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4 Afghan nationals jailed for 10 years over arson that destroyed Greece’s Moria migrant camp amid Covid-19 quarantine protests
A Greek court has sentenced four asylum-seekers from Afghanistan to 10 years behind bars for their role in the fire that ripped through Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, on the Mediterranean island of Lesbos last
‘This madness mustn’t be tolerated,’ Tehran says after ex-Mossad chief implies Israel played role in blast & assassination in Iran
The Iranian mission to the UN has accused Israel of ‘lawlessness,’ after the newly retired head of Mossad implied that his agency had been behind an explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility and the killing
Germany threatens Telegram app with fines, demands access for law enforcement – media
The German Justice Ministry is reportedly demanding the messaging app Telegram open itself to law enforcement and pay a multi-million euro fine. The news comes after an elite police unit was disbanded over extremist group
#ClioMusic 2020/2021: RT Creative Lab wins GOLD, 2 SILVERS & BRONZE at global competition celebrating use of music in advertising
RT Creative Lab’s projects ‘The Endless Letter’ and ‘Lessons of Auschwitz’ have won gold, two silvers and bronze at the Clio Music Awards, a global event celebrating the visceral power of music to connect consumers
Armed assailants in Mexico hijack US-bound trucks carrying 7 million rounds of ammunition
Two trailers transporting ammunition to the United States were ambushed by armed criminals on a Mexican highway. Most of the ammo is small-caliber and won’t be useful for drug cartels, the manufacturer said. The shipment
Explosions hit two buses in Kabul, at least 7 killed & 6 injured
Two minibuses have been hit by explosions in Kabul, Afghanistan, local authorities have confirmed. At least seven people were killed and six more injured in the blasts. The explosions rocked western Kabul on Saturday, with
Hajj pilgrimage will be limited to 60,000 people from within Saudi Arabia due to Covid, kingdom says
Mecca will be off limits to the vast majority of Muslims this year, after Saudi Arabia announced that only a select few, all from within the country, would be allowed to participate in the annual
Covid-19 leads to brain changes & Alzheimer’s-like dementia, new AI-powered study finds
According to recent US research, Covid-19 may lead to the type of brain changes common in Alzheimer’s disease, and a team of scientists has identified the mechanisms by which it may be causing such impairments.
‘They’re trying to kill Assange because he spoke the truth’: Roger Waters calls on Biden to end ‘disgusting’ sham prosecution
With the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a US tour to raise awareness of Julian Assange’s plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe Biden to end the journalist’s prosecution.
Iranian nuclear deal talks set to resume in Vienna, Tehran’s top negotiator confirms
Negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in the Austrian capital Vienna on Saturday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has announced following a recent break in the ongoing talks. “The participants
French telecoms firm Orange blames software failure for network outage that disabled national emergency numbers
A major network outage that prevented calls to emergency numbers in France last week was caused by a software failure, an internal inquiry by the country’s largest telecoms operator, Orange, has found. Emergency numbers for
Ireland’s major political parties investigated by privacy watchdog after admitting to using fake pollsters during elections
Four of Ireland’s biggest political parties, including the three currently in power, are facing audits after admitting to using fictional market research companies and posing as pollsters to survey voter mood ahead of elections. The
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian 15yo at clash in occupied West Bank, health ministry says
A Palestinian teen has been killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry has said. The incident occurred in Beita, near Nablus, as Palestinians protested Israeli settlements in the region.
EU drugs regulator lists another rare blood condition as possible AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine side effect
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee has added another rare blood condition to the potential side effects of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, as the UK regulator weighs precautionary advice over capillary leak syndrome. The EMA’s addition
‘Unacceptable misconduct’: Elite German police force dissolved after investigation into sharing of neo-Nazi content
A special task force unit has been disbanded in the German city of Frankfurt am Main, a state interior minister has announced, amid an investigation into the sharing of extremist and neo-Nazi content on group
French military kills Al-Qaeda commander blamed for kidnapping & murder of journalists in 2013, defense minister says
During its operation in Africa’s Sahel region, France’s military killed an Al-Qaeda commander believed to be responsible for kidnapping and murdering two French journalists in 2013, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has said. On June
US-Iran nuclear talks are in ‘final sprint’, says Chinese foreign minister, blasting Washington’s ‘bullying’ for chaotic situation
The Chinese foreign ministry has said Washington’s “unilateral bullying” was the cause of the Iranian nuclear crisis, but talks in Vienna aiming to restart the 2015 nuclear deal were nearly complete. Speaking on Friday in
Devastating flood that killed 200+ in India caused by massive avalanche and could happen again, say scientists
Scientists studying the cause of a flood which killed more than 200 people in the Indian Himalayas have said the disaster was caused by a massive rock and ice avalanche that could happen again in
Taiwan says Thailand is keeping pre-ordered AstraZeneca coronavirus shots for itself
Thailand has been retaining locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines for itself in the midst of a massive wave of coronavirus, Taiwan’s president has said, claiming that shots scheduled for delivery in June did not arrive. Tsai
Ex-Mossad chief indicates Israel was behind Iranian nuclear facility explosion and military scientist assassination
Speaking after retiring last week, Yossi Cohen used an interview to imply that Israel was behind the explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility and the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists, and issued a
Joe Biden and Boris Johnson sign ‘New Atlantic Charter’, but the world may have moved on
US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have updated their World War II-era ‘Atlantic Charter’. The agreement promises a return to the full-throttle liberalism that the Trump administration interrupted. Biden and Johnson
US personnel treated for smoke inhalation after rocket attacks on Iraq bases, but no serious damage to sites – State Department
Rocket attacks on Iraqi bases hosting US contractors on Wednesday did not cause casualties or any serious damage, State Department spokesman Ned Price has said, though some personnel were treated for smoke inhalation. Multiple rockets
US sanctions ‘network’ accused of funding Yemen’s Houthis with tens of millions of dollars
Washington has sanctioned an alleged international network which it says funneled tens of millions of dollars to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for their conflict with Western-aligned government forces. A dozen individuals and entities are blacklisted, including
Macron announces end of military operation in Sahel, says French troops to become part of international force
Paris’s counterterrorism operation in the Sahel region of West Africa is coming to an end, with the reduced French contingent instead set to join a broader international force, President Emmanuel Macron has said. The shutdown
The One Show 2021: RT Creative Lab wins 2 Bronze, 9 Merit pencils in world’s top advertising & design award
RT Creative Lab’s ‘The Endless Letter’ Instagram series honoring WWII victims has snatched two bronze pencils at New York’s The One Show 2021, the world’s most prestigious award show in advertising, design and digital marketing.
