Two T-38C Talon training aircraft were involved in “an aircraft accident” on the runway around 10 am local time (1600 GMT) on Friday, Laughlin AFB said on Facebook. One pilot died on the scene. Another was taken to the Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, treated and released. …
Read More »2 wounded after shots fired at Covid protest in Netherlands
A large crowd of protesters showed up at Rotterdam’s iconic Coolsingel street on Friday evening to denounce a new round of pandemic measures, including an ongoing partial lockdown, a ban on New Year’s Eve fireworks displays, as well as fears the government will impose a ‘2G’ pass system allowing only …
Read More »Biden’s doctor reveals if president has Parkinson’s
“President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 78-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief,” Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor said on Friday after the US president underwent a detailed medical exam. O’Connor has …
Read More »‘This verdict is disgusting’: How Democrats reacted to acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse,18, was charged with murdering two participants in the August 2020 riot and injuring another. He was found not guilty on all counts on Friday, after the jury deliberated for four days amid intense media coverage. WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty by Kenosha jury “This verdict is disgusting and …
Read More »It’ll be ‘jab or death’ for anti-vaxxers, Orban predicts
Speaking to Kossuth radio on Friday, the Hungarian leader lashed out at those reluctant to get vaccinated against coronavirus, branding them a threat “not only to themselves but to all others.” The EU member state is currently experiencing its fourth wave of coronavirus, Orban stated, blaming the situation on those …
Read More »Biden ‘angry and concerned’ after Rittenhouse acquittal
A jury in Kenosha on Friday acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of murder and reckless endangerment – charges that stemmed from his fatal shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and his wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz during ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests that turned violent in the Wisconsin city last year. “While the …
Read More »How the US and NATO became color blind to Russia’s ‘red lines’
President Vladimir Putin said this week that the West was taking Russia’s warnings not to cross its “red lines” too lightly. “We constantly express our concerns about these matters and talk about red lines,” he told a high-profile meeting of Russian diplomats. “Our partners are peculiar in the sense that …
Read More »Trump supporters now forced to be on ‘down-low,’ US Capitol protester claims from exile in Belarus
In an interview set to be published on Saturday, the former California resident explained that a “wall of hate” against Trump led to him to cast his ballot in favor of the bombastic businessman at the 2016 election. According to him, “the Trump supporters in California – the ones that …
Read More »Verdict aside, the embarrassing Rittenhouse trial should be a warning
The Rittenhouse trial, irrelevant of its outcome, was an embarrassment for the Wisconsin and US justice system as a whole. It’s telling that, while this case involved two dead victims, Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, and an 18-year-old on trial for his life, two other characters became lightning rods for …
Read More »Ukraine plans Trump-style border barrier against Russia & Belarus
Speaking to lawmakers on Friday, Denis Monastirsky requested around $640 million be allocated for engineering equipment on the frontiers with Russia and Belarus, which span a whopping 1,974 and 1,084 kilometers (1,226 and 673.5 miles) respectively. According to the official, Kiev’s updated demarcation line cannot be just a concrete wall …
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