The UK is preparing to temporarily nationalize Gazprom’s British retail supply arm, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The measure is taken to ensure distressed companies continue energy supplies to customers amid losses due to higher energy costs. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd is a prime candidate to be taken into …
Read More »Kiev prepares for evacuation
Kiev will be completely evacuated if Russian troops storm over the border and attempt to invade Ukraine, a senior city official revealed on Thursday. Speaking to radio station Hromadske, Kiev’s municipal security director, Roman Tkachuk, stated that the city’s three million residents would be taken out of the capital in …
Read More »Canada prepares for anti-Covid-mandate trucker protest
The Canadian government has mobilized police and national security forces to bolster the police presence in Ottawa as ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers protesting vaccine mandates make their way into the national capital. Around 50,000 truckers are thought to be part of the group, which will organize demonstrations over the weekend. Claiming …
Read More »US prepares ‘other options’ against Iran’s nuclear program
White House press secretary Jen Psaki issued the warning during a Thursday presser, telling reporters that while the president “believes in diplomacy,” he is also “committed to ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon” and would pursue whatever actions necessary to stop that from happening. “Given the ongoing advances in …
Read More »Assange supporters rally in London, as US prepares new extradition attempt
Crowds of Assange supporters marched to the High Court in London on Saturday, demanding that the US government drop its charges against the publisher. As columns of protesters held banners aloft, a truck bearing Assange’s image and the message “Journalism is not a crime” drove along the protest route. Beginning …
Read More »Megalomania or protecting users? New Twitch policy prepares to deplatform for OFF-PLATFORM activity
Twitch users found to have committed any sort of crimes in the past, from credible threats against Twitch staff to “terrorist activities or recruiting,” may find themselves booted off the platform even if they haven’t done anything to menace Twitch users online, according to new rules released by the streaming …
Read More »Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports
Tensions are running high as the Israelis are expected to go to the polls for the fourth time in two years on Tuesday. The Knesset Guard and security agencies are even considering the possibility that those unhappy with the results of the vote may try attacking the Israeli legislature in …
Read More »RT’s German-language service prepares lawsuit after notorious tabloid ‘Bild’ falsely accuses its journalists in Berlin of SPYING
In the article published on Tuesday, reporter Julian Roepcke, who has previously been aligned with the ‘Disinformation Portal’ of NATO’s Atlantic Council adjunct, claims that, according to Bild’s information, President Vladimir Putin ordered a spy op on his “public enemy number one.” It allegedly targeted opposition figure Alexey Navalny and two of his …
Read More »Sputnik V prepares for EU launch: Russian Covid-19 vaccine clears 1st hurdle for roll-out as regulator EMA accepts application
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) told Russian media on Tuesday that the scientific consultation process was now finalized. “As a next step, the company can prepare an application for a registration certificate” for the EU market, a source at the agency informed RIA Novosti. Later that morning, the Russian Direct …
Read More »Trump in talks to launch new ‘Patriot Party’ as he prepares to leave office – media
Trump spoke to several aides and close confidants about the idea for a new political party over the last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” The unconfirmed report comes as the president spars with Republican leaders over his handling of the January …
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