The search of the historical roots of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which culminated in Moscow’s attack last February, usually focuses on historic events. The Russian leadership has repeatedly emphasized that Ukraine expanded into historically Russian regions due to decisions taken by Soviet leaders, often contrary to the wishes of local residents. …
Read More »Ghost of Soviet Union still haunts Washington – Moscow
The US’ support for Ukraine is motivated by a Cold War-era desire to weaken Russia and make Europe its subordinate, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek on Saturday. However, he foresees a new “multipolar world” emerging. Speaking to the American magazine a week after the Pentagon announced a …
Read More »‘Ghost flight’ crashes into Baltic Sea
Swedish authorities have launched a major search-and-rescue operation after a private jet crashed into the sea off the coast of Latvia, Swedish and German media report. The jet, which took off from southern Spain on Sunday, reportedly flew over several European nations with supposedly no one in the cockpit, according …
Read More »Biden bans ‘ghost guns’
US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on the manufacture and sale of “ghost guns,” homemade firearms whose lack of serial numbers makes them difficult to track when used in the commission of a crime. The president officially announced the new rule on Monday, rendering it illegal for a …
Read More »European air carrier makes thousands of ‘ghost’ flights
Brussels Airlines has reportedly flown up to 3,000 flights without passengers on board this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing rights at Europe’s major airports, and is expected to operate as many by the end of March. The airline’s parent company, Lufthansa Group, confirmed that 18,000 flights had been …
Read More »LifeLog 2.0.? Facebook summons the ghost of Google Glass with Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’ capable of stealthily recording uninitiated
The first product of a reported multi-year device partnership with Facebook, Ray-Ban ‘Stories’ sunglasses are almost indistinguishable from normal eyewear – except they sync up with a companion app called Facebook View on the user’s phone and require a Facebook account to use, according to Alex Heath, who tested them …
Read More »‘Ghost guns’ & ‘red flags’: Biden calls gun violence an ‘epidemic,’ fires off anti-gun executive orders
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and an international embarrassment,” Biden declared on Thursday, in a speech announcing six executive orders aimed at tightening up the US’ gun laws. The orders were revealed by the White House a day earlier, and include a directive asking the Justice Department …
Read More »Charlie Celeste: Ghost ship laden with cocaine washes up in Marshall Islands after years on high seas
The abandoned ship likely spent a couple of years drifting on the high seas before running aground on the atoll. It’s believed the boat drifted thousands of kilometers from Central or South America and mystery surrounds what became of its crew. The country’s Attorney General Richard Hickson said the 5.5-meter …
Read More »Ubisoft unveiled Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
Co-op shooter Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint will be released October 4, 2019 on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Yesterday, may 9, we wrote about the leak, the title and the release date of the new shooter from the Ghost Recon series, and in the evening of the same day …
Read More »In the Philippines, the Ghost landed on the camera
He was seen repeatedly. In the Philippines on CCTV on the road got the Ghost of a pedestrian. The footage shows how a transparent black figure appears on the sidewalk and walks on the Zebra crossing through traffic. None of the drivers noticed a shadow. The publication reports that local …
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