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A spy, a playboy, the holder of a doctorate, a diplomat, one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th century, and the man who defined American foreign policy during the Cold War. On May 27, 2023, Heinz (or Henry)  Alfred Kissinger, a former National Security Adviser and Secretary …

As a result of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, large numbers of people have been fleeing their homeland, en masse, for the past three months. Most have been seeking asylum in countries that are part of the European Union, which Kiev so desperately wants to join. According to UN estimates, six …

Trying to guess a specific date when Moscow’s armed forces could storm across the Ukrainian border and launch a full-blown offensive is futile, the UK’s defense secretary has cautioned, as Western officials and news agencies weigh in with speculation on if and when Russia could strike. Speaking as part of …

Over the past two years, Covid-19 has left a trail of devastation – epidemiological, emotional, political – in its rampage from Wuhan throughout the world. One of its biggest casualties has been the public’s trust that the Western medical industry is evidenced-based and focused on health over all other concerns. …

Earlier this week, the pontiff told an audience at the Vatican, “We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have… dogs and cats that take the place of children.” But he didn’t stop there. “A man or woman …

Those resisting vaccination in Austria might soon face stiff punishments, according to a leaked draft of the so-called Covid-19 Vaccination Protection Act seen by the Austrian Die Presse daily. If passed, the legislation, which is set to take effect in February, would apply both to the Alpine nation’s citizens and …

According to a petition filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, an arbitrator ordered Spacey and two of his production companies last year to pay nearly $31 million to Media Rights Capital (MRC), the company behind the hit political series ‘House of Cards’. MRC has now asked …

“Currently, unvaccinated persons make up a sizable majority of those who require intensive inpatient care, and disproportionately contribute to the strain on our healthcare resources,” the ministry said in a statement on Monday, adding that the same group makes up “the bulk of severe and ICU cases” and imposes “a …

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office has announced a series of new policies pertaining to the island. Namely, that those supporting “Taiwan independence” (vaguely defined) will be subject to a series of travel restrictions and denied entry into mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, as well as being banned from cooperating or …

The commander of the Kabul corps, Hamdullah Mokhlis, lost his life in a gunfight with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants at Sardar Daud Khan Hospital. He became the most senior Taliban figure to have been killed since the group overran Kabul in mid-August amid the withdrawal of US troops …