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[ September 29, 2023 ] Iranian Navy Repeatedly Aimed Laser at American Military Helicopter Politics
[ September 29, 2023 ] Zelensky, Navalny Among Favorites for Nobel Peace Prize NGO
[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
[ September 28, 2023 ] Poland Might Seek Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran that Embarrassed Canada Politics
[ September 27, 2023 ] UN Women’s Bahous Asks UN to Declare ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan NGO

US Right-Wing and Kremlin Spread Ukraine Disinformation Together

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Conservative politicians and media figures are pushing false and conspiratorial narratives about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The spreading of disinformation by American Republican figures aligns with the Kremlin’s legendary disinformation machine, according to experts on […]

Elon Musk Buys 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Making Him the Largest Shareholder

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Elon Musk is now the largest stakeholder in Twitter. Musk purchased 9.2 percent of Twitter stock this week. News of his massive purchase sent Twitter shares skyrocketing at 22 percent in early trading. It has not […]

UK Government Orders Royal Mint to Create NFT

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and previous Chief Secretary to the Treasury has ordered the Royal Mint to create a government-backed NFT that could be traded online. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, told the […]

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‘I Didn’t Win the Election’ Trump Admits in Session with Historians

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former President Donald Trump has finally admitted he did not win the 2020 presidential election. “I didn’t win the election,” Trump said in a video interview with a panel of historians. The statement came while […]

UNSC Powerless to Punish Russia, Former Bush Speechwriter Says

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen stressed that there’s not much the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) could do to punish Russia since almost half of its permanent members – which hold the veto power- are […]

Russian Investments Hit with New Round of US and EU Sanctions

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A fresh round of sanctions against Russia is being coordinated by the US, EU, and Group of Seven, including a US ban on investment in Russia and an EU ban on coal imports. Speaking at […]

US Gen. Milley Warns Major Conflict Between Great Powers More Likely

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The potential for a major conflict between great powers, including Russia and China, is growing as the world becomes more unstable, General Mark Milley, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, warned on Tuesday addressing […]

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg Announced Targeting China

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg revealed during a press conference on Tuesday the alliance’s plans to deepen its cooperation with Asian partners in dealing with the increasing security challenge coming from China. Beijing, which refuses to […]

Driver Dies Ramming Car into Russian Embassy in Bucharest

April 6, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The police in the Romanian capital of Bucharest said in a statement early on Wednesday that a driver was killed by ramming his car into the gate of the Russian embassy after he doused himself […]

Zelensky Addresses United Nations Security Council

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In one of his most high-profile speeches since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the United Nations Security Council by video link. Zelensky is expected to make the case that Russian forces […]

Murkowski, Romney Announce Support for Ketanji Brown Jackson

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two more Republican Senators have announced that they will vote in favor of confirming Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah issued statements late last night […]

China Locks Down All of Shanghai Due to Covid

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Chinese government has extended a lockdown in Shanghai today to cover all of the city’s 26 million people after testing showed some spread of Covid, but despite the fact that the latest results revealed […]

Biden Calls for Putin to Face War Crimes Trial after Bucha Killings

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes amid mounting evidence of atrocities committed by Russian military forces in Ukraine. Global outrage is building over claims of […]

Colorado Guarantees the Right to Abortion in State Law

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The right to an abortion has now become guaranteed in Colorado after Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Monday that enshrined the right into law. Colorado now joins 15 states and the District of Columbia […]

UK Denies Entry to High-Profile Afghan Judge Despite Taliban Threats

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The UK has rejected the relocation demand of a high-profile Afghan judge despite the fact that the Taliban are hunting him for jailing their fighters detained by the US troops after the invasion of Afghanistan […]

Houthis Urged by the UNSC to Abide by Terms of Truce

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Last month’s cross-border terrorist attacks by the Houthi militia against critical civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were strongly condemned on Monday by the members of the UN Security Council, which also underscored the truce will […]

Maryland Gov. Approves New Congressional Map

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a judge struck down a previous map 10 days ago for being a product of extreme partisan gerrymandering, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved on Monday a new congressional map with more compact districts. The […]

US Secretly Tested Hypersonic Missile to Avoid Escalation with Russia

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration supposedly kept in secret a hypersonic missile testing that reportedly took place in mid-March in order not to antagonize Russia further, a defense official cited by CNN on Monday has claimed. The […]

Berlin Nationalizes Gazprom Germania to Prevent Liquidation

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a bid to save Germany’s gas market, the German government has, effective immediately, taken ownership of a local branch of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Berlin has temporarily transferred the ownership of Gazprom Germania […]

Russian Forces Using Sexual Violence as Weapon of War in Ukraine

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Executions, rape, and torture are reportedly being used against civilians in areas under Russian control since Russia first launched its invasion of neighboring country Ukraine on Feb. 24. The scale of sexual violence is starting […]

House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana, but Senate Likely to Kill Bill

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Will marijuana soon be decriminalized at the federal level? The House of Representatives voted to allow states to set their own policies on marijuana, meaning that the drug would be decriminalized at the federal level. However, […]

US Seizes Yacht Owned by Oligarch with Close Ties to Putin

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. government has seized a mega-yacht owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin today, making it the first in the government’s sanctions initiative to seize and freeze mega yachts […]

Biden Finds Murdoch ‘Most Dangerous Man in the World’, New Book Says

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden called Australian-American oligarch, media tycoon, and investor Rupert Murdoch “the most dangerous man in the world,” according to a new book that will be released soon. Biden made the comment in mid-2021, […]

Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Prompt Calls for More EU Sanctions

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian military forces have narrowed their targets to the south of Ukraine as the Russian invasion of the country enters its seventh week. With forces drawing away from the capital city Kyiv the toll of […]

US Wants Russia Suspended from UN Human Rights Council

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In light of the allegations that Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine, most recently in Bucha over the weekend, the US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced on Monday that the United States […]

Responding to a request from President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Saturday that he had approved $200 million in military aid for Ukraine

State Department to Launch Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

At a time when Russia and China are increasingly putting their own authoritarian stamp on the internet, the US State Department is to formally launch on Monday its long-awaited cyberspace and digital policy bureau in […]

Moscow Demands Probe, SC Meeting Over Bucha Deaths’ Accusations

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After both Kyiv and the West accused the Russian military of massacring civilians in the town of Bucha over the weekend, Russia’s chief investigator ordered on Monday an official examination, branding the accusations a Ukrainian […]

Mexico Suspends Fuel Subsidy After US Drivers Create Fuel Shortages

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Faced with fuel shortages caused by American drivers who flock to stock up on cheaper fuel in the area, Mexico has been forced to cancel gasoline subsidies in regions bordering the United States, Mexico’s Finance […]

‘Shocked’ by Bucha Images, UN’s Guterres Calls for Investigation

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called in a tweet on Sunday for an independent investigation that will lead to effective accountability after stressing how deeply shocked he was by images of civilian deaths in Ukraine. […]

At a media briefing on Sunday morning, Kathy Lester, the new chief of the Sacramento Police Department, said that when police arrived on the site, they found a big crowd and many victims who had been killed "in a really tragic situation."

Sacramento Shooting Leaves Six Dead, 10 Wounded

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

Six people were murdered and ten others were injured in a shootout in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, according to authorities, The New York Times reported. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. near the city’s Capitol […]

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