It’s “shameful in every respect” that the UK wants to extradite Julian Assange to the US, the nation where top officials had purported plans to snatch or even assassinate him, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks told RT. “We are dealing here with a nation where individuals on the top level … at the CIA and the […]
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MP cycles to hospital to give birth for second time
A cycling-advocate MP from New Zealand’s Green Party has used the eco-friendly means of transportation to get to a hospital to give birth. It was the second time the emission-conscious lawmaker has done so. Unlike during her previous pregnancy, Julie Anne Genter had not intended to cycle to hospital herself, but “it did end up […]
‘Rogue’ US must give objective guarantees on nuclear deal, says Iranian FM spokesperson, as Ted Cruz blasts Biden’s pledge
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman has called on US President Joe Biden to convince the world that his signature actually means something, in response to a tweet by Senator Ted Cruz about his Iran nuclear deal pledge. On Monday evening, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh claimed that “regimes in Washington are rogue,” following a […]
G20 leaders pledge ‘meaningful and effective’ climate action in final statement, but give few concrete steps to a cooler planet
After two days of discussions, the G20 leaders have written their final communique. In it, the leaders pledge to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, going beyond the target of the Paris climate agreement. In the post-summit communique, the leaders of the world’s largest economies called for “meaningful and effective” action to limit global […]
If France is such a good ally, why not give the Aussie submarine deal back to Paris? Chinese state media trolls US State Dept
The editor-in-chief of the Global Times has mocked the US State Department after Washington tweeted about the strength of the Franco-American partnership, the US’ oldest ally, and their shared commitments. On Tuesday morning, the US Department of State took to Twitter to celebrate its relationship with France, which has been strained in recent weeks following […]
‘Time to give Australians their lives back’: Border to reopen for fully vaccinated after 18 months of Covid restrictions
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday that the country would begin to ease the strict border restrictions it had imposed early in the Covid pandemic, allowing vaccinated citizens to travel internationally. The nation closed its border back in March 2020, initially banning individuals from travelling abroad without official permission and leaving thousands of […]
Facebook ‘pausing’ under-13s ‘Instagram Kids’ app to give company time to consult parents and policymakers
Facebook’s head of Instagram announced on Monday that the company is “pausing” its plan to launch a version of the app for under-13s, dubbed ‘Instagram Kids’, after the project leaked before employees were ready to reveal it. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri took to Twitter to say the project would be shelved for the time being, […]
US tells Iran to give UN atomic watchdog access to centrifuge components workshop, or face ‘response’
Iran should give international inspectors access to a site manufacturing centrifuge components, a US diplomat told board members of the UN watchdog IAEA – and failure to do so will be met with an “appropriate response.” The remarks read on Monday by US Charge d’Affaires Louis Bono during a session of the Board of Governors […]
‘It’s France’s and will remain so’: Paris denies UK media report claiming it could give up its UN Security Council seat
France has rejected a report by the Daily Telegraph that it was proposing to hand its seat at the UN Security Council over to Brussels in exchange for European governments supporting President Emanuel Macron’s plan of an EU army. An article published by the British paper earlier on Wednesday claimed that such an offer from […]
New Zealand refuses to give up its zero-case Covid-19 strategy as infection numbers rise in Auckland
With new cases being reported in locked-down Auckland daily, New Zealand’s Covid-19 response minister has said the government will not abandon its zero-infections strategy, even as it is becoming increasingly unrealistic. “We are not giving up on getting back down to zero. That is absolutely what we are striving for,” Chris Hipkins told a press […]
Western govts ditch resolution to slam Iran at IAEA despite Tehran failing to give ‘promise’ on certain questions
Western states have ditched a planned resolution criticizing Iran at the UN’s nuclear watchdog, after Tehran allowed some monitoring of its atomic dealings but did not commit to answering key questions on its nuclear operations. On Monday, the chief of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, shared that he had failed to […]