A court in Osaka has issued a landmark ruling in favor of victims of a program abolished in 1996 On Tuesday, the Osaka High Court ordered Japan’s central government to pay compensation to three people who underwent forced sterilization as part of a now-defunct eugenics program. The plaintiffs – a hearing-impaired couple in their 70s […]
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China rebukes US over containment strategy
Bilateral ties cannot be defined by competition, Beijing says US plans for Southeast Asia puts it on a path for confrontation with Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his American counterpart Antony Blinken in a phone call on Tuesday. He was referring to Washington’s recently updated Indo-Pacific Strategy. The document identified China as being […]
China slaps sanctions on US companies over Taiwan arms deal
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies have drawn Beijing’s ire for supplying weapons to Taipei China has imposed sanctions on two major American arms manufacturers, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. The decision, which was announced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday, targets the two companies over their involvement in the “supply of American […]
Violent protest erupts over US grant in China’s backyard
Opponents of US plan to develop infrastructure in Nepal fear it comes with a military presence attached Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannons on protesters who demonstrated on Sunday against a controversial government plan to get $500 million in assistance from the US. Critics see it as a kind of trojan horse […]
A leading scientist says the world went mad over Covid
Lockdowns did way more harm than good is the key point of a new book by a professor who advised the UK government on Covid Mark Woolhouse is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, SAGE adviser, and now author of ‘The Year the World Went Mad’, a personal, insider’s […]
Elon Musk tears into senator over tax remarks
The Tesla CEO took issue with Elizabeth Warren’s claim that he paid “zero” in taxes Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, laid into Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) on Sunday after she claimed in a recent interview that Musk paid “zero” in taxes back in 2018. Commenting on […]
Australia demands ‘answers’ from China over military laser claim
Canberra says a Chinese warship put the lives of an Australian plane’s crew in danger Australia’s prime minister has demanded a probe into a recent incident in which a Chinese Navy vessel supposedly pointed a laser at an Australian warplane. “This is completely unacceptable. And so we have demanded that there be an investigation on […]
Ottawa police chief declares ‘occupation over’
At least 170 protesters were arrested on Friday and Saturday alone Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell declared on Saturday that the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests in Canada’s capital were over after nearly 200 protesters were arrested and many others left the area. “This unlawful occupation is over. We will continue with our mission until it […]
Judge rejects Trump’s immunity request over Capitol riots
The 45th president is named in several lawsuits related to the January 6 storming A judge has rejected former US President Donald Trump’s attempts to have lawsuits accusing him of sparking the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol dismissed, ruling on Friday that Trump should not be immune from civil damages. District Judge Amit […]
French first lady sues over transgender claims
Brigitte Macron is dragging two women to court for publishing scandalous claims about her online Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, has sued two women who spread rumors that she underwent a sex change, according to an AFP report on Friday. The case comes as her husband gears up for a tough reelection […]
Students sue school over book banning
US students suing a St. Louis school claim books are being banned as part of an effort to “remove” ideas on race and sexuality The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two young students against the Wentzville School Board in St. Louis, Missouri, claiming they violated civil rights by […]
Biden administration sues over gun law
Missourians could sue state and federal agencies for $50,000 under the law The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent Missouri from enforcing a gun rights bill that was passed last year. The legislation, House Bill 85 or the Second Amendment Preservation Act, essentially invalidates federal gun laws that do not have […]
Parents suing govt over transgender ‘culture war’ in schools talk to RT
The couple claim they were told children who expressed surprised or confusion over a trans student would be deemed transphobic Two parents who are suing the UK government over guidelines on transgender issues at their sons’ school have told RT that their children are trapped in a “culture war.” British Christians Nigel and Sally Row […]
One of the Five Eyes has blinked over China
New Zealand has defied the wrath of its Anglosphere allies to sign a big new trade deal with Beijing China and New Zealand this week completed the ratification of their upgraded free-trade agreement, which will come into force in April. Although the deal was a long time in the works, it expands the number of tariff-free […]











