President Joe Biden announced plans to shift some of the US military’s European forces into Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, reinforcing NATO’s northeastern flank after Russia formally recognized the sovereignty of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Biden announced the military maneuvering on Tuesday, as he gave a scathing speech …
Read More »Putin orders Russian military to Donbass Republics as peacekeepers
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to “secure the peace” in the newly recognized Donetsk and Lugansk republics, which were formerly considered to be part of Ukraine. Moscow officially recognized the independence of the two breakaway regions on Monday. Putin has instructed the Defense Ministry to send peacekeepers …
Read More »Putin ‘sent orders to invade,’ media claim, citing ‘US intel’
Washington is again amping up predictions that a Russian invasion of Ukraine will proceed at any moment, this time based on “intelligence” reports that Moscow has already given military commanders orders to proceed with the attack, US media outlets claimed on Sunday. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he …
Read More »Judge orders truckers to end US-Canada border blockade
Truckers and other protesters demonstrating on the bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan have until 7 pm local time to leave or face being arrested and having their vehicles seized, the Ontario Superior Court said on Friday. Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz issued the ruling after more than four hours of a …
Read More »Ukraine orders massive military expansion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an order to expand the country’s military, including bolstering the ranks of its army by at least 100,000 soldiers over the next three years, prolonging service contracts, and boosting pay. Zelensky announced the news on Tuesday at an open session of the Rada, the …
Read More »Russia orders warships into Black Sea (VIDEO)
A fleet of more than 20 Russian warships and support vessels has set sail for exercises in the Black Sea amid rising tensions with NATO in Eastern Europe. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow confirmed on Wednesday that the taskforce, which includes frigates, missile boats, minesweepers and amphibious assault vessels, …
Read More »Russia orders snap inspection of troops’ readiness for rapid deployment
Troops in Russia’s Far East have begun winter inspections, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Defense, as Moscow holds talks with NATO about de-escalating tensions. Officials announced on Friday that forces stationed in the Eastern Military District, which covers a vast swath of land from Siberia to …
Read More »Taliban reportedly orders beheading of shop mannequins
The Taliban has ordered clothes shops in Afghanistan’s Herat province to behead all mannequins because they are “idols,” according to media reports. According to The Times newspaper, the ruling was issued last week by the local office of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, …
Read More »Soros-backed DA orders fewer prison sentences
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has used his first memo since taking office to direct prosecutors to quit sending criminals to prison in many cases and downgrade charges for such crimes as armed robbery and drug dealing. Prosecutors in New York City’s most densely populated borough must no longer seek …
Read More »Children with disabilities offered ‘do not resuscitate’ orders amid pandemic
The so-called “do not resuscitate” orders, known as DNACPRs, were offered to families of children with autism and other learning disabilities amid concerns about pressure on the UK’s socialized National Health Service, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday. The media outlet cited interviews with families that were presented the opt-out …
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