The curfew imposed by Saied started on Monday and is scheduled to last until August 27. Under the new restrictions, all movement of people and vehicles is banned between 7pm and 6am local time, with exceptions made for urgent medical cases and night workers. The presidential order also prohibits any …
Read More »Tunisian president OUSTS government, warns opponents that ‘army will respond with bullets’ if they try to unleash street violence
Following an emergency meeting at his palace on Sunday night, President Kais Saied announced his decision to sack prime minister Hichem Mechichi and suspend parliament, promising to ‘save’ the country with the help of a new PM. “We have taken these decisions… until social peace returns to Tunisia and until …
Read More »Pentagon admits it trained SEVEN of Haiti president’s murderers, but denies ‘encouraging’ assassination
“Thus far, we’ve identified seven individuals who were former members of the Colombian military that had received some sort of … US funded and provided education and training,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday, stressing that such training is “very common,” and did not “[lead] to or [encourage] …
Read More »YouTube censors Brazilian president’s videos over Covid misinformation concerns
The YouTube channel features regular videos of national addresses, as well as conversations with ministers, former officials, and medical professionals, with the president personally having expressed his critical views of lockdowns, mask wearing, and vaccination programs. One of the videos removed by YouTube featured the country’s former health minister, Eduardo …
Read More »Morocco spied on French President Macron with Israeli ‘Pegasus’ malware – reports
Hours after Paris prosecutors launched an investigation into allegations that Morocco’s intelligence agencies used Israeli malware to hack the phones of several French journalists, Le Monde reported that Macron was also targeted by Rabat’s agents in 2019, along with former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and 14 other ministers. The use …
Read More »‘Shameful’: Mexico’s president vows probe into allegations Pegasus malware used by previous govt to spy on him and dozens more
In a speech on Tuesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador labeled allegations that the previous administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto spied on him and his associates as “shameful.” “They had sophisticated equipment to listen to all phone calls, not only from the person who was the target, but from …
Read More »Socialist Pedro Castillo confirmed as Peru’s president after weeks-long vote count
The official result of the June 6 election was declared by Peru’s electoral authority late on Monday. The left-wing candidate defeated Fujimori by just 44,000 votes, according to official figures. “I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president,” elections chief Jorge Salas …
Read More »South Korean President Moon to skip Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony after scandal with Japanese diplomat derails summit chances
A summit between South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga on the sidelines of the Olympic Games would have been the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders. On Monday, the president’s office said plans for the event have been canceled because no positive result was expected to come …
Read More »UK says it sees Guaido as Venezuela’s ‘only legitimate president’ ahead of appeal hearing in battle for blocked gold
While the European Union no longer formally recognizes Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president after he was ousted as head of parliament last year, the British government continues to throw his weight behind the opposition politician even after the UK Court of Appeals ruled back in October that such a stance …
Read More »Real Madrid president: Jose Mourinho told Mesut Ozil his girlfriend had been ‘f*cked by all of Inter including the coaching staff’
The clips are years old and have seen Perez badmouth a number of big names from his club’s history, such as legends Iker Casillas and Raul, who he called “the two biggest Real Madrid frauds”. And now it is the turn of attacking midfielder Ozil, who currently plies his trade at Fenerbahce. At the …
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