Once considered a ‘given’ of adulthood, giving birth is now something many women of childbearing age are opting out of. A November 2021 report by the Pew Research Center found that 44% of non-parents aged 18 to 49 said it was “not at all likely that they will have children someday,” and the majority of […]
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US ‘going through hell’ because of Pence, Trump says
The former US president reiterated claims that Mike Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election if there was ‘obvious’ voter fraud Donald Trump has criticized Mike Pence for refusing to intervene and challenge the result of the 2020 presidential election, branding his former vice president as an “automatic conveyor belt” for Senator Mitch […]
Taliban going back on its word, US & allies say
The US and more than a dozen of its allies have issued a statement expressing concern over the alleged summary executions of former Afghan government security personnel at the hands of the Taliban. The short communiqué warns those now in power in Afghanistan that, if confirmed, the killings would “constitute serious human rights abuses and […]
WHO admits Covid-19 is not going anywhere
The World Health Organization’s Europe director, Hans Kluge, has warned that the Covid pandemic won’t end until nations “learn to live with the virus,” ensuring health systems are not overwhelmed by infections and deaths. Speaking during an interview with Spain’s La Vanguardia newspaper, Kluge warned that the international health body is not able to declare […]
‘Only UK journo’ going to cover Nicaragua election on ground says he was detained
A reporter from a left British newspaper says he was detained without explanation in Mexico as he was traveling to Nicaragua to cover the Sunday election. The US threatened the country with new sanctions ahead of the poll. Steve Sweeney, international editor for the UK socialist daily Morning Star, said he had been placed in […]
US warns Iran Nuclear Deal talks are in ‘critical phase’ but claims window for diplomacy ‘is never going to be closed’
The US Special Representative for Iran, Robert Malley, has shared America’s “growing concern” about Iran’s alleged nuclear advancement, as he declared that talks over reviving the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal are in a critical phase. Speaking on a call with reporters on Monday, Malley laid out Washington’s approach to nuclear discussions with Iran, as Western […]
Canada drops Covid advisory warning citizens to avoid going abroad, but maintains request for travellers to be double-jabbed
The Canadian government has scrapped its advisory for citizens to avoid non-essential foreign travel for the first time since March 2020, but urged people to be fully vaccinated before going abroad. The change to the government’s official travel advisory page was made Thursday evening, ending a warning that had been in place since the Covid […]
Washington must be going MAD: Nuclear-era logic of Mutually Assured Destruction will make America safe, Chinese media boss jibes
The editor-in-chief of a Chinese state media group subtly mocked the US, suggesting it re-adopt the Cold War doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) after Washington was shocked by Beijing’s missile tests. The Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin mocked Washington in a tweet on Thursday after a week in which the US reiterated its concern […]
Resistance to vaccines, lack of collective response to pandemic shows liberalism ‘going totally wrong’ – Slavoj Zizek to RT
The growing inability to take collective action on pressing issues such as climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic is a sign that the ideology of liberalism has gone “totally wrong,” cultural philosopher Slavoj Zizek told RT. “We simply cannot – especially in the so-called developed West – unite even on basic values that would allow […]








