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Might we see a day when an Israeli leader is on trial for war crimes? This week’s events bring such an unlikely event closer

The decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to launch a formal probe into reported war crimes…

3 years ago

Russian activist Navalny back in court for third day of defamation trial after calling WWII veteran a ‘corrupt lackey’ & ‘traitor’

Navalny has been in court for the last two Fridays, and both hearings were adjourned at the end of the…

3 years ago

Democrats BACKTRACK on vote to call witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial, averting a potential political quagmire

House impeachment managers and lawyers for Trump agreed on Saturday to enter as evidence a statement by Representative Jaime Herrera…

3 years ago

Is it time to put our political leaders on trial for ‘social murder’ because of their deadly coronavirus blunders?

With case numbers in the UK falling fast and the vaccination programme on track to reach all of the highest-risk…

3 years ago

UK launches first-ever trial to test safety of mixing Pfizer & AstraZeneca Covid jabs

Formally known as the Covid-19 Heterologous Prime Boost study, or ‘Com-Cov’, the trial is designed to gauge the effects of…

3 years ago

Lancet publishes Sputnik V Phase III clinical trial data, showing Russian Covid-19 vaccine is 91%+ effective

Data from 19,866 volunteers – 4,902 of whom were in the placebo group – showed that Sputnik V had an…

3 years ago

As more than a dozen foreign diplomats attend Navalny trial, West must resist temptation to interfere in Russian affairs – Kremlin

A video taken outside Moscow City Court, where the activist is standing trial on charges of violating a suspended sentence,…

3 years ago

Impeachment trial to kick off next week, top senator Schumer announces, saying Trump incited ERECTION against US in viral gaffe

The charge of incitement of insurrection against the 45th US president was previously passed by the House with only days…

3 years ago

Phase III trial reveals 91.4% efficacy for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, with jab ‘100% effective’ against severe cases

In a statement, Moscow's Gamaleya Institute and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funded the vaccine’s development, cited data received…

3 years ago

Germany’s CureVac starts pivotal global trial for Covid-19 vaccine, enrolls 1st participant

The randomized and placebo-controlled trial called Herald may include more than 35,000 participants in Europe and Latin America, the Tübingen-based…

3 years ago