Russia will deliver the contractually promised food, fertilizer, energy and other commodities to its African friends, despite the difficulties created by Western sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov assured the continent in an op-ed published across major African outlets on Friday. Western and Ukrainian propaganda accusing Moscow of trying to starve …
Read More »War could be imminent, but Britain won’t commit to taking in refugees, Ukrainians told
The British government is not prepared to make a commitment on taking in refugees from Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, the nation’s top diplomat has said, while insisting that a devastating war is still in the cards. Speaking to Times Radio on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss …
Read More »Facebook blocks page of Russian diplomats taking part in security talks
The Facebook page belonging to Russia’s delegation to the security and arms control talks in Vienna was blocked for days without explanation. The diplomats have blasted it as an act of censorship specifically targeting Moscow. The act of censorship took place last Friday, Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the continent told RT. …
Read More »Is it time to start taking Jake Paul seriously?
Perhaps we should have listened to him. The last time the fighters spoke to the press before the bout at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, at Friday’s weigh-in, the 24-year-old had promised that we were about to see a “different” Jake Paul. “We’re f*ckin’ buckin’ in the middle of the …
Read More »Is a genocide taking place in Europe?
A historian must object. The notion of “genocide” is not a good reference point here. Even a wide definition does not fit this case, because there is no policy or systematic practice of killing the inhabitants of the breakaway areas merely due to their being who they are in some …
Read More »CEO ‘taking time off’ after firing 900 workers over Zoom
Vishal Garg attained nationwide infamy for firing the employees over Zoom, accusing them of “stealing from the company” by not working hard enough. A letter sent to employees from the company’s board of directors on Friday promised that Better.com would be bringing in an outside firm to “do a leadership and cultural …
Read More »Apple strikes back, taking Russia’s market regulator to court
Apple is seeking a judicial review of a warning, which is forcing the iPhone maker to allow app developers to tell customers about alternative payment options when using its App Store platform. The warning, delivered by the government body in August, gave Apple a September 30 deadline to resolve the …
Read More »Disney are scared of taking the Mickey out of China
The number 4 is considered an unlucky number for Chinese people because it sounds very much like the word ‘death’. The number 12, however, has no such connotation. So many Chinese viewers of Disney’s new streaming service might be confused as to why in the 16th season of The Simpsons, …
Read More »Cops protest legalizing taking footage of police (VIDEO)
Spain’s left-wing cabinet has pitted itself against the country’s police force with its push to revamp the 2015 gag law, which, among other elements, prohibits the “unauthorized distribution” of the footage of officers. Members of more than 40 police unions, along with their supporters from the conservative People’s Party and …
Read More »ISIS-K is taking over Afghanistan. The US is to blame
A recent spate of suicide attacks, including Tuesday’s brazen daytime assault on a military hospital in downtown Kabul that left at least 25 people dead, has underscored the reality that Afghanistan today has an Islamist terrorist problem. The irony is that, while the US has long labeled the current rulers …
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