One year ago today, the horrific Beirut Port explosion ravaged Lebanon’s capital, claiming over 217 lives and escalating already boiling tensions in a country embroiled in both political and economic turmoil. The disaster at Beirut Port was unfortunately not an isolated case in Lebanon, just the most physically appalling, with …
Read More »‘You’re counting it wrong’: Readers blast New York Times for putting US at top of Olympic medal rankings
On the fifth day of the 2020 Olympics, the US paper of record showed a chart captioned “here’s where the medal count stands now,” showing the US in first place with a total of 30, ahead of China with 27 and Japan with 22. Except under the traditional method of …
Read More »Blast off! Russia’s missile tests, rocket missions & new stealth fighter launch Moscow’s bid for supremacy in space & in the skies
Bringing together arms manufacturers from across the country and customers from across the world, the annual MAKS air show, outside the capital, saw the unveiling of the new Su-75 light combat aircraft, codenamed Checkmate. By all accounts, the presentation of the new fifth-generation light fighter jet was the pinnacle of …
Read More »‘Filthy, disgusting & selfish’: Australian leaders blast anti-lockdown protesters, unleash ‘strike force’ to track them down
In just 24 hours after Saturday’s mass protest, police in Australia’s New South Wales issued some 510 penalty infringement notices, Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. He vowed that authorities will continue to investigate those acts of “violent, filthy, risky” behavior NSW Police Minister David …
Read More »Faith-book? Users blast Facebook’s ‘creepy’ prayer tool after company admits it’s used to create personalized ads
The prayer feature, which was quietly rolled out to US-based Facebook Groups in May, is part of the tech giant’s focus on expanding engagement on its platform by tapping into faith groups. At the firm’s ‘Communities Summit’ in 2017, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had hinted at this in his praise of …
Read More »Greek police blast anti-vaccine protesters with water cannon and tear gas outside parliament in Athens (VIDEOS)
A crowd of more than 3,500 protesters gathered in Syntagma Square, outside the Hellenic Parliament in Athens on Wednesday. After being asked to leave, some of the protesters threw bottles and other projectiles at police officers, Greek news outlet Kathimerini reported. The police responded with tear gas, flash grenades, and …
Read More »Conservatives blast Cori Bush for hiring private security while advocating defunding police; her supporters don’t see a problem
The security spending by the Missouri Democrat was highlighted by several right-wing news outlets this week, after the second-quarter campaign records were published on Tuesday by the Federal Election Commission. More than a third of the Bush campaign’s $197,000 expenses – or $69,120 – went to private security, the filings …
Read More »Chinese officials blast US ‘fearmongering’ advisory to business operating in Hong Kong
The US Treasury on Friday added seven more individuals to its roster of entities sanctioned over what it sees as Beijing’s reneging on commitments to Hong Kong’s autonomy. Together with other parts of the US government, it also issued an advisory to “highlight growing risks” of doing business in the …
Read More »Beirut blast demonstrators get past riot police and tear gas, smash front of minister’s home (VIDEOS)
Protesters marched to the house of Mohammed Fahmi earlier on Tuesday, demanding that the caretaker interior minister lift the immunity granted to government officials over last year’s devastating port explosion. Clashes soon broke out, and police and security officers beat back the demonstrators. The crowd grew in size, however, and …
Read More »Russia, Iran, and Turkey blast Israel for violating international law with Syria airstrikes
In a statement released on Thursday, the trio condemned Israel for continuing to carry out airstrikes in Syria, despite the actions endangering stability and security within the region. The three nations were meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital for the 16th round of the Astana Process talks, which have been held since …
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