The US Department of Homeland Security has claimed that American “extremists” have designed concrete plans to attack the nation’s power grid in the hopes of paralyzing the government and stirring unrest. AP obtained a report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis which claimed extremists in …
Read More »Moscow warns of consequences for Europe if Russia is cut off from SWIFT
Suspending Russia from SWIFT – an international system of financial transactions between banks operated by a Belgium-based company – could massively backfire on Europe, Deputy Speaker of the Russian Senate Nikolay Zhuravlev warned on Tuesday. “SWIFT is a payment system. It’s a service,” Zhuravlev told journalists. He added that cutting …
Read More »Ukrainian economy on the precipice, economist warns
The Ukrainian economy is facing a perilous crisis and could be on course to default on its debts, one of Kiev’s top economists has cautioned after alarms were raised over the country’s GDP remaining the lowest in Europe. Speaking to business outlet Capital on Thursday, the country’s Director of the …
Read More »Germany warns of Russian troop ‘concentration’
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock used her first official trip to Moscow, earlier this week, to question the motives behind a purported buildup of Russian troops close to the frontier with neighboring Ukraine. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting in Moscow alongside her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Berlin’s top diplomat …
Read More »‘Metaverse’ will lead to isolation, PlayStation’s ‘father’ warns
PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi has dismissed the idea of the virtual ‘metaverse’ as the next big frontier in the tech industry, leveling particular criticism at the need for “annoying” headgear displays to transport consumers between the real world and cyber worlds. Kutaragi, a former Sony executive who is sometimes referred …
Read More »China ‘warns off’ US destroyer
The Chinese military said naval and aerial assets were deployed on Tuesday in response to a so-called freedom of navigation mission conducted by the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold in the South China Sea. The Arleigh Burke-class ship “illegally entered” the area near the Paracel Islands – which Beijing calls the …
Read More »Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in future
Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for potentially catastrophic outbreaks. The Microsoft co-founder made his comments while announcing a new $150 million pledge by the Bill and Melinda …
Read More »US warns about nukes in Belarus
Russia could station nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus under the terms of Minsk’s new draft constitution, a high-ranking US State Department official has claimed, as Washington and Moscow seek to do a deal on European security guarantees. Speaking at a special closed-door briefing on Tuesday, the unnamed American official voiced …
Read More »Ukraine warns Russian tactic could start war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sounded the alarm, saying that Russia could claim that it needs to protect its citizens in the war-torn Donbass as an excuse for military action beyond its borders. Zelensky’s office published the claim on its website on Tuesday, after a meeting between the Ukrainian leader …
Read More »Serb warns of ‘powers’ against Djokovic in NATO bombing message
Novak Djokovic’s Australian exit over his Covid vaccination status is the latest injustice against his country, an ex-player has claimed while referencing the NATO bombings which the champion endured as a child in Belgrade. The 12-year-old Djokovic had to shelter from NATO warfare in the Serbian capital when the bombing campaign …
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