Militants stormed the city of Qala-e-Naw on Wednesday morning before being cleared out by government forces around 4pm local time, the Ministry of Defense said in a Facebook post. Airstrikes were used to push the Taliban back and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces were also deployed to restore order …
Read More »Freak storm buries French town in deluge of hail, locals forced to dig way out of homes (VIDEOS)
Plombières-les-Bains, in the eastern Vosges mountain range, was smashed by hail in a thunderstorm on Tuesday morning. The downpour also caused flooding, which affected several streets and the basements of some properties, according to French broadcaster BFM TV. Shocking footage from Plombières showed rainwater moving down a street past parked cars, with …
Read More »In just 5,000 posts the secretive QAnon’s ‘storm’ nearly brought down a US president, while it’s gone dark for now, what’s next?
It was after my youngest daughter, a TikTok devotee, kept asking if I’d seen the video of al the young children being rescued from slavery thanks to Donald Trump that I realised the social media storm created by QAnon had landed on our doorstep. The videos she had come across …
Read More »‘No experience, but she’s a dog in there’: Boxing icon Shields survives storm to win MMA debut with TKO barrage (VIDEO)
Appearing in a lightweight main event at PFL 4 in Atlantic City, two-time Olympic boxing queen Shields was dominated on the ground for much of the opening two rounds against opponent Brittney Elkin – a jiu-jitsu brown belt – but scrapped to keep herself in the fight while hinting at the threat from …
Read More »Apocalyptic scenes as massive dust storm turns skies ORANGE in southern Russia (VIDEOS)
The storm ripped through Astrakhan Region, Republic of Kalmykia, known for its vast swathes of steppe, as well as Dagestan in the North Caucasus on Wednesday, wreaking havoc along the way. Videos from Astrakhan Region on the Volga River showed deserted streets covered in thick orange mist and people running …
Read More »At least 8 killed as ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ heads to coronavirus-hit India
Cyclone Tauktae is currently heading northwards along India’s western coast, bringing torrential rains, thunderstorms and strong winds to several states. Heavy rains and winds have caused the deaths of at least four people in the Karnataka state on Saturday. The disaster heavily battered 73 villages in the area, with flooding …
Read More »Hundreds injured after Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid ongoing Palestinian protests
Israeli security personnel used tear gas and stun grenades while storming the holy site, according to eyewitness reports. Hundreds of people have been injured, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, resulting in 50 hospitalizations. Footage posted to social media appears to show a skirmish outside the mosque between Palestinians and Israeli …
Read More »Furious Manchester United fans storm Old Trafford hours before Liverpool Premier League match in anti-Glazer protest (VIDEOS)
The protest, which has initially been planned to take place outside of Old Trafford, bled into the famous stadium on Sunday after hundreds of fans upset with the ownership of the controversial Glazer family raided the pitch and threw Sunday’s pivotal fixture with arch-rivals Liverpool into doubt. It is also understood …
Read More »‘Coronavirus storm’ has shaken India, PM Modi says, as country registers nearly 350,000 Covid-19 cases in new global daily record
India has let its guard down and became overconfident after successfully tackling the first wave of coronavirus only to get heavily hit by the second one, Modi has admitted, in a radio address on Sunday. The prime minister urged citizens to exercise caution and not to panic, advising them to …
Read More »New HBO documentary ‘Q: Into the Storm’ is just like QAnon in that it is vapid entertainment selling itself as truth
Q: Into the Storm is the new HBO documentary miniseries that explores the QAnon conspiracy theory and the collection of people mixed up in it. The first two episodes of the six-part series, produced and directed by Cullen Hoback, premiered on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday night. The final …
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