A suspect has been arrested in connection with last week’s attempted assassination of a former Ukrainian security officer in Moscow, Russian security agency, the FSB, reported on Tuesday. A car reportedly owned by Vasily Prozorov, who previously served in the Ukrainian security agency, the SBU, was blown up in Moscow …
Read More »Ukraine following US blueprint to fight Russia – CNN
During its conflict with Russia, Ukraine has been relying on a US-developed doctrine that involves both the military and civilians taking part in defensive activities, CNN reported on Saturday. The Resistance Operating Concept (ROC), which is said to provide a blueprint for smaller states to counter larger powers, was developed …
Read More »German chancellor makes Holocaust comment following criticism
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has denounced a remark from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Israel had perpetrated multiple “holocausts” against Palestinians. Scholz had come under fire for failing to challenge Abbas’ accusations during their joint press conference in Berlin on Tuesday. “I am disgusted by the outrageous remarks made by …
Read More »Financial woes rising in EU following sanctions on Russia – polls
New polling suggests an increasingly bleak state of personal finance for Germans in the face of sanctions against Russia. The trend is echoed, albeit less severely, in France and Spain as the EU struggles to rearrange its economy in order to punish Moscow. More than half of Germans say they …
Read More »‘No elevated’ radiation levels following Ukraine’s nuclear power station shelling – US
The US specialists have not recorded any spikes in radiation readings at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant, the US Energy Secretary, Jennfier Granholm, confirmed on Friday. Kiev has accused Russian troops of “attacking” the facility after a fire broke out in a nearby building. “We have seen no elevated radiation …
Read More »Moscow slams Ukrainian minister for following ‘Goebbels school’
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba of lying “with a straight face” and compared his statements to those of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. Speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, Lavrov recalled numerous public statements by the Ukrainian official that his …
Read More »Children’s deaths confirmed following US raid in Syria
At least six children have been killed and one seriously injured in the Syrian village of Atmeh, where, as US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was “taken off the battlefield.” “UNICEF confirms that at least six children were …
Read More »CNN fires Chris Cuomo following suspension over role in brother’s defense
The CNN host was suspended by the channel earlier this week after texts released by NY Attorney General Letitia James shed light on his attemps to do damage control for his brother as the former was fighting multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In a statement on Saturday, CNN said that …
Read More »Christmas parade massacre suspect feels ‘demonized’ following attack
39-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr. – a registered sex offender with a lengthy history of arrests – has been in jail for ten days as the chief suspect behind the deadly November attack. Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, he said he feels “dehumanized” by the coverage of the case. “I …
Read More »Up to 100 feared dead in blast following fuel truck collision in Sierra Leone (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Images shared online and purportedly taken after the blast show a massive fire in the street, with a column of smoke billowing into the air. Officials did not immediately provide details about the incident, but the head of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said it was a “terrible, terrible …
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