Angered by the government lifting price caps on energy, crowds of demonstrators toppled, smashed, and set on fire police vehicles in Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty. Intense clashes between cops and protesters were reported. Video footage filmed on Tuesday showed mobs of protesters rocking a police van onto its side, …
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I would argue that America has already fallen into what might be termed a ‘cold civil war’, following the 2020 election. “We the People” just do not see eye-to-eye on several significant issues, and it doesn’t help that many of those were thrown at us all at once, beginning with …
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A top Russian legislator has called for a pan-European response to the glorification of Nazism in Ukraine, after far-right activists held a torch-lit march in Kiev marking the birthday of a controversial WWII Hitler collaborator. The rally to celebrate Stepan Bandera, held in Ukraine’s capital over the weekend, has been condemned …
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A wave of mass protests has swept across Kazakhstan over a sharp spike in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas after controls were removed. The government has promised a rethink in an attempt to quell the unrest. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the nation, on Tuesday night, saying that the the …
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Journalist and author Tara Henley penned a scathing resignation letter to the Canadian state-funded CBC, accusing it of peddling social justice dogma, shutting down debate, and racially profiling guests in the name of equity. Henley, whose work has also appeared in multiple US and UK outlets, resigned from the news …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended on Tuesday that those who have received the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine should be receiving a booster shot a month earlier than was originally suggested. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended the accelerated timeline on Monday, and the CDC agreed, shortening …
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Americans are quitting their jobs at the fastest pace ever, exacerbating staffing shortages for restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that were already struggling to fill empty slots amid fierce competition for workers. About 4.53 million workers voluntarily left their jobs in November, exceeding the previous record of 4.36 million that …
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A shocking 83% of registered American voters are at least somewhat worried about the future of democracy in the country, according to a new poll conducted on the eve of the anniversary of last year’s Capitol riot. The vast majority of Americans of all political persuasions are very or somewhat …
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With the coming of the new year, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement came into force. Signed at the end of 2020, and ratified by at least 10 of its parties through 2021, the deal constitutes the largest free trade agreement in history, spanning 30% of the world’s …
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The NATO-Russia Council is set to meet on January 12, the alliance’s press service has told news agency TASS. It will take place two days after talks between Moscow and Washington begin in Geneva. Russia suspended cooperation with NATO last October, after the organization expelled eight of Moscow’s diplomats from …
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