Australia and New Zealand are facing a surge in gang-related crimes, and the policy of shipping busted gang members away from Australian soil instead of joining forces hurts both neighbors, a Kiwi activist told RT. Since 2014, foreigners living in Australia on a temporary visa can be deported by the …
Read More »Greta Thunberg blasts portrayal of Joe Biden as ‘climate leader’
Speaking to the Washington Post, Greta Thunberg has condemned President Biden for overseeing fossil fuel infrastructure expansion across the US despite having set ambitious climate goals that would see it hit net zero by 2050. The wide-ranging interview saw Thunberg address international efforts to tackle climate change in the wake …
Read More »Chechen leader suggests Russia should invade & annex Ukraine
Ukraine should be annexed by Moscow if the country’s president, Vladimir Zelensky, does not change course from his anti-Russian policy, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday. Speaking at his annual end-of-year press conference, Kadyrov offered his view that Ukrainians are also Russian people. Chechnya, which he has led since …
Read More »This new leader’s not (yet) a revolutionary, but his enemies treat him like one
If you only follow what most mainstream media are reporting about Chile’s recent election, you couldn’t be blamed for thinking that the South American nation was on a path to socialism. The reality is a bit more complicated. Gabriel Boric, a 35-year old ex-radical student leader, defied polls to edge …
Read More »EU condemns Ukraine for detention of opposition leader – media
A top Ukrainian news site has reported that EU officials have called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to release Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of the country’s largest opposition party. The politician was placed under house arrest earlier this year. Strana, which was banned in the country in February, reported on …
Read More »Putin in first chat with new German leader amid diplomatic row
Putin congratulated Scholz on his election as long time leader Angela Merkel’s successor, and noted that he’s had plenty of experience dealing with Russia as the mayor of Hamburg, St. Petersburg’s sister city. Tuesday’s call came a day after Moscow expelled two German diplomats in reprisal for Berlin’s expulsion of …
Read More »EU leader urges NATO to move troops to eastern front
According to Interfax-Ukraine, Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday that Western countries need to develop a clear plan of action to deal with the “loss of balance in the region” and the increasing number of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. “NATO should respond not only by concentrating its troops …
Read More »Ukraine targets 2nd opposition leader with ‘treason’ case, Poroshenko follows Medvedchuk
The case is ostensibly linked to the coal trade between Kiev and the breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions in the Donbass during his time in office. Poroshenko, who heads the European Solidarity party, was a vehement opponent of both the unrecognized statelets and Russia. Earlier this year, another Ukrainian opposition leader, …
Read More »Brother of former UK Labour leader arrested for ‘inciting violence’
Corbyn was arrested in Southwark, London on Sunday at 1.45am local time, according to The Guardian, which cited Metropolitan police sources. Police had previously mentioned they were investigating a video in which the anti-lockdown protest leader appeared to be advocating arson. The brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn can …
Read More »Russia is world leader in high-tech weapons – Putin
In a new documentary film, ‘Recent History’, which aired on Russian TV on Sunday, Putin remarked that Russia has approximate nuclear “parity with the United States both in carriers and in the number of warheads, but still, in our promising developments, we are undoubtedly the leaders.” “We are not just …
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