Germany should urgently review the money it spends on humanitarian aid for Palestinians, given the ongoing large-scale attacks by Hamas militants on Israeli civilians, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Saturday. “The terrorism [committed against Israelis] is shocking. We should react to it not only with words,” Lindner, the leader …
Read More »EU to review Kaliningrad blockade
The EU is not seeking to impose a “blockade” on Russia’s Kaliningrad Region and will review its sanctions guidelines to avoid “blocking” traffic into and out of the exclave, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said Thursday. Lithuania’s actions to restrict transit to and from Kaliningrad, implemented under EU Commission …
Read More »Putin calls for review of ‘comical’ rules for ‘foreign agents’
Speaking during a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights on Thursday, Putin said: “We need to pay attention to this. That includes how the bill was created, and specifically why it wasn’t discussed with the professional community. Not only do we need to consider this, we’re …
Read More »All Whites not all right? Review into New Zealand’s football nickname hints at potential change due to ‘cultural inclusivity’
The ‘All Whites’ nickname has been part of New Zealand footballing culture since they first wore the strip during the country’s bid to qualify for the 1982 World Cup. The idea was launched as a counter-balance of sorts to New Zealand’s famous ‘All Blacks’ rugby team, who, you guessed it, …
Read More »Official review exposes how US reconstruction of Afghanistan was built on death, fraud and lies
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has issued a withering review of American reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, outlining several “lessons learned” from the calamity. In all, Washington spent two decades and $145 billion attempting to westernize the country, while struggling to maintain a corrupt, unpopular and illegitimate government in …
Read More »Biden says he ‘welcomes’ DOJ review of unreleased 9/11 documents
“I welcome the Department of Justice’s filing today, which commits to conducting a fresh review of documents where the government has previously asserted privileges, and to doing so as quickly as possible,” Biden said in his statement. Survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and family members of victims recently disinvited …
Read More »Massive and sophisticated fake review scam unearthed on Amazon – report
A whopping 13 million records of Amazon users and vendors participating in the colossal con job were discovered by SafetyDetectives, a cyber security team that stumbled on the trove of data on an unsecured ElasticSearch database last week. The leak amounted to some 7 gigabytes of data, all told compromising …
Read More »Pentagon says 2,300 National Guard troops to stay at Capitol through May 23 as post-riot review calls for increased security
The Pentagon will work to “incrementally reduce” the National Guard “footprint as conditions allow,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday, announcing that 2,300 or so troops have been authorized to stay through May 23. More than 5,000 Guards were still in Washington as of this week, having been put …
Read More »Capitol security review urges beefed-up surveillance, permanent ‘mobile fencing’ & 850 new officers to fill manpower gaps
Commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following the Capitol riot and published on Monday, the security review pointed to major shortfalls at the complex and the surrounding National Capital Region, including issues with police staffing, training, planning and equipment. The review also found the facility itself could be improved with …
Read More »EU medicines regulator announces review of data for Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for potential use by member states
On Thursday, a statement on the European Medicines Agency (EMA) website confirmed that the review had been ordered. According to officials, the “decision to start the rolling review is based on results from laboratory studies and clinical studies in adults.” The move comes after two member states unilaterally approved the …
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