Naked men take an outdoor bath in wintry Ottawa to oppose Covid-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccination Demonstrators involved in the Freedom Convoy protest in the Canadian capital have come up with many attention-grabbing ways to express their disagreement with the government’s handling of the pandemic. The movement literally reached boiling point, when an inflated hot […]
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EU country’s military not capable of properly defending it, report finds
Ireland’s defense forces are unequipped to protect the Irish state and need “transformational change,” says long-awaited report A review of Ireland’s defense forces has found that, unless significant investment and reorganization is carried out, the country will be left “without a credible military capability” against potential foreign aggression. The report was published on Wednesday, more […]
Forbes names US official set to collect fattest retirement package in country’s history
White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci is expected to break a record by collecting tens of thousands of dollars in retirement checks once he quits his job President Biden’s chief medical aide, Anthony Fauci, the senior US Covid-19 adviser and national institute director, is slated to receive over $350,000 in annual retirement benefits – the […]
Gas stations close across Iran after ‘cyberattack’ reportedly disrupts country’s smart fuel system
Gas stations across Iran were out of service on Tuesday after an alleged cyberattack brought down the smart fuel system, which allows citizens in the sanction-hit country to buy gasoline at a reduced price. Long queues of cars have been reported at gas stations across Iran after the electronic cards suddenly stopped working shortly before […]
Record two-ton shipment of pure cocaine seized by Senegal’s Navy after smugglers caught off country’s coast
The Senegalese Navy announced that, with the support of France’s Air Force, a record 2,026 kilos of cocaine was seized from drug traffickers while moving through an often used smuggling route off the coast of the African nation. The vessel carrying the shipment of pure cocaine was found travelling around 363 kilometers (226 miles) off […]
Poland will bow to EU’s demands and dissolve Supreme Court disciplinary chamber, country’s prime minister announces
Poland’s prime minister has announced that his government will dissolve the disciplinary chamber of the country’s Supreme Court after the EU condemned the chamber for threatening the “unity of the European legal order.” Speaking to EU officials at the European Parliament, Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki accepted that the chamber “did not meet our expectations,” agreeing […]
Iran kicks off air-defense drills in country’s central desert, aiming to boost combat readiness (VIDEO)
The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have started their latest wargames in the country’s central desert, aimed at bolstering the combat readiness of air-defense forces against hostile parties. On Tuesday, Iranian Army and IRGC units gathered in the country’s vast central desert to commence an exercise called ‘Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat 1400’ […]
Mali has evidence French forces train militant groups on its territory, country’s prime minister says
Militant groups in northern Mali’s Kidal region have been trained by French officers, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga claimed in an interview with RIA Novosti, saying two-thirds of his country is “occupied by terrorists.” Mali has evidence that French forces present in its territory with a mission to counter terrorist groups have been instead “training” […]
Sierra Leone formally ends ‘inhumane’ death penalty, country’s president says move ‘exorcises the horrors of a cruel past’
The president of Sierra Leone officially abolished the country’s death penalty on Friday, three months after its parliament backed ending the ‘cruel’ and ‘inhumane’ practice of capital punishment. In place of the death penalty, the West African nation will punish serious offenders by sentencing them to life in prison, with a minimum term of 30 […]