Surrounding protesters is ‘illegal’, top French court says in ruling against controversial government law enforcement plan
France’s highest administrative court has ruled against a contentious government plan for law enforcement measures, which critics have branded an attempt to crack down on demonstrators and freedom of the press. The Council of State,
Citroen, Peugeot become latest automakers to face French prosecution over emissions cheating scandal
The parent company to Citroen and Peugeot has confirmed that the automakers face prosecution by French authorities over their alleged role in the ‘dieselgate’ scandal, becoming the latest car manufacturers to be charged. In a
Famine hits Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN humanitarian chief says, with 350,000 reportedly at risk
Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region is now in a state of famine, the UN’s humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has said, as reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of disaster. “There is
Biden intervention ‘significant’ in overcoming Northern Ireland deadlock, Irish PM says
Ireland’s prime minister has said he believes the intervention of US President Joe Biden and his administration is “significant” in overcoming challenges relating to Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangement. Speaking to Newstalk radio on Thursday, Irish
Waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines is ‘no silver bullet,’ EU Council head says
Waiving coronavirus vaccine patents “might sound good,” but in reality the move is redundant and won’t help poorer countries, the EU Council’s president has said, ahead of the G7 summit where the topic is expected
Beijing passes anti-foreign sanction law to safeguard China’s core interests against Western interference
The top Chinese legislature has passed a bill aimed at protecting China’s core interests, its businesses and officials, from foreign sanctions amid an onslaught of economic attacks from the US and its Western allies. On
More than 1,000 people arrested in China over allegations of money laundering using cryptocurrencies
Chinese authorities have arrested 1,100 individuals in a coordinated attempt to crack down on a network of criminals who illegally launder money by purchasing cryptocurrencies, as the nation clamps down on the digital industry. The
El Salvador wants to power crypto mines with ‘100% cheap, renewable’ VOLCANO energy, after adopting bitcoin as legal tender
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is moving fast on his pledge to embrace bitcoin as another legal tender, already opening a new geothermal well that would use clean geothermal energy to power the cryptocurrency
Twitter must register company in Nigeria to resume operations – information minister
If Twitter wants the government of Nigeria to lift its ban against the site, it should register as a local entity and be licensed in the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed has said amid a
US sanctions Nicaraguan President Ortega’s daughter and three others amid ‘country’s descent into tyranny’
The US has issued sanctions against the daughter of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega after some of the Central American leader’s political opponents were arrested under a controversial new ‘treason’ law. The US Treasury Department said
World’s largest Otto von Bismarck statue to be ‘CONTEXTUALIZED’ with help from African artists in German design contest – report
With critics calling for the head of the Otto von Bismarck statue in Hamburg, because of the founding chancellor’s colonialist sins, city officials reportedly plan to enlist black artists to help “contextualize” the giant figure.
Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, prompting evacuations & suspicions of arson (VIDEOS)
Scores of Israeli firefighters have been deployed to tackle two major forest fires that broke out in the hills near Jerusalem on Wednesday. Hundreds of people were evacuated, with police investigating arson as the possible
Chinese H5N8 avian influenza outbreak kills thousands of wild birds in Shaanxi province – agriculture ministry
A new outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian flu, H5N8, has hit China’s northern Shaanxi province, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has said. Some 4,249 wild birds became ill and died after
Prosecution of senior Vatican clerics needs Pope’s consent…which is not transparent, European financial watchdog says
The Council of Europe’s top financial watchdog has called on the Vatican to ensure transparency in procedures to prosecute senior clerics, and further bolster reform initiatives to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing. In a
Albanian parliament votes to impeach president, remove him from office for ‘violating constitution’ in election comments
The president of Albania, Ilir Meta, has been impeached by lawmakers who want him removed from office amid claims he violated the constitution by being biased against the ruling Socialist Party ahead of an election.
10 mine-clearing workers killed in Afghanistan, Taliban denies responsibility for attack
Gunmen stormed a camp of a UK-based mine clearance group in Afghanistan, killing 10 people. Afghan officials blame the Taliban for the attack, while the militants deny this. The non-governmental organization HALO Trust said that
Cryptocurrency world first as bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
The Congress of El Salvador has formally approved the government’s ‘Bitcoin Law’ by a qualified majority, making the Central American nation the world’s first country to officially adopt a cryptocurrency as legal tender. Announcing the
‘Paranoid delusion’: Beijing fumes as US Senate passes massive anti-China tech bill
Beijing has accused Washington of exhibiting “paranoid delusion” and “Cold War mentality,” after the US Senate passed a new bill aimed at bolstering the position of American tech in competing with China. The foreign affairs
China administers 800mn vaccines in fight against Covid-19 as cases spike in Guangzhou
Beijing has administered over 800 million Covid-19 vaccines, more than double any other country in the world, but local outbreaks persist despite the exceptionally fast-paced vaccination program. In an update on Wednesday, the National Health
Explosions over Damascus: Syrian air defenses light up sky in response to ‘Israeli aggression’ – state media
Syrian air defenses have been activated against missiles allegedly launched from Lebanese airspace by Israel, state news agency SANA has reported. The attack is said to be targeting Damascus and Homs. The attack began shortly
Controversial Israeli ‘Flag March’ through Jerusalem gets green light from security council
Israel’s top-level security council has signed off on the Flag March planned by right-wing groups through Jerusalem’s Old City, just a day after organizers canceled the event due to a dispute with police over the
French court charges Renault with deceit over ‘Dieselgate’ scandal, orders it to provide damages guarantees
Car manufacturer Renault has confirmed that a French court has charged it with deceit, after the company was placed under investigation in 2017 on suspicion of cheating on emissions tests for older diesel vehicles. The
Former French university chief charged over rotting bodies scandal involving donated corpses at Paris university
The former president of the renowned Paris-Descartes University has been charged over a scandal in which dozens of bodies donated for research were stored in appalling conditions in the center of the French capital. Frederic
‘It has to stop’: Canada’s PM Trudeau brands killing of Ontario Muslim family a ‘terrorist attack’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the hit-and-run deaths of a Muslim family a “terrorist attack” and vowed to combat “Islamophobia.” Police have charged a 20-year-old man with four counts of murder and one
South Africa’s health minister placed on leave until further notice amid corruption investigation
The South African health minister has been put on special leave until further notice by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, while the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) examines allegations of corruption. Minister Zweli Mkhize said he
