On Wednesday evening, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken phoned his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and lectured him on what he described as “Russian aggression” on Ukraine. The move was an obvious diplomatic stunt from Washington to try and isolate Moscow by appealing to Beijing, seemingly fearful of the growing …
Read More »Bishop chastised for telling kids ‘Santa does not exist’
“First of all, in the name of the bishop, I express my regret for this declaration which has generated disappointment in the smallest children,” the Italian press quoted Don Alessandro Paolino of the Diocese of Noto as saying. Don Paolino’s apology came after Bishop Antonio Stagliano left some young churchgoers …
Read More »A £70,000 salary to drive a lorry? University can truck off… I’m telling my kids to swap school for life on the open road
Have you ever seen a nine-year-old boy smiling happily as he looks over the steering wheel of a supersized truck, blasting down the highway? No? Not yet maybe, my fellow parents, but give it time. And forget medicine, architecture or the law for your offspring. Nah. Truck that. Driving a …
Read More »‘I sincerely apologise’: UK health secretary deletes tweet telling Brits not to ‘cower’ from Covid-19 after sparking uproar
Javid – who tested positive for Covid-19 one week ago on July 17 – took to social media on Saturday to announce his “full recovery” and promote vaccination. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines. Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as we learn to …
Read More »20 years & not even a note?! US left Bagram Air Base in middle of the night without telling new Afghan commander – reports
“We [heard] some rumor that the Americans had left Bagram… and finally by seven o’clock in the morning, we understood that it was confirmed,” the base’s new commander, Gen. Mir Asadullah Kohistani, told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The electricity had been shut off and the Americans gone for over …
Read More »Personal responsibility should replace ‘government telling you what to do’ as UK learns to ‘live’ with Covid-19 – minister
Jenrick told the BBC’s Andrew Marr on Sunday that he was confident that all coronavirus measures would be lifted on July 19 as planned, stating that the success of the country’s vaccine programme will allow for a return to normality. While acknowledging that it was possible that cases might rise …
Read More »MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace lambasted after telling Jen Psaki ‘vast majority’ of reporters like her in fawning interview
Appearing on MSNBC’s ‘Deadline: White House’ on Thursday, Psaki was treated to a friendly sit-down with Wallace, who served as communications director in the George W. Bush administration. After a brief exchange about what the outlet described as “voter suppression laws” backed by Republicans, Wallace opened the floor to the …
Read More »US investment giants buying homes and the MSM telling us we should rent – this ‘new normal’ spells the death of the American Dream
Owning a home is no longer feasible for Americans coming of age in the 21st century, according to Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith, who smugly suggested in an op-ed that they stop worrying about whether they can afford a house, ignore the asset-stripping investment vultures, and just embrace the depressing reality …
Read More »‘This never happened’: John Kerry denies telling Iran FM of Israeli strikes on Syria after GOP demands he resign over leaked audio
A controversial recording leaked to the New York Times on Sunday captured a far-reaching, hours-long discussion between Zarif and economist Saeed Leylaz. At one point in the sit-down, the Iranian FM says Kerry informed him that Tel Aviv had carried out more than 200 strikes on “Iranian interests” in Syria, …
Read More »‘Shocking’ & ‘racist’: Politician in hot water over telling whites to ‘be silent’ when people of color discuss racism
A former TV host and journalist, Pulvar, told the French BFM TV on Saturday that she was “not shocked” to hear that people of color hold meetings closed to the whites. The politician, who now serves as a deputy to the Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, referred to a high-profile incident …
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