Strained by the consequences of the ongoing conflict between NATO and Russia over Ukraine, France may be destroying all prospects for peace in Yemen, in a bid to secure energy resource from the United Arab Emirates. Considered to be home to the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history, according to …
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Fans of the New York Yankees baseball club were blasted for throwing bottles, cans and debris at Cleveland Guardians players on Saturday despite seeing their team win 5-4. The Yankees sealed a tight victory in the ninth inning with two outs. Yet rather than celebrating their feat, they had to rush …
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Fistfights broke out among lawmakers in the Jordanian parliament on Tuesday, following a heated debate on several controversial constitutional reforms, including a gender equality amendment. The session had to be adjourned. Live footage of the minutes-long brawl aired on state media showed irate MPs shoving, grabbing, and throwing punches as …
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The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, issued the dire warning during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on Thursday, arguing that ordinary Afghans will suffer dearly if the international community halts the flow of aid dollars into the country in order to “deny” the Taliban resources. …
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Video from the scene shows several people in prison robes throwing out objects through busted windows on the third floor of the St. Louis Justice Center. Local media reported chairs and tables were tossed out. The inmates were filmed holding up a ‘Help Us’ sign as police arrived on scene to …
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Rioters used wheeled garbage bins to erect makeshift barricades and threw glass bottles at riot police on Tuesday. According to local media, citing police, a photojournalist was injured by a hurled bottle. Protesters marched for the eighth consecutive day to demand that hip-hop artist and activist Pablo Hasel be released …
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According to a report from the New York Times, Mike Pompeo is considering placing Cuba on the US’ ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ list before he leaves office, with only 22 days left until the Joe Biden administration takes control in January. This would brand Cuba as an instigator of terrorism …
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Senator Dianne Feinstein said Barrett would push the court further to the right, jeopardizing “many rights and protections that the American people have fought for and deeply cherish,” including abortion. In any case, Feinstein said, the Senate shouldn’t consider any nominee to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg until the …
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Dozens of protesters hit the streets of Louisville on Thursday evening, paying little attention to the city’s 9pm curfew and squaring off with police. Shortly before the curfew set in, police declared an “unlawful assembly,” saying that protesters were smashing windows on 4th Street. Police did not report which …
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Codenamed ‘Eunomia’, the aeronautical exercises launched on Wednesday off the southern shores of Cyprus, the host nation of the war games. Athens’ defense minister announced the start of the drills earlier in the day, saying they are to reinforce “the rule of law as part of the policy of de-escalating …
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