Russian President Vladimir Putin launched strategic drills on Saturday, and is following the exercises from the situation center in Moscow, along with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The drills involve both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons, and are being held amid the escalation in eastern Ukraine and continuing tensions with NATO. The …
Read More »Ukrainian troops train for missile launches near Crimea
Kiev has conducted tests of units manning the BM-21 ‘Grad’ system, a Soviet-designed, truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher, near its southern border with Crimea, according to an announcement by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On Friday, officials stated that personnel had moved the weapons to Kherson Oblast, just north of the …
Read More »RT launches long-awaited German TV broadcast
Among other programs, the channel will broadcast news, talk shows, and documentaries, including ‘Fasbenders Woche’, featuring a prominent German journalist, Thomas Fasbender. “We will do everything in our power not to disappoint our German-speaking audience,” RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said. The audience for RT’s German language online platform, RT DE, …
Read More »State launches Covid-19 vaccine jingle contest among schools
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced the ‘Sing It to Win It’ campaign this week, encouraging students “to channel their creativity for a COVID-19 vaccine campaign” and produce a short song praising the virtues of the vaccination against …
Read More »DOJ launches probe into ‘racist’ sewage in rural Alabama
“Sanitation is a basic human need, and no one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of inadequate access to safe and effective sewage management,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said on Tuesday, announcing the investigation. The Civil Rights Division will …
Read More »‘Always ready’ for US & Israel: Iran launches massive military drill
The drill, dubbed ‘Zolfaghar-1400’, includes maneuvers in parts of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, which is connected to the Persian Gulf through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Navy and the Air Force were practicing striking targets, using various drones among other weapons, in the southern …
Read More »Southwest launches ‘internal’ probe into ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ pilot, as Twitter firing squad demands public flogging
“Southwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee’s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees,” the airline said in a statement on Sunday. The controversy was caused by reports …
Read More »WATCH: Russian anti-terror unit launches dramatic raid on container ship after vessel boarded by armed pirates off coast of Africa
In the clip released on Tuesday by military officials, an anti-terror unit from the Russian Navy’s Vice-Admiral Kulakov warship can be seen climbing on board the massive vessel, scrambling shipping containers with weapons at the ready, then ascending the stairs to the control room, searching for any remaining intruders aboard …
Read More »Give our tax BACK, citizens say as London mayor launches funding scheme for renaming streets in the name of diversity
In a press release on Thursday, the office of Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, announced the creation of a £1 million Untold Stories fund which aims to “champion diversity and improve representation in the capital’s public spaces.” The fund will be made available to community-led groups, who can receive …
Read More »Colorado middle school launches probe after teen says teacher TAPED masks to students’ faces in class
Colorado Springs’ Academy School District 20 said it would conduct a probe over allegations that some staff at Chinook Trail Middle School had taped masks to students’ faces, according to a local media report. The charge originated after photos emerged online showing one female student with a taped-on mask, who …
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