In a ruling issued on Tuesday morning, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared that GCHQ’s bulk interception of online communications, which was first brought to light by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in 2013, was illegal. GCHQ stands for Government Communications Headquarters. In its findings, …
Read More »Ryanair CEO calls forced landing of plane in Minsk ‘state-sponsored hijacking’ but airline continues to fly in Belarusian airspace
Speaking to Dublin’s Newstalk radio on Monday, Michael O’Leary took aim at officials in Minsk, and even suggested that KGB agents from Belarus were onboard the aircraft. On Sunday, a flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land due to a supposed bomb threat. The plane was escorted to …
Read More »US Senator Ted Cruz calls Putin ‘left-wing dictator’ in attempt to outdo liberals calling him #KremlinCruz in their Russophobia
Cruz found himself trending on social media following remarks he made about a video mashing up military recruiting in the US and Russia. “Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea,” Cruz tweeted. While the Russian military recruitment ad, which dates back to 2014, focused on soldiers pushing …
Read More »UN Security Council calls on Israel & Palestinians to stick to ceasefire; stops short of condemning violence because of US
The Security Council members called for “full adherence to the ceasefire” reached between Israel and the Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza strip following 11 days of a violent standoff. It also pointed to the “immediate need for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly in Gaza.” The first …
Read More »Tulsi Gabbard calls for Chicago mayor Lightfoot to resign over ‘anti-white racism’ causing social media uproar
“Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent. I call upon President Biden, Kamala Harris, and other leaders of our country – of all races – to join me in calling for Mayor Lightfoot’s resignation. Our leaders must condemn all racism, including anti-white,” the former member of the House of Representatives …
Read More »Calls to #DefundTheBBC as Princess Diana’s sons lead outcry after report reveals journalists lied to land her bombshell interview
“It is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others,” the Duke of Cambridge said in a video statement released on Thursday. “It brings …
Read More »Associate of Matt Gaetz goes down for sex crimes amid calls for Republican congressman to be next
Greenberg pleaded guilty in Florida on Monday to six charges, including trafficking minors for sex, stalking, and wire fraud. The sex trafficking charge relates to Greenberg’s gifting of money to young girls he met on a ‘sugar daddy’ website. Greenberg met one of these girls, a 17-year-old, and had sex …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan asks Pope to help end ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, calls for international sanctions against Israel
The two held phone talks on Monday, as the Gaza flare-up entered its second week. Erdogan, who has long positioned himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, has squarely pinned the blame for the conflict on Tel Aviv. The president told the Pope that “all of humanity should be …
Read More »‘Unacceptable neutrality’: Iran calls upon international community to stop Israeli ‘aggression’ against Palestine
The Iranian Foreign Ministry reiterated the country’s full support for the Palestinian cause. Speaking during his weekly press conference on Monday, spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the ongoing hostilities, pinning the blame squarely on Israel. “The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the new round of brutal aggression by the Zionist …
Read More »‘Fighting must stop’: UN chief calls for immediate end to Israeli-Palestinian violence, warns of ‘uncontainable’ crisis
“The fighting must stop. The fighting must stop immediately,” Guterres said as he opened an emergency UN Security Council session on the escalation in Israel and Gaza on Sunday. The ongoing situation “has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis and to further foster extremism, not only …
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