The annual Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok, has just come to an end. Focusing on the development of Russia’s Far East and enhancing interconnectivity between Russia and Asia, it has become a key arena for the promotion of Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership. The Partnership is a relatively new initiative. …
Read More »How Australia’s zero-covid strategy turned into a total shambles thanks to our inept leaders
Readers in the UK, Europe and America may find these figures difficult to believe – but they underlie the unique nature of Covid politics in Australia. Australia’s success came about because Prime Minister Morrison closed our borders to international travellers in March 2020, and shortly afterwards established a national cabinet, …
Read More »Kamala Harris’ McCain tribute shows the total lack of respect the US still has for Vietnam
US Vice President Kamala Harris concluded her two-day trip to Hanoi, which was aimed at shoring up opposition to China, by visiting a memorial to McCain, who was on his way to bomb a nearby factory in 1967 when his plane was shot down by North Vietnamese fighters. McCain was …
Read More »‘Total disarray’: Mother of Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan demands answers for chaotic withdrawal (VIDEO)
“He’s just sent that country into total disarray,” Binnie said of US President Joe Biden amid the disastrous ongoing withdrawal effort. Binnie’s son, Sean, was killed in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan in May of 2009 while on patrol. The young soldier was reportedly shot as he was fighting insurgents. …
Read More »Taliban announces total conquest of Kandahar as Afghan officials confirm fall of 2nd-largest city
A spokesperson for the militant group posted a statement on Friday announcing that Afghanistan’s most important provinces – Kandahar, Helmand, Herat and Badghis – had been completely conquered. The Taliban said it had seized hundreds of weapons and vehicles, as well as large amounts of ammunition, following the successful military …
Read More »Twitter snickers at NYT for last-minute prioritization of gold medals over total haul after US barely edges ahead of China
Chinese athletes had been leading in the unofficial medal count right up to the very last days of the Tokyo Olympic Games. In most countries, Olympic teams are ranked on the leaderboard based on the number of golds, with ties broken by silver and then bronze medals. But the US …
Read More »Britain has a choice on Freedom Day: Embrace liberty or slide into total biosecurity tyranny
Freedom has been restored in Merrie England after 16 months of unremitting grimness the likes of which we’ve not seen since the days of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth and Matthew Hopkins’ witch-hunting. Well, sort of. No more state-mandated face masks. No more state-mandated restrictions on crowd sizes at sports venues. No …
Read More »Total shutdown of brothels in German region ‘no longer constitutional,’ court says, allowing red-light district to reopen
The High Administrative Court of Baden-Wurttemberg ruled that brothels can once again open their doors on Monday following a request filed by a brothel operator from the Karlsruhe region. According to the description of the case on the court’s website, the plaintiff argued that the coronavirus-related ban on the operation …
Read More »‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ to combat Covid-19 will force industries in Malaysia to shut down
Muhyiddin announced the June lockdown on Friday, revealing that all unessential sectors and industries would be totally shut down from between June 1 and June 14. “With the latest rise in daily cases showing a drastically upward trend, hospital capacity across the country to treat COVID-19 patients are becoming limited,” …
Read More »The US withdrawal from Afghanistan presages the total collapse of the Afghan Army
After two decades and trillions of dollars dedicated to training the Afghan military to stand on its own two feet and prevail in combat against the Taliban and other Islamic insurgencies, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, was unable to provide a straight answer …
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