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Speaking to the press on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov slammed the suggestion as groundless. “This is not the first publication and not the first statement by the US that they are concerned about the movement of our armed forces in Russia,” he said. “We have repeatedly said that the …

The proposed law would require QR-code Covid passes to enter stores, cultural venues and cafes until June 1, 2022 – but would not come into effect until February. “Realizing that our citizens need to be given the necessary time to get vaccinated and draw up the necessary documents, for those …

The Austrian government will make a determination on the two-tier lockdown system on Sunday, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday. He added that the decision will be made following meetings with the governors of Austria’s nine provinces. Upper Austrian Governor Thomas Stelzer has already sought permission from the government to lock down …

Its brand-new Scorpius systems are equipped to deal with drones, ships, radar installations and other aerial, ground and naval threats, state-run defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Thursday. The units work not by firing missiles or bullets, but by sending out narrowly focused beams that jam various enemy …

On Friday, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak issued a statement confirming that the two NATO member states would work together in an effort to prevent migrants from crossing over. “Reconnaissance has begun ahead of the support from British engineering troops,” he wrote on Twitter. “Our soldiers will co-operate in strengthening …

Green projects and climate change solutions are “a great way [for Russia] to alleviate sanctions pressure,” according to Sean Kidney, co-founder and CEO of Climate Bond Initiative (CBI), a global group that analyzes investments in the green economy. “It is unlikely to be possible for sanctioned individuals, but for companies, …

The alleged perpetrator, dubbed “Andrew,” stole the “details of thousands of hotel reservations” across Middle Eastern countries, according to a report published on Wednesday by Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. The bombshell article was citing accusations made in a new book by its journalists. An employee at the joint US-Dutch firm’s …

In a pre-recorded message delivered during the Government Press Organization’s annual Christian Media Summit on Thursday, the PM remarked that “Here in Israel, we are fighting a very visible enemy, radical militant Islam that is sweeping across the Middle East.” The terror that begins in Tehran seeks to destroy Israel, …

The gaming giant caused anger among the Muslim community this week over ‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’, the newly released 18th installment of the popular first-person shooter series. The Stalingrad map in the game’s Zombies mode featured pages from the Koran scattered on a floor, with some of them soaked in …

In a piece penned this week in The Conversation, John Grant, a lecturer in soil science at Australia’s Southern Cross University explained that the Moon was heavy in minerals that bind tightly with oxygen.  Grant claims that, even if one ignores the oxygen tied up in deep, hard rock, the …