The US State Department has said that aiding Indonesia’s security efforts is “vital” to America’s national interests Jakarta has asked to buy up to 36 F-15ID fighter jets as well as aircraft engines and related equipment, including munitions and communications systems, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the estimated […]
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Declassified document accuses CIA of bulk collection of data on Americans
A heavily redacted letter claims the agency collects data without any judicial or congressional oversight Two US senators have accused the CIA of bulk collecting data on citizens following the release of documents disclosing the problems with how the agency searches and handles the information. In their letter, sent on April 13, 2021, but partially […]
How is it ‘problematic’ for Adele to be proud of being a woman?
The singer’s speech while accepting the Brit Awards newly-minted gender-neutral ‘Artist of the Year’ award has enraged online LGBTQ activists In a cultural landscape where merely using the wrong pronouns can garner you the ire of outrage mobs, singer and songwriter Adele has angered activists by proclaiming that she is proud to be a woman […]
Research challenges date of modern humans’ arrival in Europe
Discoveries in a French cave shed new light on ancient history, a team of scientists claims Stone artifacts and a child’s tooth found in a cave in southern France pre-date the earliest known evidence of modern humans’ arrival in Europe by thousands of years, challenging the existing scientific views on their co-habitation with Neanderthals, a […]
Country changes definition of ‘fully vaccinated’
Australians who have not received a booster dose against Covid-19 six months after their primary course will be considered “overdue” Australian health officials have updated guidance to declare that for a person to be considered “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19, they must have received a booster shot. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued […]
Police destroy almost 4mn bottles of beer
Crowds chanted “Allahu Akbar” as bulldozers in Nigeria crushed the prohibited substance in the sharia state A grand total of 3,873,163 bottles of mostly beer and other alcoholic beverages were destroyed on Wednesday as religious police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, and state of the same name, intensified their crackdown on booze. The […]
Texas probes shutdown of ‘Freedom Convoy’ fundraiser
The state’s AG said the crowdfunding platform engaged in “deceitful action” after it froze donations to vaccine mandate protesters in Canada The Texas state government has opened an investigation into crowdfunding platform GoFundMe after the site shut down a campaign on behalf of Canadian truckers in the “Freedom Convoy,” a large anti-vaccination mandate protest staged […]
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 […]
‘Hey Trudeau, we’re part of the Freedom Convoy and it’s a show of unity, not hate’
Truckers tell RT that, far from being an extremist event, the Freedom Convoy protest has brought Canadians from all walks of life together Canada’s Freedom Convoy is mired in controversy. Some see the protest against Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates as an essential stand for liberty. Others have dismissed it as an opportunity for right-wing […]
Fauci reveals future of Covid restrictions
White House medical advisor says the US is exiting “full-blown pandemic,” expects restrictions to ease in coming months White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Financial Times on Tuesday that the US is exiting the “full-blown pandemic phase” of Covid-19, and that restrictions will soon be relaxed. Fauci has been criticized before […]
Greenpeace chief lands top job in govt of EU state
American Jennifer Morgan has been appointed Germany’s international climate envoy Greenpeace chief Jennifer Morgan has been named Germany’s new special envoy for international climate policy by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, a Green Party leader in the coalition government. “I feel honored by the trust you put in me and I take on this important role […]
SpaceX reveals how it lost dozens of Starlink satellites
A geomagnetic storm wiped out over 80% of the Starlink satellites deployed by SpaceX last Thursday Elon Musk’s SpaceX lost 40 out of 49 Starlink satellites launched via a Falcon 9 rocket, losing their orbit thanks to a geomagnetic storm, the company revealed on Tuesday. By now, almost all of the lost satellites have either […]
Podcast host fired after calling for establishment of Nazi party
Brazil’s Prosecutor General has opened an investigation into Bruno Aiub, a media personality with over 3.3 million followers on YouTube Popular Brazilian podcast host, Bruno Aiub, also known as Monark, found himself at the center of a major scandal on Monday after he said a Nazi party should be “recognized by law” during his Flow […]
Scientists take ‘huge step’ towards harnessing power of stars
Researchers set a new record for the amount of energy released in a nuclear fusion reaction Oxford-based scientists announced on Wednesday that they have hit a “major milestone” in the quest to make nuclear fusion a viable and low-carbon energy source. The researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) managed to set a new record […]
European country declares ‘beginning of the end’ of Covid pandemic
Poland’s health minister hopes the nation will soon be able to enter “normal operating mode” The end of the global pandemic is now in sight, Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the country will soon begin to return to normal life. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said that […]












