Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky wants the West to do what Nazi leader Adolf Hitler attempted to do when he was in power, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is arguing. Medvedev, who now holds the position of deputy chair of the Russian national security council, blasted Zelensky on Tuesday over his …
Read More »US factory accused of using child labor
A vehicle part supplier for the South Korean carmaker Hyundai’s car assembly line in Montgomery, Alabama, was accused of using underage migrant labor in a damning Reuters investigation published on Friday, that cited the minors’ families, multiple factory employees and police sources. One former employee told Reuters she had worked …
Read More »Ivan Zuenko: The US is using the Ukraine crisis to unite the West behind its real goal, a face-off with China
If there had not been an active rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing over the past decades, and if Russia did not have an Asian alternative to European markets for oil and gas, it would not have been able to attack Ukraine. Does this mean China is the main beneficiary of …
Read More »As the bloc faces a looming energy crisis, are EU leaders using potential membership to rein in Ukraine’s Zelensky?
When the leaders of the three leading EU countries – Germany, France, and Italy – took a train to Kiev to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, this week, the public show was one of solidarity and support. But there could be much more to the visit than meets the eye. …
Read More »The US is using Ukraine to ramp up Taiwan tensions, but China is unlikely to fall into Washington’s trap
The US Department of State’s fact sheet on America’s relationship with Taiwan has recently changed. References to America’s commitment to the One China Policy, the acknowledgement that Taiwan is “part of China,” were removed, and replaced with a series of paragraphs which instead detailed the importance of America’s relationship with Taiwan …
Read More »Trump says he’d stop Putin from using ‘N-word’
Former President Donald Trump told British broadcaster Piers Morgan that were he in charge of the US, he’d tell his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that he couldn’t say the word “nuclear” ever again. Amid the conflict in Ukraine, Trump has swung between issuing nuclear threats and calling for negotiations. “Putin …
Read More »US plans to accuse Russia of using nukes in Ukraine – Moscow
Russia has accused the US of planning to use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Ukraine in order to frame Moscow. The US is preparing “a provocation aimed at accusing the Russian armed forces of using chemical, biological, or tactical nuclear weapons,” Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the …
Read More »US military using Ukraine conflict to prepare for future wars – AP
The US Army is training to fight in an environment heavily shaped by the Russian military campaign against Ukraine, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Saturday. The purpose of this month’s wargame in California is to “prepare for future fights against a major adversary such as Russia or China,” the …
Read More »How Washington’s using the Ukraine conflict to drive a wedge between Russia and China
The United States is attempting to force China to oppose Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine. On Friday, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a nearly two-hour video meeting to discuss the conflict, as well as their bilateral relations. The talks do not appear to have …
Read More »‘My job is to help women give birth, but I was banned from using the word “mother”’
“Dissociating from your body and denying what it is, and then framing it as some kind of enlightened state… it’s really twisted.” Strong words that will chime with many from home birth attendant Isabella Malbin, who is one of an increasing number of midwives, doulas, and nurses speaking out about what …
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