Russia and Iran insist United Nations has no mandate to inspect the ‘kamikaze’ drones, amid accusations they came from Tehran. Russia has warned the United Nations against investigating its use of drones in Ukraine, amid accusations the weapons came from Iran and were used in violation of UN arms restrictions on the Middle Eastern country….
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USA STOCKPILES ANTI-RADIATION DRUGS
US splashes $290m on anti-radiation drugs after Putin ups nuclear threats he US government has purchased a significant supply of radiation-injury drugs as the Russian president threatened the use of nuclear weapons. Vladimir Putin – AP© AP A $290 million procurement of the drug Nplate, to treat acute radiation syndrome (ARS), was announced by the US…
Taliban announces new government in Afghanistan
The Taliban has appointed Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a close aide to the group’s late founder Mullah Omar, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the country in a rapid offensive. The list of cabinet members announced by chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday was dominated by members of the group’s old guard, with…
Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. While the Taliban have insisted they will respect human rights unlike during…
Taliban seize fifth provincial capital in Afghanistan after string of victories
The Taliban have seized the city of Taloquan in northeastern Afghanistan, marking the fifth provincial capital to fall under their control in just a matter of days, a local journalist confirmed to CNN on Monday. Taloquan, the capital of Takhar Province, is the latest in a string of victories that come as foreign forces, led…
AP ‘horrified’ by Israeli attack on its office
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday. All AP employees and freelancers evacuated the building safely. AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt has released the following statement: We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the…
Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”
Thomas Chatterton Williams, one of the contributors to the Harper’s letter, discusses what the document aimed to accomplish and whether cancel culture has always existed.Source: Harper’s Magazine On July 7th, Harper’s Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.” The letter, which…
US kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike
The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region. The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, could…
SCHIFF SHOW
SCHIFF SHOW Impeachment opens with dueling narratives, polarized media… MCCONNELL: WE WILL HAVE A TRIAL… WHITE HOUSE: BORING! REPORT: Plan to sacrifice Rudy… Therapy dogs headed to Capitol Hill… Outside Hearing Room, a Carnival… Drag queen sashays into proceedings… CABLE NEWS SHOWDOWN… FOXNEWS Wallace: ‘Very Damaging’… MSNBC features George Conway… TURLEY: Are Dems building collapsible…
THE GREY REPORT
WARREN PLAYS TO EMPTY HALL PETE DRAWS BIGGEST CROWD BLOOMBERG TO SKIP IA, NH… WSJ: Could be strong nominee… Scaramucci: Trump sees threat… Wealth gives him options rivals don’t enjoy… JUDGE JUDY: He can unite ‘fractured American family’… BIDEN PLAYS IT COOL… INSTAGRAM TO START HIDING LIKES IN USA… Bannon testifies Stone was campaign link…
