Police are responding to a suspected hostage situation in the Dutch city A hostage situation is reportedly unfolding at an Apple store in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, with police closing off the nearby area and positioning armed officers outside. One local media outlet said witnesses reported hearing gunshots at the scene. Footage shared on social […]
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Trudeau’s party takes hit in poll
Conservative Party of Canada overtakes Liberals, gains 10 percentage points, in latest polling New polling figures show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has been overtaken by the Conservatives amid waning support among Canadians for Covid-19 vaccine and mask mandates, and against the backdrop of a major crackdown on the trucker-led protests. The poll, conducted […]
Sturgeon govt takes heat over transgender reforms plan
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has urged the Scottish government to pause its reforms On Wednesday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) took aim at Scottish plans to overhaul gender rules that would pave the way for legally permitting self-assignment. The EHRC, an independently operating body funded by the Government Equalities Office, told […]
Embattled beer baron takes on BBC
BrewDog’s James Watt is pursuing legal action over documentary harassment claims and how the BBC obtained its information Scottish beer baron James Watt has said he is taking legal action against the BBC to protect his “reputation,” in the wake of a documentary aired by the British broadcaster in which he was accused of inappropriate […]
Prince Harry takes UK government to court
The Duke of Sussex has warned that he is “unable to return to his home” due to the Home Office’s refusal of police protection Prince Harry has filed a claim against the Home Office’s decision to prevent him from paying for police protection for himself and his family while in the UK, saying it is […]
China’s Mars orbiter takes selfies (PHOTOS)
Beijing has shown off four new images of the Red Planet from its Tianwen 1 mission The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published new photos from its Tianwen 1 Mars project, including two spectacular selfies taken by the mission’s orbiter circling the planet. The artificial satellite was able to take a picture of itself […]
WATCH: Iran’s domestically built space rocket takes off
An Iranian rocket reportedly carrying three research satellites successfully boosted off on Thursday Iran has conducted a successful space launch, the country’s defense ministry reported on Thursday. A Simorgh rocket carried three research satellites to the altitude of 470 kilometers, it said. Footage shown by the state media showed the rocket taking off from the […]
Hospitalizations soar as Omicron takes hold in London
Though scientists say the new variant is less deadly, hospital admissions in the British capital tripled in December The number of people being admitted to hospitals in the UK capital more than tripled in December as the Omicron strain of coronavirus took hold and spread like wildfire across Britain. Read more CDC says it exaggerated […]
Welsh govt takes heat over ‘bonkers’ woke idea
‘Woke’ Welsh government style guide prohibits civil servants using a number of “banned words” including several references to ‘disability’ The Welsh government has been criticized for a “bonkers misuse of public money” after it drew up a style guide that instructed civil servants to avoid using certain “banned words” in order to communicate without causing […]
‘Space yogurt’ experiment takes off
Vials of ‘good’ bacteria cultured by Australian high-school students have been launched into space as part of an experiment to create nutrient-rich yogurt and study the effects of microgravity on the dairy-based microbes. A total of 36 samples – containing frozen milk and various strains of yogurt-producing bacteria – were sent to the International Space […]
Armed man takes hostages in Paris store
Police in Paris are responding to a hostage situation at a store in the 12th arrondissement. According to local reports, the assailant is armed with a knife and has taken two women hostage. A hostage situation has been underway in Paris since 15:30pm (14:30pm GMT) Monday, according to police. French media said two women are […]
Epica 2021: RT Creative Lab takes Gold at world’s only prize for creativity judged by journalists
RT Creative Lab has snatched Gold at Epica 2021 for its project, #VictoryPages: Social Media History, dedicated to the defeat of Nazism in World War II. It’s the second consecutive year RT Creative Lab has taken the top award. #VictoryPages: Social Media History took the only Gold in the ‘Social Networks’ category this year. Among […]
101-year-old accused of working as Nazi death camp guard takes the stand
A German man on trial over his alleged stint as a Nazi death camp guard has told a court he never wore an SS uniform but worked at a farm all through WWII. Germany’s prosecutor’s office believes Josef S. served as a watchman at the infamous Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1941 and 1945. He spoke […]
Nuremberg takes heat over ex-Nazi sites
A proposal to temporarily relocate Nuremburg’s opera house to two former Nazi-linked sites in the city, including the party’s infamous rally grounds, has come under fire over its potential risks to historical education. In an open letter on Friday, the Staatstheater Nurnberg management claimed that there are no viable alternatives to either the rally grounds […]
‘Traffic light’ coalition of Germany’s SPD, FDP and Greens takes shape after talks on core principles, including coal exit by 2030
Germany’s Social Democrats, Greens and Liberal Free Democrats have reached a draft agreement to form a government after exploratory talks that move onto formal negotiations to form a majority coalition. On Friday, the leaders of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), Greens and FDP (Liberal Free Democrats) recommended their party committees start formal negotiations to form […]