2 arrested after incident that has seen French President Emmanuel Macron SLAPPED IN FACE (VIDEO)
France’s President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face as he approached the crowd during his visit to a town in southeastern France. The incident was broadly condemned by French politicians and has led to
Ratko Mladic appeal of life sentence is rejected by court, turning page for Yugoslavia tribunal
A UN appeals court in The Hague has upheld a life sentence against Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who in 2017 was convicted of war crimes committed during the 1992-95 war. The former military commander
Hong Kong will continue to invite foreign judges, says Lam, judicial system remains ‘hard as a rock’ despite UK judge resignation
Hong Kong’s chief executive has vowed to continue inviting foreign judges to the city’s courts, insisting Hong Kong’s legal system remains “hard as a rock” despite increasing concern for the rule of law. Speaking on
‘Sting of the century’: FBI & Australian police trick criminal gangs into using surveilled chat app, make hundreds of arrests
The FBI and Australian police have been secretly reading a secure chat app popular with organized crime for several years. The operation, dubbed ‘the sting of the century’ in the media, resulted in hundreds of
Pakistani PM Khan condemns Islamophobia in West & terrorism after truck attack in Canada kills 4 members of Muslim family
With news spreading of the horrific ramming deaths of four Muslim family members in London, Ontario, the chorus of condemnation has grown stronger. Pakistani PM Khan called the attack a sign of growing Islamophobia in
‘Hate crime’: Canadian who ran over Muslim family in pick-up truck, killing 4, charged with murder
The London, Ontario man who swerved off the road and ran over a Muslim family of five did so deliberately and the incident is now considered a hate crime, police said. Canada’s government reacted by
No passports for ‘anti-Semites’? German MP suggests barring those questioning ‘Israel’s existence’ from getting German citizenship
Those who committed ‘anti-Semitic’ acts should be barred from acquiring German citizenship, an interior policy spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in the Bundestag said ahead of the voting on the issue. “The Citizenship law
Lebanon’s president approves loan for electricity provider amid fuel shortages and reports of imminent blackouts
Fuel shortages in Lebanon have forced President Michel Aoun to grant the state electricity company a loan of up to 300 billion Lebanese pounds ($200 million) so it can import supplies from abroad and avoid
WATCH: Angry demonstrators in Canada behead statue of Egerton Ryerson, architect of controversial abuse-prone school system
Protesters have toppled and beheaded a statue of Egerton Ryerson, an architect of Canada’s infamous residential school system for indigenous children, amid growing anger over the recent discovery of mass graves at one such school.
Germany calls on EU to scrap members’ veto right on bloc’s foreign policy decisions
The EU should get rid of the right for individual member states to block its foreign policy through the veto mechanism, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said, following a row over Hungary’s stance on
Brazil doesn’t need US permission to its own backyard, ex-president Lula tells RT
RT’s Oksana Boyko caught up with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former leader of Brazil – who usually goes simply by Lula – to discuss his potential return in 2022 and what place he
Progress on Myanmar route to peace ‘painfully slow’, Malaysia’s FM says ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi trial
Malaysia’s foreign minister has lamented the lack of progress on implementing a five-point plan to address the political chaos and alleviate suffering in Myanmar, which has been under military rule since the February 1 coup.
‘Increasingly difficult’ to extend Iran monitoring agreement, UN nuclear watchdog chief says
Talks to extend the agreement allowing UN inspectors to monitor Iranian nuclear activity are becoming increasingly arduous, the head of the organization’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. In May, the nuclear watchdog and
Vaccines for everyone over 18, says India’s Modi, as Delhi vows free rations for 800 million people until November
India’s prime minister has announced that Delhi will centralize the country’s inoculation drive, providing vaccines to regional states free of charge for all Indians over the age of 18 from June 21. In a national
32 killed, 64 injured after 2 express trains collide in Pakistan (VIDEOS)
At least 32 people were killed and dozens more injured in Pakistan’s Sindh province after an express train derailed and collided with another passenger train coming from the opposite direction. The incident occurred early on
Israel to lift indoor mask requirement on June 15 – minister
Israel will remove its only remaining major Covid-19 restriction – the indoor mask mandate – on June 15 if the infection level remains low, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein has announced. On June 1, Israel lifted
US to send Taiwan 750,000 ‘urgently needed’ Covid-19 vaccine doses after Taipei rejects Beijing’s help
The United States will send 750,000 shots to Taiwan as part of an effort to help combat the coronavirus worldwide, after Taipei rejected similar vaccine assistance from China. Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, announced
UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison in the UK were ramped up this week ahead of the G7 summit with an action in Geneva, a petition, and an intervention by the
Drones, 100s of people & vehicles sent to block UNSTOPPABLE herd of 15 elephants trampling Chinese towns & farmlands (VIDEOS)
Chinese authorities are bracing for more damage as 15 protected wild Asian elephants remain undeterred by people and vehicles deployed to keep them away from human-populated areas. The herd started on its way from a
Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns ‘incitement from any side’ amid backlash against coalition set to remove him from power
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out against hate speech after his political opponents were given extra security detail. A ‘unity’ coalition to oust the PM was met with online hate and protests. “I
Argentinian foreign minister slams chief of regional bloc OAS for ‘meddling’ in Mexico’s general election amid heightened security
The foreign ministers of Argentina, Bolivia, and Mexico have all said the leader of the OAS regional bloc played a toxic role ahead of what is set to be the largest vote in Mexican history,
Al Jazeera condemns Israel for ‘systematic targeting of journalists’ after arrest of reporter in East Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Givara Budeiri, a veteran Al Jazeera correspondent, was arrested while covering a peaceful protest in a flashpoint neighborhood of East Jerusalem and banned from entering the area for 15 days. The arrest happened on Saturday
South Korean President Moon orders change to air-force ‘barracks culture’ after sexual abuse victim’s suicide
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has instructed the military to conduct a thorough probe after a servicewoman took her own life. Her family accused the air force of failing to investigate her sexual assault claim.
Tech giants back Biden’s plan to charge them more tax, but loopholes are the industry’s ace in the hole
The US has promised that Amazon and Facebook will fall under the new global tax rules agreed by the G7 nations. But even in countries with rock-bottom rates, megacorporations have paid effectively nothing for years.
Bright eyes? People with larger pupils are ‘smarter’ than those with smaller ones, new study claims
A person’s intelligence and brain function correlates to the size of their pupils, a new eye-popping study by US researchers suggests. The study claims that the larger the pupil, the smarter its owner. Cognitive abilities
German minister under fire after report that govt planned to dump ‘unusable’ Covid-19 masks on disabled & homeless people
German Health Minister Jens Spahn wanted to distribute potentially faulty masks to the homeless and people with disabilities after spending more than €1 billion on a large consignment from China last year, a report says.
