According to the director-general of Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, Yan Novikov, the US has orbital bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Variants of the Boeing X-37 orbital test vehicle, launched in 2010 and officially used for scientific purposes, can theoretically carry up to six warheads, Novikov claimed during a virtual …
Read More »Danish PM insists relations with European allies don’t need repairing amid US spying connection allegations
On Tuesday, Denmark’s public broadcaster reported that the US exploited its relationship with the Nordic nation’s intelligence agency to spy on political figures in France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden between 2012 and 2014. America’s National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly used internet cables to and from Denmark, which hosts key landing …
Read More »Pentagon recommends US military uses Chinese drones despite bipartisan opposition and fears of espionage
A recent Pentagon report seen by the Hill found “no malicious code or intent” in two drone models manufactured by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), a Chinese company and one of the world’s foremost drone makers. The report, dated May 6 and reported on Tuesday, concludes that DJI’s drones are “recommended …
Read More »UN human rights commissioner slams Ukraine for closure of opposition TV channels, attacks on politicians & crackdown on activists
The report from the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, updated on Wednesday, welcomes a new civil liberties strategy put in place by President Volodymyr Zelensky in March. However, in practice, it found numerous worrying examples of the state exceeding its powers. Specifically, it blasted a decree signed …
Read More »Stonewall’s reign as the gender gestapo is coming to an end as it feels the heat for its ‘trans-women are women’ stance
This year, Pride Month might not see the riotous, colourful celebrations and noisy whistle-blasting parades we have become accustomed to, thanks to Covid-19. But it could be remembered as the point in time when believing ‘trans women are NOT women’ was no longer deemed a thought crime. The pushback against …
Read More »‘Hundreds’ of photos show Aussie troops chugging beer from dead Afghan’s prosthetic leg, court is told
Several photographs of Aussie soldiers guzzling alcohol from the artificial limb were published in December, and became graphic displays of alleged gross misconduct by Australian troops stationed in Afghanistan. However, it now appears that the macabre drinking ritual, which purportedly took place at an underground bar located at an Australian …
Read More »Use of tough sanctions against Russia amounts to ‘war,’ but neither Washington nor Brussels prepared for battle, says Rostec CEO
Speaking to business daily RBK, Sergey Chemezov said the current sanctions against Russia “definitely cannot be called soft,” noting that they have certainly had an effect on the economy. “They have done everything possible to make life difficult. Very tough sanctions are, in fact, war. And we must be, of …
Read More »Israel finds ‘likely’ link between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation in young males
The ministry says the team was set up following reports of cases of heart inflammation, known as myocarditis, among males aged 16 to 30 shortly after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine was administered. The link was found to be stronger in people aged 16-19 relative to other age …
Read More »UK’s pricey new tanks are so loud that they’ve caused health problems among troops – media
The UK government ordered 589 Ajax armoured fighting vehicles from US-based General Dynamics in 2014, but the military hardware, costing over £3.2 billion ($4.5 billion), appears to be far from battle-ready. According to the Times, trials launched in November were paused until March after soldiers testing the vehicles became sick. …
Read More »Fauci consulted with colleagues about man-made Covid-19 theories, gain-of-function research in early days of pandemic, emails show
The messages, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by BuzzFeed, show that in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, Fauci was eager to learn about laboratory experiments involving SARS-CoV, a strain of coronavirus. In an email dated February 1, 2020, Fauci wrote to the National Institutes for …
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