“Aborting the drive for elections will for many be a signal that violence is the only path to power in the country. This cannot be allowed,” Jan Kubis, the head of the UN mission in Libya, said. “The country and its people need a full clarity that the elections are …
Read More »Pipeline proposals brought the Taliban to power first time round – could the same be true again now?
Contrary to official claims the last US soldier has left Afghanistan, it’s been reported that a “diehard” team of elite British and American troops are to remain in the country to “avenge the deaths” of those killed at Kabul airport in a suicide bombing by ISIS-K. The joint party – …
Read More »China sees biggest Covid-19 surge in months, orders 2nd round of mass testing in Nanjing
China’s National Health Commission reported 76 new cases on Monday, including 40 that were locally transmitted. It was the highest daily increase since the end of January, according to Reuters. Officials said that 39 of the locally transmitted cases were recorded in the eastern Jiangsu region, out of which 38 …
Read More »Texas House votes to round up Democrats who fled to DC to block controversial voting bill, governor says he’ll ARREST them
As the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives geared up to vote on a controversial election security bill on Monday, more than 50 Democratic lawmakers piled aboard private jets and skipped town for Washington DC. Although the Texas House is split 83-67 Republican, the absence of the Democrats meant a quorum …
Read More »‘Shot heard ’round the world’: El Salvador aims to become first nation to adopt bitcoin as LEGAL TENDER, may set global precedent
A bill enabling El Salvador to recognize bitcoin as legal tender will be submitted to the country’s Legislative Assembly next week, President Nayib Bukele said in a video message that was shown on Saturday at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. Bukele’s political party has firm control of the congress. …
Read More »US ‘ready’ to lift sanctions and return to nuclear deal, Iran negotiator says, as 4th round of talks concludes in Vienna
“The information transferred to us from the US side is that they are also serious on returning to the nuclear deal, and they have so far declared their readiness to lift a great part of their sanctions,” Abbas Araghchi told state-owned Press TV on Friday. “But this is not adequate …
Read More »Russia building most powerful icebreaker fleet, aims for year-round sailing on its Arctic sea route – Putin
“Russia is building the world’s most powerful icebreaker fleet, including giants such as the ‘Leader’, which no one has ever built before,” the Russian leader said Wednesday as he had a meeting with the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society. The construction of the Leader, or Project 10510 …
Read More »KNOCKOUT! Beterbiev blasts out Deines in 10th round of one-sided but drawn out Moscow title defence
READ MORE: ‘Of course I’ll talk to GSP & Khabib!’ Beterbiev teases crossover to MMA before world title bout in Moscow (VIDEO) Beterbiev also kept his 100% KO ratio intact, making it 16 early victories from all 16 professional fights with a spine-tingling sweeping left hook that sent Deines stumbling to …
Read More »Police round up women mourning London kidnapping-murder victim in crackdown on VIGIL held despite Covid ban (VIDEOS)
Several organizers of Saturday’s vigil at Clapham Common were reportedly arrested, and footage from the scene showed clashes with police. One clip posted on Twitter shows several women standing on the edge of a bandstand where police congregated, including one holding a sign that says, “We aren’t safe in our …
Read More »‘It’s not going to round five’: UFC champ Petr Yan vows to finish Aljamain Sterling inside the distance as both amp up trash-talk
Russia’s Yan will aim to defend his 135lbs championship on the March 6 event which will house three world title fights – but neither man appears willing to wait two weeks to fire some shots at their rival. Yan, as fight fans will attest, has been near-perfect since entering the UFC after serving …
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