White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted on Monday that the US government had no part in the decision of a large number of Western companies to pull out of the Russian market amid Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. Upon being asked by a reporter whether Western companies still operating in …
Read More »Japan nominates ‘forced labor’ site for UNESCO World Heritage List
Tokyo nominated a complex of 400-year-old gold and silver mines on the small island of Sado off Japan’s western coast for the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage List on Tuesday. “The Sado gold mine is a rare example of industrial heritage that operated continuously on a large scale,” Chief Cabinet Secretary …
Read More »ICAO gives verdict on Belarus forced plane landing
An investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) into last year’s grounding of a Ryanair flight in Belarus discovered inconsistencies in Minsk’s story but could not attribute blame, it has been reported. On May 23, a Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius was forced to make an emergency …
Read More »Sport’s ‘big three’ vaccine holdouts are forced to the fore
Novak Djokovic, Aaron Rodgers and Kyrie Irving have emerged as lightning rods in the ongoing debate about vaccine mandates in sport, but none of them has bowed to public pressure despite the torrential backlash. Australians reacted with apoplexy this week at the news that tennis world number one Novak Djokovic …
Read More »Mall of America forced into lockdown after reports of active shooter (VIDEO)
Two people have been injured in a shooting at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Shoppers were ordered to take shelter inside, as multiple police descended on the building. The incident unraveled at about 4.30 pm on Friday local time as the mall was full of visitors hunting for …
Read More »Ex-RT host’s media company forced to register as foreign agent in US
The FARA registration, which the company announced on Monday, came after its legal team concluded that any attempts “to prove its independence … would be unlikely to yield a positive result without costly and time-consuming litigation,” Maffick LLC said in a statement provided to RT. It added that it had …
Read More »Russia says it may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe
In an interview with RIA Novosti on Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov insisted that if Western nations refuse to sign a moratorium on intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) in Europe, Russia will be obliged to place the weapons in the European portion of its territory. Moscow has proposed the deal as part …
Read More »US spy plane ‘forced flight from Israel to change course’
The American reconnaissance aircraft was “chaotically” crossing civilian aviation routes in the area on Friday and ended up approaching an Airbus jet at a dangerously close distance, according to the agency. At some point, “there were less than 20 meters between the two planes in the vertical line,” he insisted. Air …
Read More »Trump supporters now forced to be on ‘down-low,’ US Capitol protester claims from exile in Belarus
In an interview set to be published on Saturday, the former California resident explained that a “wall of hate” against Trump led to him to cast his ballot in favor of the bombastic businessman at the 2016 election. According to him, “the Trump supporters in California – the ones that …
Read More »Russia & Belarus were FORCED to work on unified military doctrine because of increased pressure from West – Russian army chief
The move was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who outlined a new five-year strategic partnership program, including further cooperation on the training of troops and command authority. “As well as military threats, we continue to face political and economic pressure on our countries from the so-called collective West,” …
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