They support the war in Ukraine. They welcome the government’s repression of the voices of resistance. They glorify “traditional values” and vigorously oppose immigration, the LGBT community, and abortion rights. When the police need help, they are always at hand. “Russian Community” (Ruskaja Obščina) is the largest ultra-right organization in the country. And it continues…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to defy a federal government agency that has instructed him to remove constructions from Fronton Island, situated in the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico, and restore it to its original condition. Abbott made the pledge on September 9 in a letter sent to President Joe Biden…
Emmy-winning journalist Lauren Sánchez has revealed how her billionaire mogul fiancé, Jeff Bezos, inspired her new children’s book. The news anchor and the Amazon founder have been dating since 2019 after Bezos split from his wife of 25 years, Mackenzie Scott. Now Sánchez, a mother of three, is also a debut children’s author with her…
The beginning of the end of Joe Biden’s presidency arrived in August 2021. That’s when the president began a catastrophic pullout from Afghanistan that shredded our national credibility and his own reputation. He never really recovered. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has just released an exhaustive 353-page report putting on record the sorry episode from…
IF YOU IMAGINE that the front lines in Donbas are well-defined, you should think again. Oleksandr, an officer with Ukraine’s 79th brigade, watches the battlefield near the frontline town of Kurakhove on control-room screens every day. The Russians are mostly in front of Ukrainian positions, he says, but sometimes cause havoc kilometres behind them. For…
Donald Trump has said he wants to modify the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to allow for the removal of a vice president that “covers up” the commander-in-chief’s incapacity. Speaking at a Saturday campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin, the Republican presidential candidate accused his election rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, of covering up President Joe…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said the use of U.S.-donated weapons for long-range strikes on Russian territory would not turn the tide of the war in Ukraine’s favor. Austin spoke on September 6 after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Austin’s comments came after President…
Bill Gates was ever the proud father as he joined his youngest daughter, Phoebe, in a new venture that explores issues like the rise of AI and climate change. The pair have teamed up for the Netflix show What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, which will drop on the streaming site on September 18. …
(Reuters) – Alphabet’s YouTube said on Thursday it was terminating the Tenet Media channel and four channels operated by Tenet owner Lauren Chen, following an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice. The Justice Department on Wednesday filed money-laundering charges against two employees of … Source link
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said he was constantly in touch with India, China and Brazil over the Ukraine war, adding these countries were making efforts to resolve the conflict. An agency report from Vladivostok quoted him as saying these countries could potentially act as mediators.“If there is a desire of Ukraine to carry on…