WATCH: Christian Orthodox church DEMOLISHED in Bosnia after Bosniak woman who owns the land wins 20-year legal battle
A Serbian Christian Orthodox church that was built on a Bosniak woman’s land near Srebrenica has been razed by local authorities under a court order, concluding a decades-long legal dispute stemming from the 1992-1995 Bosnian
Five killed, 15 injured in street knife rampage in eastern China
At least five people have been killed and 15 injured in a knife attack in China’s eastern Anhui province. A lone attacker stabbed people at random on a shopping street in the city of Anqing,
‘You couldn’t make it up if you tried’: Twitter censors at home, but calls access to platform a ‘human right’ in Nigeria
Twitter is very concerned about its recent blocking in Nigeria, calling the free and open internet an “essential human right.” Back in the US, commentators pointed out, Twitter doesn’t care as much about this “right.”
Turkey ‘strikes’ Iraqi refugee camp that Erdogan threatened to target, Kurds say civilians killed – reports
A Turkish airstrike has reportedly hit a refugee camp in Iraq housing Kurdish refugees from Turkey, media reports say, with Kurdish sources claiming three people were killed. Ankara called the camp “a terrorist breeding ground.”
‘Journalist’ Bilal Kareem, one-time Western media darling, emerges from Idlib prison with newfound critical view of jihadist pals
A US media personality and a prolific advocate for anti-government Islamist fighters in Syria now says the group he supported is torturing people in the city of Idlib and that he himself was abused while
India issues ‘last notice’ to Twitter urging it to comply with new digital information rules or face ‘unintended consequences’
New Delhi has issued “one last notice” to Twitter, accusing the social media giant of non-compliance with the country’s new information laws. Failure to comply would result in penalties for the company. The notice was
G7 finance ministers reach ‘historic agreement’ on Biden’s push for global minimum corporation tax of 15%
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations have backed the Biden administration’s plans to set a global minimum tax of 15% on corporate earnings. Outside the G7, the plan has faced opposition from tax
‘It’s happening & it’s probably spreading’: Canadian health officials baffled by MYSTERY deadly brain disease
A fresh outbreak of a mysterious illness has been making headlines in Canada. A neurological disease dubbed the New Brunswick Syndrome has affected dozens and killed six people in recent months in the region that
TikTok owner blasts ‘anti-competitive’ rival after top executive bemoans ‘brain-washing pig feed’ short video content
Senior officers of feuding Chinese tech giants have clashed over whose product for sharing short videos is the more harmful to impressionable youth. The sector is among the fastest-growing in the country. This week, executives
‘Playing with fire’: Beijing blasts Western nations over candlelit vigils at Hong Kong consulates on Tiananmen Square anniversary
Beijing has condemned the vigils held at US and EU consulates in the autonomous region of Hong Kong on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, branding them a “clumsy political show” to destabilize
Chinese military has its own UFO task force… and it’s been ‘overwhelmed’ by surge in sighting reports – media
The Pentagon isn’t alone in investigating strange objects spotted in the skies: according to reports, the Chinese military has also been tracking UFOs, and in recent years has registered an uptick in sightings. The People’s
Same hype, different day? Beijing says US reporter pushing Covid lab-leak theory also fueled debunked Iraq WMD narrative
China’s Foreign Ministry blasted the resurgent interest in the Covid-19 lab-origin theory, noting that the journalist behind a report about Wuhan scientists falling ill is the same one who peddled lies that led to the
Canada’s PM says 2022 Beijing Olympics will offer chance to ‘pressure’ China on human rights issues
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that Ottawa and other concerned countries will politicize the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, using the occasion to address China’s alleged human rights abuses. During a lengthy sit-down with Toronto
World Bank suspends payments to Mali in bid to put pressure on military junta after latest coup
The World Bank has announced it is temporarily cutting its payments to Mali after the Sahel nation’s government was ousted by the military last week in the country’s second coup in nine months. Mali’s interim
SHOCKING VIDEO shows mob beating Indian doctor after death of Covid patient
Police in Assam, India, have arrested 24 people after a mob brutally beat a doctor following the death of a coronavirus patient. Video footage of the shocking beatdown went viral. Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati was
Nigeria suspends Twitter’s operations ‘indefinitely’ after president’s tweet removed from platform
The Nigerian government has temporarily banned Twitter’s operations in the country after a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari was removed by the social media platform for violating its “abusive behavior” policy. Buhari’s account was also
UK and EU competition watchdogs launch twin antitrust inquiries into Facebook over platform’s use of ad data
Facebook will be investigated by the competition watchdogs of the UK and the EU for allegedly using data from its advertisers to carve out an unfair advantage over rivals, authorities in the two territories have
EU submits proposal to WTO to expand global Covid vaccine supply, as countries demand IP rights waiver
The EU has informed the World Trade Organization of its alternative plan to the requested intellectual property (IP) rights waiver, which the bloc says will help bolster supplies of Covid vaccines. The proposal presented by
EU looked at ‘importing 70 million Africans’ by 2035, says German MEP Gunnar Beck, denouncing ‘disastrous’ new migration pact
By Damian Wilson, a UK journalist, ex-Fleet Street editor, financial industry consultant and political communications special advisor in the UK and EU. A leading figure in Alternative for Germany, tipped for victory in a German election
Indian police seize 6 kilos of uranium, arrest 7 as anti-terrorism probe reportedly launched
Police in India’s northeastern district of Bokaro, Jharkhand, have arrested seven people who were allegedly trying to sell uranium. The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism officers, according to local media. On Thursday, Bokaro Police
Beijing urges Taipei to refrain from political manipulation and allow Taiwanese people access to Chinese Covid-19 vaccines
The Chinese foreign ministry has called on Taipei to accept Beijing’s offer of vaccine assistance and let the people of Taiwan receive Chinese Covid-19 shots as the island faces a domestic spike in infections. Speaking
S. Korean air force chief resigns over suicide of female sergeant whose complaint of sexual harassment was ignored
The chief of South Korea’s Air Force has resigned amid a scandal sparked by the suicide of a female sergeant who was allegedly sexually harassed by a colleague. The military faced accusations of trying to
Australian media organizations fined for contempt of court for breaching gag order over cardinal’s sex abuse charges
A dozen Australian news outlets have been fined AU$1.1 million (US$855,000) for 21 counts of contempt of court after flouting a gag order that banned reporting of Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse charges in
Calais migrant camp dismantled by police after early morning raid as number of Channel crossings to Britain skyrockets
A makeshift migrant camp in the northern port of Calais has been dismantled by French police, removing several hundred people, including around 30 minors, in one of the largest such operations in months. The French
Serbia ammunition factory EXPLODES, lighting up the night and forcing residents to evacuate (VIDEO)
Residents of the central Serbian city of Cacak were roused from their beds by a series of explosions, as the local factory making ammunition for tanks and artillery apparently went up in flames. The ongoing
France suspends joint military operations with Mali in bid to force ruling junta to transfer power back to civilian leaders
France has halted its joint military operations with Mali’s armed forces, the defense ministry has announced, as it seeks to push the Malian military to cede power back to the democratically-elected government. The West African
Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official
Norwegian defense officials have met with American embassy staff to express their concerns after the US was accused of spying on NATO ally politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and officials in Norway. “The Ministry
Millions on brink of disaster in Syria unless cross-border humanitarian operations extended, warns UN official
A senior UN official has warned that millions of people in northwest Syria are at risk of disaster if the international community fails to agree to extend cross-border humanitarian operations by next month. Speaking on
Not even wildlife can go undetected: Australia trains AI road cameras for KOALA ‘facial recognition’
Researchers at an Australian university have been granted thousands of dollars from the government to work on AI-based devices that would help identify individual koalas crossing the roads in the country. A team of artificial
Delhi reports more than 1,000 cases of ‘black fungus’ amid shortage of drugs to treat deadly Covid-linked disease
The number of cases of so-called black fungus, or mucormycosis, has almost doubled in Delhi over the past seven days, reaching 1,044 infections, the local health minister has said. The disease has particularly affected India’s
France’s controversial pension reform plans that sparked protests cannot go ahead as planned, Macron says
The French government’s controversial plans to reform the country’s pensions system cannot go ahead as intended due to the impact of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron has said. The proposed overhaul sparked widespread protests from
Pakistani province strips government employees of pay if they refuse to have Covid vaccine
The chief minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah, has told government employees that anyone who fails to have a Covid vaccine will be refused pay starting next month, as the nation seeks to
China criticizes US for being ‘world’s number one secret stealer’ after reports of NSA spying on allied leaders
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a stern rebuke of US intelligence practices after Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel demanded answers about reports that Washington used Danish intelligence to monitor its allied leaders. Speaking on
Hong Kong expands its vaccination drive to children aged 12 and above
China’s autonomous region of Hong Kong has lowered the age limit for coronavirus vaccination, allowing children as young as 12 to take Pfizer jabs. China’s Sinovac shots, however, are still reserved for adults only. The
‘Slap in the face’: Namibian descendants of German genocide victims condemn aid deal
Namibian descendants of victims of the genocide committed by Germany during its colonial rule have rejected a deal made by the governments of the two countries as a “slap in the face” that has “no
‘Unacceptable dysfunctions’ that disabled emergency numbers stuns France, as 3 die amid chaos and govt summons Orange boss
The French interior minister has deplored a technical glitch which prevented the country’s emergency services receiving calls from Wednesday afternoon. The minister claimed there were three serious incidents during the outage. Speaking on Thursday during
Twitter scrubs Nigerian president’s post & suspends account for ‘abusive behavior’ after tweeting warning to rebels
Twitter has removed a post by the president of Nigeria and temporarily locked his account, claiming he broke the site’s “abusive behavior” policy after sending a warning to rebels accused of attacks on police and
Argentina’s oil workers threaten STRIKE if government doesn’t greenlight private Covid-19 vaccine purchase
Argentina’s largest oil workers union is eager to buy coronavirus vaccines on its own, warning that it will be forced to go on strike to protect the health of its members if the government doesn’t
Bibi’s done? Anti-Netanyahu coalition notifies Israeli president that it has formed new government after Arab party joins
Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett have put together a governing coalition to oust PM Benjamin Netanyahu, just minutes before time ran out. For the first time in history, an Arab-Israeli party will be on board.
Latest Iran nuclear deal revival talks end on a high, EU negotiator says he believes deal will be struck next week
A fifth round of talks to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal has concluded in Vienna, with the delegations representing the original signatories sounding a positive note as they break to consult with their governments.
Danish PM insists relations with European allies don’t need repairing amid US spying connection allegations
Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, defended the nation’s relationship with its allies on Wednesday, after France and Germany demanded answers over reports the US used Danish information cables to spy on European leaders. On Tuesday,
Huge plume of black smoke towers over Tehran as major blaze breaks out at Iranian refinery (WATCH LIVE)
A serious fire erupted at a refinery in the southern part of Tehran on Wednesday, with eyewitnesses sharing dramatic footage of huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the skies and red flames at the
Over 8,700 killed on train tracks in India last year despite Covid-19 lockdown limiting railway services
More than 8,700 people died after being struck by trains in India in 2020 despite the country’s railways almost entirely shutting down passenger services amid the coronavirus pandemic and mainly running freighters. The country’s Railway
‘Hundreds’ of photos show Aussie troops chugging beer from dead Afghan’s prosthetic leg, court is told
Lawyers for a soldier suing several media outlets for defamation have claimed that hundreds of photographs exist showing Australian troops drinking from a prosthetic leg allegedly taken from a dead Afghan. Several photographs of Aussie
Iranian Navy’s largest vessel catches fire & sinks in Gulf of Oman (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The largest vessel operated by the Iranian Navy, the IRIS Kharg, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman. The logistical and training ship was on fire for around 20 hours before finally sinking
School days may get longer, says UK education minister, as govt unveils £1.4bn scheme to make up for lessons lost to lockdowns
Britain’s education minister has said the government is mulling whether the school day should be extended as part of a £1.4 billion project to ensure kids don’t lose out on education due to school closures
Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days
The Australian state of Victoria will extend a snap lockdown into a second week amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections, with the state’s premier warning the outbreak will “explode” if the restrictions aren’t kept
‘Lucky strike’? Space debris punches hole in robotic arm on International Space Station
A piece of orbital debris crashed into the robotic arm on the International Space Station, blasting a hole through the high tech equipment in what Canada’s space agency deemed an unlikely collision. The space junk
Morocco says it will take back child migrants stuck in Ceuta amid row with Madrid over Spanish enclave
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has instructed the foreign and interior ministries to take back all unaccompanied minors who are illegally in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after crossing the Moroccan border, the government has
EU Covid-19 certificate system goes live as 7 countries kickstart scheme to re-open summer travel
The technical system supporting the EU’s Covid-19 certificate scheme to facilitate European travel has gone live, with seven member states having signed up so far, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. Poland has now joined
Italians furious as ‘people-slayer’ mafia boss linked with 100 killings is released from prison after 25 years
Sicilian mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, dubbed the ‘people slayer’, has been released from Rome’s Rebibbia prison on parole after serving 25 years for his role in more than 100 murders. The move has been heavily
WHO approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, saying world ‘desperately’ needs more jabs
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine, saying the Chinese-developed jab will help address the global inequality in Covid-19 inoculation rates. The Beijing-based company’s vaccine is the eighth so far to receive
