Israeli forces and Hamas militants have agreed to temporarily cease hostilities in Gaza, starting at 7am local time on Friday morning. Hundreds of aid trucks are ready to pour into the war-torn Palestinian enclave, while Hamas is expected to release the first group of hostages later in the day. There has …
Read More »RT crew comes under Ukrainian shelling
An RT Arabic crew covering the conflict in Ukraine came under fire from Kiev forces on Friday. The shells were fired as the journalists and technicians were traveling in a car in the southern outskirts of Donetsk, the main city of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic. RT’s Arabic correspondent Maxim Toury …
Read More »Russian border comes under fire from Ukraine – governor
A border checkpoint in Russia’s Kursk Region was attacked by Ukraine on Wednesday morning, according to local governor Roman Starovoyt. The Krupets crossing was targeted at around 7.30am local time, he wrote on Telegram. “There were no casualties or destruction” as a result of the incident, the governor said. The …
Read More »Journalists reported injured as car comes under fire in Donbass
Two Reuters reporters were wounded and a driver was killed as their car came under fire near the embattled town of Severodonetsk in the Donbass on Friday, RT’s Igor Zhdanov reported. Zhdanov said that he was in the car right behind the vehicle in which the Reuters crew was traveling. …
Read More »World’s largest free-trade pact comes into force
Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has come into force in the country. The free-trade agreement encompasses an estimated 30% of both the world’s population and of its global GDP. According to the ministry, Malaysia is expected to be …
Read More »‘Simpsons’ moment comes to life as Biden turns to Tom Hanks to sell first year ‘progress’
President Joe Biden’s presidential inaugural committee is marking his first year in office by blasting out an ad featuring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks. It was paid for with millions in leftover inaugural funds, according to a Thursday report from Axios. In a statement to the outlet, the inaugural committee …
Read More »US base in Syria comes under suspected drone attack
Two drones were spotted near the US base in Syria’s southern Homs province on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Captain Bill Urban revealed on Wednesday. One of the drones “was assessed as demonstrating hostile intent and was shot down” as it was travelling “deeper into the At Tanf Deconfliction Zone,” while the …
Read More »US’ second Omicron case comes from NYC anime convention
The Minnesota Department of Health made the announcement on Thursday, saying the patient experienced “mild symptoms,” but they have since been “resolved.” The unidentified adult male is fully vaccinated, and the Anime NYC 2021 convention he attended required attendees to be inoculated against coronavirus. The convention was held at the …
Read More »Fauci comes up with new ‘rule’ to wear masks
Appearing at a book launch party for journalist Jonathan Karl this week at Cafe Milano in Washington DC, Fauci gained the attention of onlookers, according to Politico, by repeatedly putting on and taking off his mask as he talked to numerous people. This also happened as “gawkers” attempted to get …
Read More »From the makers of the Great Reset, here comes the ‘Great Narrative’
Schwab will open the event on Thursday with the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad Abdullah Al-Gergawi, followed by four other UAE officials and a journalist discussing their vision of the gulf state’s future. According to the WEF, the Great Narrative initiative is “collaborative effort of the world’s …
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