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The Epstein Files: Media coverage of billionaire’s death raises new questions

The death of the notorious sex offender led to a wave of questionable narratives Documents released to RT investigative unit The Detail under Freedom of Information laws have revealed how, in the days following the mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein, US Bureau of Prison officials struggled to get their story straight on his alleged suicide. […]

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Thousands of Afghan allies waiting on US visas – media

The US visa program has yet to review thousands of applications from Afghanistan allies, a New York Times report has revealed Fewer than 2,000 of the 43,000 applications submitted through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ humanitarian parole program have received approval, according to a report from the New York Times, leaving thousands of Afghanistan […]

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Ottawa Police Chief resigns amid Freedom Convoy pressure – media

Peter Sloly has been under fire over the force’s apparent inability to dislodge trucker-led protests Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly has resigned amid criticism of the force’s handling of the ongoing Freedom Convoy trucker-led protest against federal Covid-19 vaccination mandates in the Canadian capital, local media said on Tuesday. He is expected to formally announce […]

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Canada’s PM seeks emergency powers to tackle ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests – media

Justin Trudeau is reportedly seeking to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to deal with Covid demonstrations gripping Canada Canada’s prime minister is planning to invoke the Emergencies Act – never-before-used legislation granting the government extra powers to handle crisis situations – to tackle the Freedom Convoy demonstrations, broadcaster CBC reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. […]

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NATO decides whether to deploy more troops close to Russia – media

The bloc will send multinational forces to three additional Eastern European nations, according to a German news agency Additional NATO soldiers will be sent to Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria, after the US-led military alliance formally confirms the decision next week, Germany’s dpa news agency said on Friday.  The deployment has been considered since at least […]

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Police used force, including tasers, against 1,000s of pregnant women – media

In more than half of arrests of women who were possibly expecting a baby, some form of force was reportedly used by London police ITV News reported some disturbing statistics regarding use of force by UK police when arresting potentially pregnant women.  The Metropolitan Police Service alone disclosed having records of 2,556 such occasions over […]

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Pentagon unsure about key detail in raid that killed ISIS leader – media

Pentagon is still uncertain about civilian casualties and who had detonated a bomb that killed the terrorist leader, reports say Senior US military officials involved in the raid that took out Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in northern Syria earlier this month told several news organizations on Thursday that more […]

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US encourages Canada to use ‘federal powers’ against protesters – media

The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly pledged its “full support” to Canada in dealing with trucker protests The White House has reportedly called on the Canadian government to employ “federal powers” to shut down trucker Covid-19 protests in Ottawa and elsewhere, offering the “full support” of the US Department of Homeland Security. The Canadian […]