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A survey conducted by polling firm EKOS shows that Canadians who have received “three or more doses” of a Covid-19 vaccine tended to express significantly more support for aggressive anti-Russian measures with regard to the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. The poll was conducted between March 9 and 13, and …

The Kremlin has insisted that making it illegal to spread “fake news” about its ongoing military offensive in Ukraine was a proper response to the alleged propaganda war waged by the West. The harsh measures were “necessary and urgently needed during these difficult times,” Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, …

Those resisting vaccination in Austria might soon face stiff punishments, according to a leaked draft of the so-called Covid-19 Vaccination Protection Act seen by the Austrian Die Presse daily. If passed, the legislation, which is set to take effect in February, would apply both to the Alpine nation’s citizens and …

“Prices might go up if the winter is very tough,” Mehren said during a televised conference with investors. He stressed, however, that he was not unduly concerned about the current shortage of gas on the market. On Tuesday, prices in Europe hit $1,090 per 1,000 cubic meters on London’s Intercontinental …

NATO defense ministers met in Brussels on Thursday, and the bloc revealed its new grand strategy to counter Russia in case of a conflict. The yet-to-be-approved plan envisages NATO troops fighting Russian forces in the Baltic region and across the Black Sea, while also placing emphasis on non-conventional warfare, including …

The left’s darling, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, did something nobody expected on Sunday: she blamed fellow Democrats and the Biden White House – not her hated Republicans – for allowing the eviction moratorium to expire.  Millions of American families are at risk of being kicked out of their homes because Congress has …

Just 17 months ago, I shared a ‘Free Julian Assange/Imperialism on Trial’ platform with Craig Murray in London. Now Craig, like Julian, is ‘in the nick’. How far-fetched that would have seemed back in February 2020! Then again, hasn’t everything that’s happened since early 2020 been rather far-fetched? As it …

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid laid the blame for the incident on Tehran after discussing the attack with his British counterpart Dominic Raab late on Friday. Lapid told Raab the world needs to come up with a strong response. “Iran is not just an Israeli problem, but an exporter of terrorism, …

“We are setting up [patrols] in 21 locations where typically there are crowds,” Istiono, the head of Indonesia’s national traffic police, who goes by only one name, told reporters on Friday night. The move comes soon after President Joko Widodo declared a new lockdown earlier on Friday, set to last …

“We are very close to much more severe – temporary, but severe – decisions on restrictions,” Sergey Sobyanin said on Thursday. He noted that 600 Covid-19 patients have been hospitalized over the past 48 hours, and that Moscow has about 17,000 beds dedicated to coronavirus patients to date. Soon that number …