When transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon (now Veronica Ivy) took to the podium after winning the 2018 women’s world track championships, the differences between the competitors were clear to see. McKinnon is taller, broader and more muscular than the women lining up for silver and bronze medals. Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard …
Read More »‘A declaration of media war against Russia by Germany,’ claims RT editor-in-chief after YouTube deletes popular RT DE channels
Both channels have been deleted permanently, without the right of restoration. YouTube said the RT DE channel was serving a “community guidelines” strike for alleged “medical misinformation,” and that the DFP alternative posting those videos amounted to “attempting to circumvent the restrictions,” triggering the ban. Those “clear” rules are not …
Read More »Russian investigators open new criminal case against Navalny & top allies living abroad on charges of setting up ‘extremist’ group
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the country’s federal Investigative Committee confirmed that a case had been opened against Navalny, as well as key associates Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, both of whom now live overseas. According to the authorities, “it has been established that no later than 2014, Navalny …
Read More »CIA was ready to wage gun battle in London streets against Russian operatives to kill or snatch Assange, bombshell report claims
The claims about the extraordinary lengths to which the CIA under Director Mike Pompeo were prepared to go to get Assange were made on Sunday in a Yahoo News report based on interviews with more than 30 former US officials. The report offers an insight into how the US national …
Read More »‘Cold War-style crusade against dissenters’: Lavrov roasts Biden’s idea of ‘democracy summit’ that ‘divides world into us v them’
Speaking during the fifth day of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov ripped into the current US foreign policy, accusing Washington of trying to split the international community into Cold War-style blocks. In August, US President Joe Biden floated the idea to convene a “Leader’s …
Read More »Usyk will fly the flag for Ukraine against Joshua – politics & religion mean getting full support in return is a different matter
Usyk is stepping into enemy territory, meeting reigning WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in front of around 60,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The atmosphere will be febrile and firmly in Joshua’s favor – but Usyk is not likely to be cowed. Joshua and Usyk …
Read More »‘Political persecution’: China says US ‘totally fabricated’ charges against Huawei CFO detained in Canada for years
Meng – who is the daughter of Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei – finally returned home to China on Saturday following years of detainment in Canada. She had been arrested by Canadian police at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 due to an extradition request from the United States, which accused …
Read More »Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports
The two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released a statement on Thursday confirming that the case had been launched in the Administrative Court of Paris over “documents relating to arms sales in connection with the conflict in Yemen.” “Given the considerable risk that French weapons are used to commit serious violations of …
Read More »New Litvinenko & Skripal allegations against Moscow timed to distract from West’s defeat in Afghanistan, Russia’s top spy claims
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s clandestine SVR agency, said that the timing of the latest charges, released simultaneously on Tuesday, made them suspect. “In my view, this is an attempt at a cover up, piling lie on top of lie,” he said. “In light …
Read More »Melbourne, reeling from protests against Covid-19 restrictions, sets new world record for longest lockdown
Currently in its sixth lockdown since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Melbourne has now officially become the lockdown champion – this is according to local media, which reported that the city has spent a total of 235 days in lockdown, surpassing the benchmark set by Argentina’s Buenos Aires, which …
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