“Russian counter-sanctions have bashed Greek exports, which have been cut in half since 2014. This is especially the case for fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and dairy products,” Varvitsiotis Miltiadis, Greece’s alternate minister of foreign affairs, said in an interview with TASS. According to the official, Greek manufacturers are currently ramping …
Read More »China’s hypersonic missile test should serve as a serious warning to Washington
Over the weekend, a report appeared in the Financial Times – via a leak from an anonymous US official – which claimed that in August, China had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile which had orbited the entire world. The article described US intelligence as saying the test showed China had …
Read More »China’s Xi calls Taiwan’s independence push ‘serious hidden danger’ & promises ‘peaceful reunification’ with self-governed island
“Taiwan independence separatism is the biggest obstacle to achieving the reunification of the motherland and the most serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation,” Xi said in a speech at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Saturday. “Realizing national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interests of the nation …
Read More »CIA airlifted thousands of Afghan commandos accused of war crimes and serious abuses out of country during withdrawal – reports
The agency flew out more than 20,000 “Afghan partners” and their families, according to two unnamed former officers cited in a recent Washington Post editorial. The US is thought to have gotten between 60,000 and 120,000 Afghans out of the country. The airlift of as many as 7,000 Zero unit …
Read More »‘Serious issues with self-awareness’: China urges US to find ‘courage’ to address own mistakes after bilateral military talks
Beijing welcomes dialogue with the United States, but insists Washington must take steps to end “continuous provocations and suppression of China,” Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told reporters on Thursday, not long after military officials on both sides held a pair of virtual meetings. “The military relationship has faced many …
Read More »Military aircraft crashes in Texas neighborhood, causing serious injuries, power outage & damage (VIDEO)
Local reports have described one of the pilots as being in a critical condition, while the other has sustained “serious injuries.” At a press conference, Lake Worth Police Chief JT Manoushagian confirmed that both pilots are being treated for injuries sustained from the crash. When police arrived on the scene, …
Read More »CDC director blasted for going on CNN to talk about ‘serious public health threat’ of…gun violence
“For the first time in decades, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – the nation’s top public health agency – is speaking out forcefully about gun violence in America, calling it a ‘serious public health threat,’” CNN tweeted on Friday, promoting the interview, in which …
Read More »Bank of America reportedly forces employees to embrace woke ideology – Now, that is a serious threat to democracy. Here’s why
The Bank of America’s radical re-education programme actually exhorts its staff to become “woke at work,” writes the City Journal, citing documents it obtained from a whistleblower. In practice, being woke at work means acting in accordance with the doctrine and practices promoted by campus social justice warriors, Black Lives …
Read More »UK police confirm multiple fatalities at ‘serious firearms incident’ in Plymouth, air ambulances called to scene (VIDEO)
“We were called at 18:12 to an ongoing incident in Plymouth,” the South Western Ambulance Service tweeted on Thursday evening, adding that “a significant number of resources,” including helicopters, multiple doctors and senior paramedics were sent to the city. Police later confirmed that a “serious firearms incident” had taken place, …
Read More »Australian military quietly releases reform plan to address ‘serious & systemic’ failings exposed by Afghanistan war crimes report
Last November, the Brereton inquiry found sufficient credible evidence to allege that 25 Australian soldiers were involved in the murder of 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners. Recommending a criminal investigation, it warned of a “warrior culture” within the country’s special forces, and of “the clique of non-commissioned officers who propagated …
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