Here is the situation on Saturday, April 22, 2023: Diplomacy and law Russia has announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of more than 20 German diplomats following the removal of Russian embassy staff from Germany. Berlin was destroying ties with Moscow, Russian state media said. Jack Teixeira, the US Air National Guardsman …
Read More »NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Says the ‘War on Women is Underway’ After Zero Democrats Vote for Bill Protecting Women’s Sports
Riley Gaines, a former NCAA star swimmer at Kentucky, slammed Democrats after a bill protecting women’s sports passed the House with only Republican support. The legislation – H.R. 734 – makes it a Title IX violation to “allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that …
Read More »Myanmars Forgotten War Lurches Deeper into Horror
Faces of the dead. Myanmar’s non-profit Assistance Association for Political Prisoners has a museum in the Thai border town of Mae Sot documenting the identities of over 3,000 civilians killed by the military since it seized power in 2021, as well as those killed since the first post-independence coup in …
Read More »US should stop encouraging war in Ukraine – Brazilian president Lula tells China’s Xi Jinping
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio, Lula da Silva has stated that the United States should stop “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. The US and EU have been major suppliers of arms and aid to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out peace talks as long as Russian …
Read More »Fragmented world’s rival blocs may risk new cold war, says IMF head
Fragmentation of the global economy into rival trading blocs runs the risk of prompting a new cold war, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said. Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, said a combination of the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and shortcomings with globalisation had led …
Read More »Fox News Bends the Knee: Won’t Publish Leaked Ukraine Documents Casting Doubt About War Progress
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin stated the network will not publish leaked classified Pentagon documents that have shocked the administration and intelligence community in recent days. The documents, which have leaked on social media, apparently reveal spying techniques by the United States on both allies and enemies …
Read More »Russias Press Freedom ‘Worst Since the Cold War’ – Analysts
by Ed Holt (bratislava) Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Apr 12 (IPS) – The arrest of a US journalist in Russia has not only sent a chilling warning to foreign reporters in the country but is a sign of the Kremlin’s desire to ultimately stifle any dissent in …
Read More »Military exercises suggest China is getting ‘ready to launch a war against Taiwan,’ Taiwanese foreign minister tells CNN | CNN Politics
CNN — One day after China simulated “joint precision strikes” on Taiwan during military exercises around the island, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu condemned Beijing’s actions in an exclusive interview with CNN and warned that “they seem to be trying to get ready to launch a war against Taiwan.” “Look …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: Over 30 abducted Ukrainian Children returned from Russia (photos)
Thirty-one children have been brought back to Ukraine after being illegally taken to Russia from territories annexed by Moscow, a Ukranian charity has revealed. The children had been taken from the country’s northeastern region of Kharkiv and the southern region of Kherson, said Save Ukraine, which fights what it says …
Read More »War of the besties continues as Anita Joseph hails Nasty Blaq days after Uche Ogbodo called him out for disrespecting her
Anita Joseph took to her Instagram Stories to hail skit maker Nasty Blaq days after he disrespected her friend Uche Ogbodo. Recall that Anita Joseph had disagreed with her friend Uche Ogbodo on her stance on false rape accusation. This happened when Uche pointed out that the young man, Richard …
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