Israeli scientists extend lives of mice by 23%, say same may be possible for humans
A new study in which scientists extended the lifespan of laboratory mice by 23% through a special protein may pave the way for humans to celebrate 120th birthdays, its authors said. Israeli scientists have boosted
Pakistan launches single-shot ‘PakVac’ Covid-19 jab developed by China’s CanSino
Pakistan has launched a one-shot Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics for use in adults aged over 18. Distributed under the label ‘PakVac’, the jab is to be produced domestically down the line, officials
Peru almost TRIPLES its Covid-19 death toll after revising counting method a week before key election
Peru has significantly revised its official record of deaths caused by Covid-19, increasing the number almost threefold. The change was made after a review proposed new criteria for linking deaths to the virus. The Latin
EU expands ‘Justice League’ with prosecutor’s office to crack down on fraudulent use of European funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) began its work on Tuesday investigating “economic and financial criminality” throughout the European Union (EU), as officials seek to tackle fraudulent use of Covid recovery funds. The newly established
US makes $110mn by selling seized crude, allegedly Iranian, according to report
The US government has reportedly made around $110 million by selling off 2 million barrels of crude oil which it seized along with a tanker off the coast of the UAE after alleging that the
China administers over 660mn Covid-19 jabs as its inoculation program accelerates
China has administered more than 660 million coronavirus vaccines, with the daily number of distributed doses hovering around the 20 million mark. The country is aiming to inoculate 40% of its massive population by late
World’s 1st case of human infection with H10N3 bird flu recorded in China
China has reported the world’s first case of a human infected with the H10N3 bird flu, which is usually found in poultry. Health authorities said the risk of a large-scale outbreak is “extremely low.” The
Israel lifts majority of coronavirus restrictions as new cases drop to single digits, but keeps indoor mask mandate
Having lived through three nationwide Covid-19 lockdowns, Israel has lifted nearly all of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, but fell short of scrapping the mask mandate for now. The bulk
Jewish extremists plotted FIREBOMB attack on Palestinians…but failed to find hidden weapons stash, local media report
A group of Jewish far-right extremists planned to attack Palestinians earlier this month by pelting them with Molotov cocktails but ultimately failed to find their own hidden weapons stash, the Israeli media have revealed. Back
‘Very complicated matter’: ABC bans term ‘apartheid’ in coverage of Israel/Palestine conflict
Australian Broadcaster ABC has announced that they will not allow the use of the word ‘apartheid’ in their coverage of Israel and Palestine in an effort to “be as objective as possible.” The network has
Ex-porn star Mia Khalifa accused of ‘anti-Semitism’ after drinking ‘NAZI WINE’ in anti-Israel tweet
Mia Khalifa, the former porn star who has since become a critic of the adult industry, was accused of anti-Semitism after she posted a photo of herself drinking a 1943 French wine in a tweet
Train traffic disrupted all across the Netherlands after network malfunction leaves drivers incommunicado
The Dutch national train operator suspended services on Monday after a technical malfunction disrupted the work of the radio communication system required for the safe work of the system. The train operator, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS),
Vietnam BANS all inbound intl flights to its capital as nation struggles to contain Covid-19 outbreak
The Vietnamese civil aviation authority has suspended all inbound international flights to its capital of Hanoi for a week as the nation seeks to contain its Covid-19 outbreak, with new cases doubling over the past
Bitter rivals Greece and Turkey agree on plan to boost economic ties, recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccine certificates
The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers have agreed to move towards a normalization in relations, outlining a roadmap for economic cooperation during a face-to-face meeting. “Turkey is ready for dialogue without any preconditions to improve
‘Key issues’ unresolved in nuclear deal discussions but progress made, Iran spokesman says
Though progress has been made and negotiations are not in a stalemate, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said key issues remain unresolved in the country’s discussions to return to the conditions of the 2015 nuclear
EU Commission advises states to ease border restrictions as Covid vaccination numbers rise
The European Commission has proposed that EU member states start to ease their border restrictions for Europeans with Covid-19 vaccine certificates. “As the epidemiological situation is improving and vaccination campaigns are speeding up all over
Denmark helped NSA spy on Merkel & other European leaders, new reports reveal, as Snowden says Biden was ‘deeply involved’
The US National Intelligence Agency received support from Denmark in spying on European politicians, according to a new joint media report, something President Joe Biden is well-informed to answer for, says Edward Snowden. German Chancellor
Israel faces change of government as anti-Netanyahu opposition announces agreement
A coalition of Israel’s opposition parties have announced they have reached an unlikely agreement and now have the votes to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest serving leader. Naftali Bennett, former defense minister
WATCH: 5 police officers injured in clashes with rioters as hundreds of youths flout Covid-19 restrictions in Stuttgart, Germany
An attempt by German police to disperse a crowd of young revelers in Stuttgart late on Saturday ended up in clashes that left five officers injured. Large gatherings are still banned in the city because
‘TOTAL LOCKDOWN’ to combat Covid-19 will force industries in Malaysia to shut down
All manufacturing sectors – with an exception for those deemed necessary – will be shut down as Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin orders a “total lockdown” of the country to combat a surge in Covid-19
Anti-Bibi bloc inches closer to ousting unsinkable Israeli PM as Netanyahu’s last-ditch bid for government rotation rejected
Political forces seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have days to form an unlikely cross-spectrum coalition. The survivalist politician on Sunday offered a three-way rotational premiership, but was rejected. Netanyahu, who is facing corruption
300+ officers join manhunt in rural France for ex-soldier hiding in woods after firing at police (PHOTOS)
Hundreds of officers have been deployed in France, along with helicopters, to find and capture an armed suspect with a military background who fired shots at police and fled into a forest. The chase began
Covid patient with THREE types of fungus — black, white & rare yellow — dies in India
An Indian man who had been recovering from the coronavirus but was infected with fungus, died in a hospital not far from New Delhi. He reportedly was among the first patients to suffer from all
Vietnam imposes tough social distancing rules, launches criminal probe after Covid-19 cluster linked to Christian church
Strict social distancing rules will be enforced in Vietnam’s largest and most populous city Ho Chi Minh, starting Monday. The regulations come after a Covid-19 cluster was detected within a local Christian congregation. Gatherings of
Get these men a map: Stray US soldiers RAID Bulgarian plant making biofuel equipment in bungled exercise (VIDEO)
The US Embassy in Sofia has apologized for an accidental raid conducted by American soldiers at a Bulgarian engineering plant earlier this month. It happened amid a NATO military exercise. The brief armed incursion happened
WATCH: Tens of thousands march against President Bolsonaro’s response to Covid in Brazil
Nationwide protests were staged in Brazil as people expressed their disapproval of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, demanding vaccination for everyone. Massive but mostly peaceful demonstrations were held in numerous cities and towns
Europeans can now take a beach holiday. But does their summer relaxation signal a new wave of Covid contagion’s on the horizon?
