Speaking to RIA Novosti on Monday, Grigory Lukyantsev, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, said that more than 50 Russians have been detained by third countries at the request of American officials. “In terms of persecution, a glaring example is this practice used by the US of actually …
Read More »Biden bows to the Taliban cutting other G7 members adrift as each attempts to airlift its own nationals home safely
Not much is clear about how events on the ground at Kabul airport will play out over the next week. However, if the member nations of the G7 group are looking to make any real progress themselves in Afghanistan, they need to look over the shoulder of US President Joe …
Read More »American attempts to stifle China’s technological progress in order to ‘win 21st century’ are failing
A new study by Harvard’s Growth Lab has found that “the technological level of China’s exports increased through the trade war with the US, according to a new ranking, which predicts the Chinese economy will grow faster than India’s over the next decade.” It further states that the “complexity of …
Read More »Putin is right about the West’s endless attempts to woo Kiev: Rejecting Ukraine’s history with Russia could destroy the country
Unsurprisingly, the message of unity and regret over current political disputes has been met with apoplexy, both among Kiev’s more zealous anti-Russia campaigners and the West’s political and media classes. For some, Putin’s words are even tantamount to a call for the annexation of Ukraine. One people – rocky relations …
Read More »WATCH: Man attempts to open passenger plane door mid-flight from LA, forces emergency landing
The reported hijacking attempt happened on Friday night. A Delta plane, apparently an Airbus A321 – which carries around 200 people – was somewhere in the middle of its route when one of the passengers made an announcement over the loudspeaker for everyone to “please take your seat and get …
Read More »Child suicide attempts increased by up to 200% during pandemic in Canada, warn charities & hospitals
Children First Canada – a charity that advocates for the wellbeing of youth – warned via its Code Pink campaign that there had been “devastating effects on the mental and physical health of kids.” The charity claimed that a combination of school closures, lack of sports and other physical entertainment, …
Read More »‘Double standards’: North Korea condemns UN’s attempts to strip its ‘right to self-defense’ after latest missile tests
The response from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry came after the United States used a UNSC meeting to call for new sanctions following recent missile tests. North Korea claimed that they were simply testing their “righteous self-defensive measure,” condemning the UN’s “double standard” for singling their nation out “when many other …
Read More »With US immigration crisis escalating, Biden administration attempts to ban Border Patrol agents from talking to media – reports
Biden’s administration has verbally passed down an unofficial “gag order,” NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two current and two former US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials. CBP agents and section chiefs are essentially banned from speaking to media outlets and have been instructed to deny all requests from …
Read More »Criminal probe into ‘attempts to influence’ 2020 US election in Georgia targets Trump, media claims
Fulton County DA Fani Willis confirmed the existence of the investigation on Wednesday and said she had sent letters to Governor Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the lieutenant governor, and the attorney general, asking that all records related to the administration of the election should be preserved. “This …
Read More »‘Where is the line between global business & attempts to control society?’ Putin calls out Big Tech in Davos
“Where is the line between a successful global business, in-demand services and consolidation of big data – and attempts to harshly and unilaterally govern society, replace legitimate democratic institutions, restrict one’s natural right to decide for themselves how to live, what to choose, what stance to express freely?” Putin wondered. Addressing …
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