Self-censorship from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after she deleted a tweet which mentioned Ukrainian casualties, is “humiliating”, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. He added that the climbdown showed the bloc is nothing but a US puppet. “It is obvious that ‘Aunt Ursula’ was slapped …
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Amid high-profile meetings of the G7 and NATO leaders, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted an image on Tuesday pointing out that despite being referred to as “international society,” the G7 countries actually account for a small percentage of the world’s population. Depicting the leaders of the G7 countries …
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President Joe Biden made fun of his own approval ratings, roasted Donald Trump, and took a gentle ribbing from comedian Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night. The dinner was shunned by Trump and canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m really excited …
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova replied on Sunday to the latest ‘Russian invasion’ claim made by the UK foreign secretary. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Liz Truss said that Russia would not be satisfied once it invaded Ukraine, but rather would shift its focus to the Baltic states …
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The spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry has jokingly asked Western “disinformation media” outlets to publish the future schedule of Moscow’s “invasions,” after the previous prediction of a military incursion into Ukraine passed without incident. Writing on Telegram, Maria Zakharova poked fun at American and British outlets, which had suggested that …
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The congresswoman from Colorado donned a red dress with the words “Let’s Go Brandon” during an event at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thursday. The dress was an apparent reference to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congresswoman from New York, who famously attended the Met Gala in …
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At the Code Conference on Tuesday, journalist Kara Swisher asked Musk about the complaints over competing satellite-based internet plans that Bezos’ Blue Origin filed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against SpaceX. “I think he should put more energy in getting to orbit than lawsuits,” Musk replied, drawing loud laugher …
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While it lasted only three days, the space flight was widely touted as the world’s first and progressive in many ways, so one might think the achievement deserved at least a nod from the White House. But one of Musk’s followers noted that the “President of the United States has …
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During a dinner on Saturday evening in commemoration of the attacks, Giuliani performed an impression of the Queen and mockingly recalled Her Majesty saying to him, “You did a wonderful job on September 11 and therefore I’m making you an honorary knight commander of the Royal something or other.” “I …
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On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted a video on his Twitter account, claiming Afghanistan was the “graveyard of EMPIRES and their WAR MACHINES.” As highlighted by the outspoken Foreign Ministry diplomat, the video shows Taliban troops tying a rope to the wing of a captured aircraft and …
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