As travel destinations reopen, new Covid-19 strains threaten the tourist industry’s revival. RT asked the experts whether the relief from lockdown stress is set to bring about another surge in infections. With the summer approaching,
Passengers, crew jump overboard as ferry with 200 aboard gets consumed by INFERNO off Indonesian island (VIDEO)
A large ferry with some 200 people on board caught fire on Saturday while sailing to a remote Indonesian island. Passengers and the crew had to jump into the sea to escape the flames but,
Cargo rocket launched into orbit by China will drop off stir-fried dishes for future space station staff
China on Saturday successfully launched a cargo rocket to stock up the core module of its in-construction space station, Tiangong. The supplies include traditional cuisine, even allowing the future crew to feast on fried dishes.
Second Congo volcano eruption found to be ‘false alarm’ just one week after volcanic catastrophe
Reports on Saturday of a second volcanic eruption near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were found to be a “false alarm” as thousands of evacuees awaited news on a
The Economist brands Mexico’s AMLO ‘false messiah’ but president’s supporters find article unoriginal, hypocritical & ridiculous
Next week Mexicans should vote against their popular president’s party because he is a dangerous populist, The Economist has said. The newspaper’s hit piece has been met with outrage and ridicule in the country. On
Study spills the beans: A cup of Joe’s not enough for sleep-deprived people dealing with higher-level tasks
A dose of caffeine can only help sleep-deprived people in dealing with certain easier chores, but it “doesn’t do much” to increase effectiveness in higher-level tasks, a new US study has shown. Relying on coffee
Old rover looks at clouds: NASA’s Curiosity detects unusual atmospheric phenomena on Mars in pics of dry-ice puffs over Red Planet
The Curiosity rover has captured images of highly unusual atmospheric phenomena on Mars unlike anything on Earth – clouds that form so high that they mostly consist of crystalized CO2 instead of water. Our neighboring
Amid pushback over platform-merging update, WhatsApp backpedals on threat to lobotomize messenger for refuseniks
WhatsApp functionality will not be limited for users who did not accept the messenger’s new controversial rules, the company said. The rules change, which benefit owner Facebook’s monetization, sparked a global outcry. The updated rules
Hybrid of UK and Indian coronavirus variants found in Vietnam – health minister
A new mutation of the coronavirus with characteristics of both the UK and the Indian variant was detected in Vietnam, the country’s top health official has announced. “After running gene sequencing on newly detected patients,
Vaccine passports for cross border travel take off in Europe as US looks ‘very closely’ at concept, but promises ‘no mandates’
Greece and Denmark have become the first to launch Covid-19 vaccine passports for travel within the EU, as the bloc pushes for all member states to adopt the system and US officials say they’re considering
Autonomous drones may have ‘hunted down’ and attacked troops in Libya without human control – UN report
A UN report found that autonomous drones armed with explosive devices may have “hunted down” fleeing rebel fighters in Libya last year. If true, the report chronicles the world’s first true robot-on-human attack. According to
Russia & Pakistan agree to build gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore in biggest deal in decades
Russia has signed a deal with Pakistan to build a major gas pipeline linking the nation’s southern port of Karachi to industrial hubs in the north. The deal is set to be the biggest between
‘Poisoned by politics’: WHO’s emergencies chief calls for end to ‘disturbing’ discourse around probe into pandemic origins
Efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus are being “poisoned by politics,” the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies program has said amid a row between the US and China over the
Massive oil tanker BLOCKS Bosphorus after steering controls reportedly malfunction (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Technical problems onboard a 249-meter-long oil tanker have led to a temporary suspension of traffic in the Bosphorus, provoking a major rescue operation and conjuring uneasy memories of the Suez Canal blockage earlier this year.
Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian dead during clashes in occupied West Bank, health officials say
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said, as tensions remain high despite the ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
Cargo ship BREAKS DOWN in Suez Canal – but it’s not as bad as last time
A cargo ship stalled on the Suez Canal this week, media reports have revealed. Unlike the Ever Given blockage in March, which took six days to fix while 12% of world shipping stood still, the
Reforesting the entire tropics would have little to no impact on climate change, new research finds
A group of international researchers has come to the surprising conclusion that reforesting the entire tropical regions of Earth would have an almost negligible effect on atmospheric carbon dioxide. In their paper, the scientists from
EU, UK, and US join dozens of states in demanding answers over sexual abuse allegations against WHO staff
A joint statement from 53 countries has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to address “deep concerns” about allegations of sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment by staff at the agency. The statement delivered to
EU drugs regulator approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Covid-19 vaccine made by US-German partnership Pfizer-BioNTech for children aged 12 to 15, allowing kids in the bloc to be vaccinated against the virus for the first
Pope Francis sending team to investigate whether German diocese mishandled sexual abuse allegations, amid public anger
Pope Francis will dispatch a team to investigate if the Archbishop of Cologne mishandled sexual abuse claims in the Catholic Church. Parishioners have been protesting against the diocese and demanding accountability. Investigators from the Vatican
EU gives TikTok a month to respond to concerns over ‘aggressive’ child-targeted ads
TikTok has been given a month to respond to EU regulatory authorities over a string of concerns raised by consumer groups, including claims that kids are being bombarded with ads on the video-sharing app. The
More than 30 members of Congo’s parliament have died from Covid-19, says senior lawmaker
Covid-19 has killed 32 lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Assembly’s vice president has said, though the whole country has to date registered just 31,000 confirmed cases. The first vice-president of
Goma almost deserted as thousands flee on foot after scientists warn of catastrophic ‘limnic eruption’ (VIDEOS)
Thousands have fled the Congolese city of Goma after the region’s military governor ordered a partial evacuation and scientists warn of a potentially catastrophic limnic eruption, which could smother the area with deadly gas. On
‘Intelligence services drawing scientific conclusions’: China slams US plans to publish new report on Covid-19 origins
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed US plans to publish a report on the origin of coronavirus, accusing Washington of playing a “political game” and using intelligence to draw conclusions on a “difficult scientific question.”
