The US and its allies are “playing with fire” by doubling down on their support for Kiev amid the conflict with Moscow, including by planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Of course, it’s an unacceptable escalation” Lavrov said regarding potential deliveries …
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Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus star Carlos Tevez has announced his retirement from football following the death of his father. The 76-times capped Argentina international made his name in the Premier League, first helping West Ham avoid relegation in 2007 before spending two campaigns at Manchester United where …
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Should an actor’s religion or ethnicity matter when they play a role? Well according to British screen legend Dame Maureen Lipman, it should. She has criticised the casting of fellow British acting icon Dame Helen Mirren as former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the upcoming Hollywood biopic, Golda. In an …
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Donald Trump has swiftly responded to US President Joe Biden’s speech on the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, accusing the Democrat of “destroying our nation” and of playing “political theater” to distract from crises. Trump made abundantly clear in his Thursday statement that he was unhappy with Biden’s …
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Afghan drivers were given written recommendations not to play music in their cars and only take women as passengers if they’re wearing a hijab. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which is in charge of implementing Islamic law in the country, confirmed the …
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‘Being the Ricardos,’ the Aaron Sorkin written-and-directed biopic that attempts to tell the tale of a very tumultuous week in the life of iconic comedienne Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz Jr., has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The film itself, which made its streaming premiere …
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Speaking to the Washington Post on Friday, Ukraine’s new defense minister Oleksiy Reznikov sounded the alarm over the reported maneuvers of Russian forces on the nation’s borders, alleging that Moscow was trying to gauge the response of Ukraine and the West as a whole. “He is testing the unity of …
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It’s been quite a week for Taiwan tensions. In the space of days, the US has stated the island should be able to participate in the UN (on China’s 50th anniversary of entry), its foreign minister is visiting Central and Eastern Europe, while anti-China MEPs announced the sending of a …
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At issue are Fauci’s decisions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a unit of the National Institute of Health (NIH), to invest US taxpayer funds in gain-of-function research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, as well as allegedly cruel drug research using beagle puppies. …
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“I don’t even curse, and I’m the most censored rapper in the world. How is that possible?” Gray told RT on Monday, commenting on the fact that YouTube deleted his song. The Google-owned video platform claims his lyrics contain “medical misinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic. Gray calls it censorship. “We …
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