The mission’s press spokesperson, Rebecca Ross, made the claims on Twitter on Saturday, adding that the police response to opposition demonstrations was part of a “concerted campaign to suppress free speech [and] peaceful assembly.” In a post on the VK social network, the ministry said that diplomats had “checked what …
Read More »‘Legacy of isolation & defeat’: Cuba slams US over sanctions on Interior Minister for alleged ‘human rights abuse’
The US Treasury Department announced the new penalties on Friday, claiming the ministry and its chief, Alvarez Casas, “have directly or indirectly” taken part in “human rights abuse,” pointing to alleged mistreatment of Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer. “As [interior minister], Alvarez Casas is also designated for being or having …
Read More »Trump slams Republican ‘Surrender Caucus’ for not backing his post-election battle
The commander-in-chief denounced Republicans who failed to back his challenges to November’s vote totals as the “Surrender Caucus,” describing them as “weak and ineffective ‘guardians’ of our nation” on Monday via Twitter. Trump’s continuing insistence that voter fraud stole the presidency has fractured the Republican Party, with establishment stalwarts such …
Read More »WATCH: Penny farthing slams into DPD delivery van in bizarre clash of cultures
The viral video was reportedly shot in Stoke Newington, north London and shows the cyclist ploughing into the side of a delivery van which cut right in front of him at high speed. It’s understood the rider was bruised but not badly hurt, despite being sideswiped and slamming spread-eagled to …
Read More »Trump slams ‘weak and tired’ GOP leaders for having a ‘death wish’ in blocking $2000 stimulus
“Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments” as soon as possible, Trump tweeted on Tuesday afternoon, declaring that $600 is “NOT ENOUGH.” “Get tough!” he urged his party publicly, adding, “Don’t let Big Tech steal our …
Read More »Iran slams Trump’s ‘reckless’ accusations it fired rockets at US Embassy in Iraq, comparing him to Bush but ‘far worse’
On Wednesday President Trump accused Iran of the strikes in the Iraqi capital’s fortified ‘Green Zone’, tweeting a picture of three rockets he said had failed to launch, while claiming to have intelligence about further attacks on Americans in the country. The next day, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hit …
Read More »‘Too soon to give up’: Trump slams Senator Mitch McConnell for congratulating Biden, urges Republicans to ‘learn to fight’
Trump took to his social media of choice, Twitter, on Wednesday, venting his anger at the top Republican senator’s words. “Mitch, 75,000,000 VOTES, a record for a sitting President (by a lot). Too soon to give up. Republican Party must finally learn to fight. People are angry!” he wrote. The …
Read More »Iran slams Erdogan after Turkish leader recites poem claiming Iranian provinces are part of Republic of Azerbaijan
Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter on Friday to correct Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had claimed that Iranian provinces in Azerbaijan were part of the Republic of Azerbaijan while reciting a poem. While the Republic of Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic, Azerbaijan is also the name given …
Read More »F1 team slams Russian driver Nikita Mazepin for ‘abhorrent’ Instagram clip showing him ‘groping woman’s breast’ in car (VIDEO)
The video shows Mazepin, who will race alongside Mick Schumacher for the American racing team next season, sitting in the front passenger seat of a car with a young woman behind him. As one of the straps of her dress becomes loose, the Russian appears to reach out and grope …
Read More »Jewish group slams Georgia Democrat Senate candidates for campaigning with lawmaker who allegedly compared Jews to ‘TERMITES’
Ossoff and Warnock campaigned with Rep. Johnson (D-Georgia) over the weekend, an act the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) equated to “a direct endorsement of Johnson’s bigoted statements.” Johnson reportedly made his controversial comments while speaking to the Campaign to End Israeli Occupation in 2016. “There has been a steady [stream], …
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