US Runs Bioweapons Programs Across The World, Says Russia’s Foreign Ministry
Ukraine’s biological warfare activities, carried out with assistance from Washington, are not unprecedented, they are part of the US’ bioweapons programs, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said Monday. "Biological warfare activities, bei...
Wife Of ‘Murderer’ Derek Chauvin Files For DIVORCE
The wife of ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck during his brutal arrest, has filed for divorce, her lawyer said. In a statement issued by her lawyer, Kellie Chauvin said on Friday night she will split from her husband, who’s been charged with murdering the 46-year-old black dad in Minneapolis. Chauvin’s legal team at Sekula Law Offices said...
Trump Campaign Asks Supreme Court To Overturn 3 Rulings On Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots
President Trump’s reelection campaign will ask the Supreme Court to overturn the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania after a string of legal losses, the campaign announced Sunday. In the Sunday filing, Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said the campaign is seeking an order authorizing the state’s GOP-controlled legislature to give Trump the state’s electoral votes. The Electoral College formally certified President-elect Joe Biden as...
US Is So Hung Up On Sanctions That It Doesn’t See They Failed – Anatoly Antonov
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov on Thursday said the US is so hung up on sanctions that it doesn't see they failed. "Hung up on restrictions, Washington can’t see that its strategy of choice has failed," the embassy’s press service quoted him as saying. "It’s evident that the attempts to strangle, rip to shreds our economy have failed." All...
Facebook Owner Fined €1.2bn For Mishandling Data
Facebook's owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people's data when transferring it between Europe and the United States. Issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), it is the largest fine imposed under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation privacy law. GDPR sets out rules companies must follow to transfer user data outside of the EU. Meta says it will...
Russian Diplomat Warns US Against Interfering In Investigations In Other Countries
Washington should not interfere in investigations conducted in other countries the way it’s not interfering in an investigation into former US President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram on Monday. "Why then do they interfere in other investigations? Since the White House and the Department of State don’t interfere in US probes, they should also...
Biden Mistakenly Introduces Zelensky As Putin At NATO Ceremony
US President Joe Biden, under intense scrutiny over his fitness to serve, accidentally introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin at a NATO ceremony before correcting himself. “Now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden said. Biden quickly corrected...
South Korea Passes Law Banning Dog Meat Trade
South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners over the past few decades. Young people especially shun it. Under the law, raising or slaughtering dogs for consumption...
Bird Flu Outbreak In Uk
A flock of 30,000 Christmas turkeys are being culled at a farm in East Anglia after an outbreak of bird flu. The outbreak is the latest in a string of cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian influenza to be reported in poultry flocks across the UK. The new case was confirmed to have been found on Friday in turkeys being...
France Condemns Israel’s Airstrikes In Lebanon
France has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, stating that too many civilians, women, and children have died as a result of the action. Frabce’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs expressed its concern about reports of ground incursions by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, adding that civilians, whether Lebanese or Israelis, must under no circumstances be targeted. According to the...