A group of Houthis breached the US compound on Wednesday and seized “large quantities of equipment and materials,” according to a report by Al-Masdar News. The raid comes almost a week after three Yemeni nationals who worked for the US were allegedly “kidnapped” from a private home in Sana’a. Another 22 …
Read More »Brussels’ ‘blackmail’ of holding EU recovery funds hostage threatens Poland’s climate goals, Warsaw warns
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Monday, Morawiecki insisted that the heavily coal-dependent central European country needs to receive funds from Brussels to achieve “ambitious climate goals.” There can be no blackmail from other elements of European policy, because any attempt to take …
Read More »US invented ‘hostage diplomacy’ says Beijing, claims foreigners are safe in China after Spavor and Kovrig release
On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying hit back at the Western media and several “absurd rumors” after she was asked whether China had set a precedent by releasing two Canadians who were allegedly held as hostages, after Ottawa dropped charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. “It is exactly …
Read More »China’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ wins: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies home a national heroine after her release from detention in Canada
The biggest story of the weekend saw Meng released from house detention in Canada and returned to China, while Beijing subsequently released two Canadian prisoners it had accused of spying. The development brought an end to a horrific three-year saga for all involved. On arrival in Shenzhen, Meng, the company’s …
Read More »Mexico won’t be ‘hostage’ to Big Pharma, president says, as internet predicts trouble after country rejects Covid jabs for kids
In remarks made earlier this week, the Mexican leader said his government was still waiting for the scientific community to demonstrate the benefits of vaccinating minors. Until conclusive evidence was provided, Mexico would refuse to purchase jabs for children, Obrador announced, adding that pharmaceutical firms seemed to be focused more …
Read More »Investor from hell? Swiss mogul holding Russian town hostage by clinging onto major factory despite court rulings, locals say
RT talked to law enforcement officials, lawyers and the town’s mayor to unravel the mystery of how Adolf Gast, a Swiss national, has been able to build a booming business on the site of the A. V. Ukhtomsky Agricultural Machinery Plant, despite reported irregularities in the paperwork and dozens of …
Read More »Police & FBI respond to hostage situation at Wells Fargo bank in Minnesota
Officers arrived at the St. Cloud Wells Fargo around 2pm local time on Thursday, responding to a call about a bank robbery in progress, police Lieutenant Lori Ellering said in a statement. “Negotiations are ongoing,” she said. “The situation remains an active incident. There are an undisclosed number of bank …
Read More »Angry Renault workers take bosses ‘hostage’ for 12 hours in bid to block factory sale
Around 350 employees picketing Renault’s Fonderie de Bretagne factory in Brittany held seven managers “hostage” on Tuesday as they prevented them from leaving work. The incident comes after the automaker announced plans to sell or close the facility. Following several attempts to convince the workers to release their “hostages,” the executives were …
Read More »#FreeLelush: Russian guy becomes pop idol and ‘HOSTAGE’ of Chinese talent show… despite never asking for fame
Some people are looking for fame all their lives and suffer due to not being able to achieve it. But the story of Vlad Ivanov – better known as Lelush – seems to be the complete opposite. The 27-year-old man from the city of Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East claims …
Read More »Protest outside Oklahoma jail after police shot & kill inmate who took hostage corrections officer over poor conditions (VIDEO)
Protesters have flocked to the jail on Saturday night, voicing anger at the way police handled the situation. Videos posted on social media show demonstrators shaking and banging on the facility’s gates and confronting employees leaving the centre. In one episode captured on video an officer can be seen brandishing …
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