A new report by the US Census Bureau, seen by business daily RBK on Wednesday, shows that American companies bought $157.9 million worth of Russian ammunition in just the first 10 months of 2021, the most since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The previous record was $148 …
Read More »‘Enormous amount of bullets on set’: Criminal charges ‘not ruled out’ in ‘Rust’ shooting, ‘prop’ firearm was ‘legit gun,’ DA says
“We haven’t ruled out anything,” Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told the New York Times on Tuesday. Baldwin, who stars in the film and is billed as a top producer, was holding the weapon when it discharged on-set at Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico. An “enormous amount …
Read More »WATCH: Swiss police use rubber bullets, teargas and water cannons to disperse Bern protest against Covid passports
Thursday’s rally against the coronavirus measures was officially canceled by organizers and banned by the authorities, but a large number of people still turned up and marched through the city, chanting “freedom” and booing the police. As night fell, the authorities responded by turning water cannons on the protesters. One …
Read More »Thai police deploy tear gas, rubber bullets against demonstrators protesting govt (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Thousands of protesters gathered in the city to demonstrate against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his government over their management of the health crisis and for allegedly taking advantage of the pandemic to stifle critics. However, law enforcement clashed with the attendees when large numbers of riot police were deployed …
Read More »WATCH LIVE: Tear gas & rubber bullets used against Lebanese protesters demanding justice for victims of Beirut blast
Hundreds of protesters – some wearing respirators and helmets – set fire to barricades in the streets outside the Lebanese parliament and clashed with police on Wednesday evening. Green lasers could also be seen cutting through the smoke. Video from Beirut shows smoke and crowd control ammunition being used against …
Read More »Philadelphia July 4th revelers sprayed with about 100 BULLETS during fireworks show as major US cities again hit with gun violence
Two young men in their early 20s were killed and a 16-year-old girl was injured when a gunman or gunmen fired into the crowd at a party Sunday night outside a store in west Philadelphia, the local NBC News affiliate reported, citing police investigators. An estimated 90-100 shots were fired, …
Read More »Over 20 detained as police use rubber bullets & tear gas to quell riot in Switzerland (VIDEOS)
The riot broke out after around 1,000 young people gathered at the Roter Platz square in the city center. The agitated crowd attacked police and ambulance crews, hurling bottles, firecrackers, and pavement stones. The officers responded by launching volleys of tear gas and firing rubber bullets. Police said the rioters …
Read More »As Brexit begins to bite, BoJo dodges the bullets because of the vaccine rollout. He’s the luckiest PM ever
The news emerged on Friday that Britain’s exports to the European Union have dropped by 40 percent following the ratification of the Brexit deal at the start of the year. Imports from Europe have taken a hammering, too. For most critics of the UK’s departure from the bloc, this will …
Read More »Spanish police fire rubber bullets after Barcelona protest demanding rapper’s release descends into riots (VIDEOS)
Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was arrested earlier on Tuesday after barricading himself inside the University of Lleida in Catalonia. He is to serve a nine-month sentence handed down in 2018 over song lyrics and tweets regarding disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I, and a social media …
Read More »Police take down Nice church attacker in hail of bullets (VIDEO)
The video shows more than half a dozen officers backing out of the Catholic Notre Dame church in Nice as numerous gunshots ring out. Four men remain clustered in the doorway, while one runs toward the street before walking back. Officers, including several orange-vested ambulance crew, are subsequently seen wheeling …
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