on Friday morning. Most of the responses were understanding, with multiple people pointing out that no service in the world was built to handle gaining 40 million …
Read More »Biden approved to receive President’s Daily Brief, gaining access to high-level intelligence – reports
While he has yet to receive his first briefing, Biden was approved for the PDB on Tuesday, Reuters and CNN reported, citing anonymous White House officials. The move gives the new president-elect access to sensitive intelligence and classified national security information, which typically occurs soon after a candidate wins an …
Read More »Twitter is gaining popularity flashmob in support of the Yakut shaman TM Alexander
In the social network Twitter is gaining momentum in a flash mob in support of the Yakut shaman Alexander Gabysheva, who became famous after his passage to Moscow to oust Vladimir Putin. So, in Twitter at the moment more than 17 thousand posts with the hashtag #svobodarny in which social …
Read More »Stream press conference by Putin on Youtube is gaining dislikes
Press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin, broadcast on Youtube, has garnered more dislikes allowed, than likes. To this chat stream, which leads the channel “Rossiya24” scored more than 17 thousand dislikes allowed, and only 4.6 thousand people have rated it positively. In the comments criticism of the President. The …
Read More »From the Urals to Syktyvkar: the Protest is gaining momentum across the country
Hot summer 2019 may develop into no less a hot political autumn. This will happen if the level of protest moods of Russians will remain at the current, very high level. According to a recent survey by “Levada-center”, 27% of Russians ready to take part in protests against declining living …
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