Developed by General Dynamics, the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle impressed then-Prime Minister David Cameron so much that he ordered 589 of them in 2014, after receiving the Army’s go-ahead four years earlier. Delivery dates have since been missed, and the Army is still waiting to roll out the vehicles, but …
Read More »Senior EU negotiator at Iran nuclear talks reports ‘substantial progress,’ feels ‘quite sure’ of deal’s revival
“We have made substantial progress over the last 10 days, but there are still things to be worked on and we will reconvene next week, and we will continue working,” Enrique Mora told reporters in the Austrian capital on Wednesday. The negotiator has been among those facilitating indirect talks between …
Read More »‘No comment’: Biden declines to confirm reports that Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $4mn+ in ransom to resolve gas supply crisis
Citing two anonymous sources said to be familiar with the transaction, Bloomberg first reported on Thursday that Colonial coughed up just shy of $5 million worth of cryptocurrency to hackers sometime after it was hit by a major cyber attack earlier this month, causing a full-scale shutdown of the country’s largest …
Read More »Reports of racial discrimination DOUBLE in Germany as Covid brings bubbling undercurrent of anti-Asian sentiment to the fore
Germany has been rocked back on its heels by news that a surge in reported incidents of racism and other discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic has so overwhelmed the country’s Federal Anti-Discriminationation Agency that the telephone reporting system has been suspended since October. Victims of racism are currently being asked …
Read More »Israeli TV reports DIRECT HIT on Tel Aviv building as Palestinians launch ‘hundreds’ of rockets from Gaza (VIDEO)
According to regional media, at least 130 rockets have been fired from Gaza on Tuesday evening, targeting Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched “hundreds” of rockets, the Gaza-based Shehab news agency reported. Palestinians said the barrage is a response to the destruction …
Read More »Reports of shootings & multiple deaths at school in capital of Tatarstan as Russian media claims one attacker still in building
An unnamed official told reporters that “nine people have been killed, including eight children and a teacher. 10 people have been injured, and four of them hospitalized.” Footage has begun emerging of children being treated for injuries in the grounds outside School No. 175 in the central Russian city, with …
Read More »Tesla admits Elon Musk is exaggerating about ‘full self-driving’ cars before end of year – reports
A DMV memo – obtained through a public records request by PlainSite – claims that a boast from Musk about self-driving cars “does not match engineering reality,” based on a conversation with the director of the Autopilot software, CJ Moore. “Tesla is at Level 2 currently,” the department wrote. Level …
Read More »Not only blood clots? EMA ‘assessing reports’ of AstraZeneca jab link to rare IMMUNE DISORDER
In a meeting this week, the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) revealed that it was “assessing reports” of the rare immune system disorder being found in people following vaccination. “As part of the review of the regular pandemic summary safety reports for Vaxzevria, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, the …
Read More »Biden won’t rule out ordering MANDATORY Covid-19 vaccinations for US troops amid reports of hesitancy in the ranks
“I’m not saying I won’t,” Biden said on Friday when asked by NBC News if he will order a military vaccination mandate himself. He said he prefers to leave the decision to military leaders, however. The US reached a milestone of having more than 100 million people fully vaccinated against …
Read More »Iran decries ‘cherry-picked’ & ‘illegal’ reports of classified chat that claim foreign minister revealed power struggles with army
While not disputing their authenticity, a spokesperson said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments on an audiotape leaked on Sunday had been taken out of context, adding that they were made during a classified conversation that was “illegally” published. Clarifying at a press conference on Monday that selected segments of …
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