In his first major interview since his release, Viktor Bout, whom the US claimed was an arms dealer, spoke to RT on Saturday. Bout was returned to Russia in a high-profile prisoner swap for basketball player Brittney Griner on Thursday. During the conversation, the businessman revealed his techniques to stay …
Read More »Rhymes from the frontlines: How the Ukraine conflict has inspired a new wave of patriotic poetry in Russia
While the international media focuses on the battlefield, Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is having a broader effect domestically. Another “front” has opened in the cultural sphere, and this will have long term consequences. Poets, artists, and singers from all walks of life have embraced the realities of the conflict. …
Read More »Men offered ‘war-inspired fantasies’ with Ukrainian escorts – OSCE
Escort Ireland, the country’s largest escort site, is offering men the opportunity to live out their “war-inspired fantasies” with newly-arrived Ukrainian women, a researcher with the OSCE told an Irish NGO. Amid the outpouring of refugees from Ukraine, the researcher said that internet searches for buying sex from these women …
Read More »Harry Potter-inspired sport to change name over Rowling stance
US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch (MLQ) issued a joint statement on pursuing renaming possibilities on Wednesday, but it didn’t catch media attention until Friday. MLQ Commissioner Amanda Dallas said both leagues have been “quietly collecting research” and discussing it extensively with trademark lawyers “for the last year or so.” …
Read More »‘Halyna inspired us all’: Husband of cinematographer shot dead by Alec Baldwin shares tribute to wife after tragedy
“Halyna inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to encapsulate in words,” Matt Hutchins tweeted on Saturday. Describing the loss felt by the family as “enormous,” the widower thanked well-wishers for their messages of support following Hutchins’ tragic death on Thursday. Hutchins was …
Read More »£19k-a-year private school adopts new BLM-inspired class on ‘white privilege’ with lessons on Meghan Markle’s royal experience
The curriculum’s new element, which has reportedly been inspired by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, also questions why British prime ministers to date have been white. It also discusses “microaggressions” – apparently referring to actions that can marginalise people from minority backgrounds. Examples include touching a black student’s hair …
Read More »New Zealand beefs up counter-terrorism law after ‘ISIS-inspired’ knife assailant injured 7 despite weeks of police surveillance
Parliament passed the bill on its third reading on Thursday, voting to amend two previous pieces of legislation that took effect in 2002 and 2012 in order to empower authorities to go after suspected terrorists. Should the law receive final royal approval, anyone determined to be “planning” or making “other …
Read More »‘All avenues for his detention were exhausted’: Details leading up to ISIS-inspired knife rampage in New Zealand released
On Saturday, a High Court judge lifted a ban on the attacker’s identity disclosure and his name was made public. The assailant was Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, born in Sri Lanka. There had been plans to deport him, local media reported, saying that immigration officials have sought to revoke his …
Read More »Stabbing in New Zealand supermarket was ISIS-inspired terrorist attack – prime minister
“This afternoon, at approximately 2:40pm, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent New Zealanders in the New Lynn Countdown [supermarket] in Auckland,” Ardern said at a press conference. The suspect was a known threat to authorities and under constant monitoring, she added. Ardern said the terrorist was a …
Read More »George Floyd-inspired ‘inclusive’ lingerie? He’s certainly not who I want to think of when I buy new knickers
High Street favourite Marks and Spencer has a new range of lingerie in stock. Nothing surprising about that – after posh ready meals, underwear is what M&S does best. But these are not just knickers; these are anti-racist, inclusive, George Floyd-inspired knickers. View this post on Instagram A post shared …
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