The Taliban has set up observation posts and checkpoints after having largely overrun the areas adjacent to the Afghan-Tajik border, the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colonel Anatoly Sidorov explained. “We’ve seen the Taliban’s outposts. At least for now, we see no …
Read More »WATCH: Rocks tumble down Sierra Nevada mountains after 6.0 quake & dozens of aftershocks rattle northern California
The most powerful jolt, eventually upgraded by the US Geological Survey to magnitude 6.0, happened at 3:49pm local time, some 150 miles east of Sacramento. Within the next two hours the area was rattled by over 50 aftershocks ranging between 2.5 and 4.6 on the Richter scale. The quake was …
Read More »Fans banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics after Japan declares Covid-19 state of emergency and IOC pledges to ‘support any measure’
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto apologized to ticket holders and described the outlawing of any crowds as “regrettable”, taking drastic action in an attempt to avoid a new wave of infections amid a rise driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga described the move as essential, shelving an agreement …
Read More »US orders amphibious assault ship into Black Sea after Moscow warns tensions escalating dangerously in waters off coast of Russia
According to commanders, the US Naval Ship Yuma, a Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport craft, “began its northbound transit into the Black Sea to operate with our NATO allies and partners.” The twin-hulled catamaran is able to transit a whole company of US Marines and is equipped with both a flight …
Read More »Mexican YouTube star arrested on child porn charge after sharing video showing gang rape of teen
A Mexico City judge has ruled that Yoseline Hoffman, who goes by the name of ‘YosStop’, should be held without bail for the next two months as authorities investigate the allegations against her. The internet celebrity boasts seven million followers on Instagram and more than eight million on YouTube. The …
Read More »Jeff Bezos’ wealth soars above $211 BILLION after Pentagon calls off Microsoft contract
Amazon shares jumped 4.7% on the announcement, prompting Bezos’ net worth to soar $8.4 billion on Tuesday alone. Bezos, who officially stepped down as Amazon’s CEO earlier this week but kept his 10.3% stake in the company, is now worth $211 billion – a record high since the Bloomberg index …
Read More »‘The experience caught up with me’: Brit teen Raducanu opens up on Wimbledon exit after row erupts over ‘sexist’ McEnroe remarks
Raducanu was unable to continue her match with Australian-Croatian star Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday after leaving the court for a medical timeout while trailing 4-6 0-3. Raducanu, 18, appeared to suffer from stomach cramps and hyperventilation, with medical staff heard telling the youngster to “take deep breaths” as they reassured …
Read More »Spot-on Italy sink Spain in shootout to book place in Euro 2020 final after high-class heavyweight showdown at Wembley
A goal on 60 minutes from Federico Chiesa had looked like giving Italy a brilliant smash-and-grab win, but substitute Alvaro Morata emerged to equalize for Spain with 10 minutes of normal time remaining to send a pulsating game in London into extra time. The teams could not be separated, meaning …
Read More »Sydney extends Covid lockdown for another week after New South Wales detects 27 new cases of ‘game changer’ Delta variant
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a week-long extension to Sydney’s stay-at-home order early on Wednesday, prolonging restrictions that were originally revived late last month. The new lockdown is now slated to expire no earlier than Friday, July 16. “The reason for this is as we’ve been saying, this …
Read More »Estonian consul in St. Petersburg detained after being ‘caught red-handed’ by Russia’s FSB ‘receiving classified secret documents’
In a statement issued through the agency’s press service, officials said that Laette has been taken into custody after being “caught red-handed while receiving materials of a classified nature from a Russian citizen.” The FSB stated that such activities “are incompatible with the status of a diplomatic representative and are …
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