SpaceX competitor sounds alarm over Musk’s alleged ‘de facto monopolization’ of low-Earth orbit
The private space race is heating up and now Elon Musk’s competitors, which include Arianespace’s Stephane Israel, are sounding the alarm over SpaceX’s “de facto monopolization” of space. As SpaceX’s Starlink constellation of satellites expands
Indigenous Amazonian tribes could show us the way to fight off effects of aging
Researchers in California who compared the Amazon’s indigenous Tsimane people with Westerners, have found that an active lifestyle could provide the solution to reducing the risk of dementia or other diseases caused by aging. The
Netanyahu blasts UN Human Rights Council for ‘blatant anti-Israel obsession’ after it votes to investigate Gaza conflict
The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to launch an open-ended probe of alleged Israeli abuses in the Palestinian territories mocks international law and encourages terrorists worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. A draft resolution
Syrian President Bashar Assad wins re-election with 95.1% of votes
President Bashar Assad has been reelected to a fourth term with over 95% of the votes cast, defeating two challengers – including a former senior official of a rebel coalition, Syrian authorities have announced. Turnout
UN rights council to investigate alleged ‘violations and abuses’ during Israel-Hamas conflict
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to launch an inquiry into alleged human rights abuses committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel during recent fighting involving Israel’s military and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Inhaled nanobodies could be new secret weapon against severe Covid cases, animal trials suggest
In search of ways to complement jabs or to treat patients who can’t be vaccinated, scientists have tested inhalable anti-Covid nanobodies on hamsters, saying they’re effective in fighting the virus by targeting its spike protein.
Detained Mali interim president, PM freed after arrest by former coup leader
Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been released after being arrested by the military three days ago, a spokesperson for Vice President Assimi Goita, who led a coup last year,
Spanish postal service blasted for ‘tone-deaf’ anti-racist campaign featuring black stamps worth LESS than white ones
The Spanish postal service has introduced a set of skin-toned stamps: the darker the stamp, the lower the value. Though aimed at defending “diversity, inclusion and equal rights,” the campaign has been mocked as “tone
India seeks to fast-track Covid vaccine imports as it struggles to secure supplies for domestic production
The Indian government has suspended its local “trial requirement” for “well-established” Covid vaccines, focusing on fast-tracking imports from other states, as it struggles to secure supplies to bolster domestic production. In a statement announcing the
Academic exposes how right-wing institutions use Facebook & Twitter to emulate Nazi propaganda machinery and sell war to the West
Fake news is facilitating the destructive power of Western imperialism, according to a new book, ‘What Is Iran?’ In an exclusive interview with RT, author Arshin Adib-Moghaddam explains how the process works in practice. Academic
You can’t bee serious! Viral video purports to show pollinators unscrewing soda bottle cap
A viral video posted to Twitter claims to show a pair of bees successfully unscrewing the cap of a bottle of soda. The amazing scene has baffled many online and drawn many skeptics, who suspect
Macron recognizes France’s ‘overwhelming responsibility’ for 1994 Rwandan genocide, asks survivors for ‘gift of forgiveness’
The French president has recognized France’s “overwhelming responsibility” for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed in the space of 100 days, and has asked for the survivors’ forgiveness. Speaking
‘Fort Detrick base is full of suspicions’: China asks US for explanation of 2019 respiratory disease after Biden’s new Covid probe
Beijing has called on the US to provide an explanation for a respiratory disease in northern Virginia and a large-scale outbreak of e-cigarette disease in Wisconsin after Washington launched a new probe into Covid-19’s origins.
Cyclone Yaas devastates eastern Indian and Bangladeshi coast: dozens of villages flooded, thousands left homeless
Although many villages in India and Bangladesh have been cut off by the floods and high tides caused by powerful Cyclone Yaas, the storm itself is showing signs of weakening as it moves into India’s
Police launch probe after man claims officers drove NAILS into his hands & feet for flouting mask mandate (VIDEO)
An Indian man in Uttar Pradesh has shocked locals after showing off a massive nail protruding from his hand, claiming the cops doled out the biblical punishment after he was spotted without a mask. Police
China blasts Wuhan lab leak ‘conspiracy,’ urges probe of ALL early Covid-19 cases & ‘secretive bases’ worldwide
Beijing has responded to US President Joe Biden’s announcement of a probe into Covid-19 origins by denouncing the “lab leak” hypothesis as a conspiracy theory and urging an investigation into secret US bio-labs around the
Hamas leader says he’d prefer to die in airstrike than from Covid-19, after conflict with Israel overloads Gaza healthcare system
Dying as a martyr in a targeted Israeli strike is a much better fate than succumbing to Covid-19, said Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar, as Gaza health officials warned of a “ticking bomb” with testing and
More than 130 people reported missing in Nigeria after boat sank as it broke apart in storm
At least one person has died and more than 130 are still missing after a packed river boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi during stormy weather, according to local officials. The boat
Latin America’s Covid-19 cases and deaths ‘plateauing at alarmingly high level’ – PAHO chief
The Covid-19 situation in several Latin American countries is “alarming,” the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has said, after the region reported more than 1.2 million new cases and 31,000 deaths last
German police probe Tesla factory fire as possible arson attack after blaze claimed by ‘left-wing extremists’
Police in Germany have launched an investigation into a fire at a construction plant owned by electric car giant Tesla in the eastern state of Brandenburg after environmental activists claimed responsibility for the incident. A
‘Does this look like an organization that wants peace?’ IDF posts video of Hamas leader posing with armed child
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have slammed Hamas’s leader over a morally dubious photo shoot in which Yahya Sinwar, the militant chief, posed with a child armed with what appears to be an AKS-74U assault
Mandatory quarantine for UK visitors to France over Indian Covid-19 variant fears
The French government has announced that, due to the outbreak of cases of the Indian variant of Covid-19 in the UK, all visitors from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will face a mandatory two-week
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