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Moscow stands alone in its battle against the US-led NATO military bloc and is capable of vanquishing its enemies on its own, Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev has said.    “Russia alone is fighting NATO and the Western world,” Medvedev, who is the deputy head of the nation’s Security Council …

After a year of finding no fault with Covid-19 vaccine mandates, Vice President Kamala Harris is warning that the government will infringe on personal liberties if the US Supreme Court overturns constitutional protection of abortion rights as expected. “At its core, this is about our future as a nation, about …

A thrilling spectacle awaits tennis fans on Sunday as Daniil Medvedev faces Rafael Nadal for the 2022 Australian Open title.  But as it had seemed to some that Novak Djokovic’s mere participation would have guaranteed another Grand Slam win for the Serb, will his proverbial fingerprints be all over the trophy …

Just as MI6 super spy James Bond is back in theatres with No Time to Die, former MI6 agent Christopher Steele is back in the spotlight with the story that refuses to die, in an ABC ‘documentary’ titledOut of the Shadows: The Man Behind the Steele Dossier, now streaming on …

The American military airlifted some 11,000 US citizens, NATO allies, former Afghan employees of the US military, and other “vulnerable” Afghans out of Kabul airport over the weekend, Biden told reporters at a press conference on Sunday.  After a week of chaos in Kabul, with the US evacuation marred by …

Who controls Afghanistan controls the world, or so thought several influential geopolitical theorists whose ideas have hinged on the idea of the ‘world island’ – Eurasia – as the resource-rich, fertile ‘prize’ a nation must control if it hopes to become a world power. This is part of the logic …

The two Los Angeles teams looked to lay down a marker ahead of the upcoming NFL season when they clashed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood – but the biggest hits weren’t purely reserved for the field after footage was captured of a mass brawl in the stands.  Last season’s NFL campaign …

With the rollout of the EU Digital Vaccination Passport issued by the Italian authorities, the tiny nation of nearly 34,000, landlocked in the north of Italy, is now left in isolation. More than 90% of its citizens have received the Russian-made Sputnik V shots, which are still pending approval by …

Large anti-government protests over the weekend saw Cubans chanting “freedom, food, vaccines.” The government blamed US “meddling” and decades-long blockade. One video from the protests showed someone holding up an American flag, prompting a Cuban-American commentator to declare, “Never forget what America represents to millions across the world.” While some …

There was something different about Conor McGregor the last time we saw him in the cage. Gone were the pre-fight insults and histrionics in the build-up to his rematch with Dustin Poirier, replaced instead with a more PG version of the sport’s most notorious figure. In 2014, ahead of their …