Ukraine wants Iran to hand over black boxes from the plane that was shot down by Iranian forces on Jan. 8 near Tehran. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told reporters that he would bring up the issue when meeting in Kiev with Mohammad Eslami, Iran’s minister of roads and urban development. Eslami was there to […]
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Trying to Make a Point, Harry? Prince Praises Armed Forces Charity After Being Stripped of His Military Titles…
The Duke of Sussex today praised the Walking With The Wounded charity in an Instagram post as he asserted his authority as an Armed Forces ambassador. Prince Harry has been trying to reassure charities and organisations that he will still be supporting them, two days after giving up his military titles and patronages. He is […]
This Man Was About to Miss His Flight, So He Called in a Bomb Threat to Delay It…
Rashidul Islam was running late for a flight to meet his fiance in Morocco, so he did the reasonable thing and called in a bomb threat to delay it. Islam, 32, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and banned for life from the Gatwick airport in London, the Guardian reported Friday. Islam made the […]
Experimenters Pay Mexican Women to Get Pregnant and Abort…
Women in Mexico were paid $1400 to be hyperstimulated so their ovaries released bountiful eggs instead of one during their cycle. They then underwent artificial insemination, resulting in early pregnancy with multiple embryos, which were then flushed out of their bodies for study. From the NPR story: Researchers have conducted a controversial study that involved […]
Rouhani: Iran Working to Prevent War, Wants Dialogue…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday he wanted to avoid war after Iran and the U.S. appeared on the brink of direct military confrontation in early January for the second time in less than a year. Ahead of parliamentary elections on Feb. 21 – predicted to be a challenge for Rouhani’s camp – and amid […]
RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 16 JANUARY 2020 by Patrick Armstrong…
THE GREAT RESHUFFLE. I do expect Putin to retire and assume him to be working on a succession plan to keep the team’s aims in operation. He’s due to go in about four years. I would not be surprised if we see something à la Kazakhstan where Nazarbayev still has a significant advisory authority. 1. […]
Ukraine’s Interior Minister Probing into Possible Illegal Surveillance of Ex-U.S. Envoy Yovanovitch…
The National Police of Ukraine have begun criminal proceedings after the U.S. House Intelligence Committee published materials stating that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch had allegedly been under illegal surveillance and possible interference with her electronic gadgets by private individuals on orders from U.S. citizens. “The Interior Ministry, in accordance with the requirements […]
Harry and Meghan, and Why Members of the Royal Family Can’t Live in Canada…
Britain is the inventor of one of the world’s great innovations in government: a monarchy that reigns but does not rule. Canada took that system and improved it, by pushing it one step further. The Canadian monarchy is virtual; it neither rules nor resides. Our royals don’t live here. They reign from a distance. Close […]
Yemen Separatists, Government Troops Pull Back from Key City…
Yemeni separatists and forces loyal to the country’s U.N.-recognized government whose deadly infighting erupted last summer in the war-torn Arab country are pulling back from a key southern city, military officials said Thursday. The pullout, envisaged under a Saudi-brokered peace deal, began this week, the Yemeni officials told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition […]
Russian PM Medvedev to Serve As Security Council Deputy After His Government Resigns…
Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev on Wednesday announced that his government was resigning to give President Vladimir Putin room to carry out changes he wants to make to the constitution. The resignation came shortly after President Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address where he proposed a series of constitutional reforms to increase the powers of […]
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Saudi’s Strike Deal Between Government and Separatists in Yemen…
A Saudi-led military committee tasked with enforcing the arrangements of the Riyadh Agreement made a significant breakthrough on Monday, convincing Yemeni military commanders to reposition their forces in the south of Yemen, officials said on Tuesday. The committee visited military bases in Aden, Lahi and Abyan, meeting with commanders from both the government and the […]
Libyan Rivals Sarraj and Haftar Leave Moscow Without Signing Ceasefire Deal…
Libya’s rival leaders have left Moscow without reaching agreement on a ceasefire deal proposed by Russia and Turkey in an effort to bring an end to the country’s long-running civil war. Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli, and General Khalifa Haftar – the power behind the eastern government – came to […]
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Heavy Rainfall Set to Drench Australia’s Fire-Ravaged Lands This Week…
Relief is finally on the way to Australia in the form of heavy rainfall expected this week. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is forecasting “widespread rainfall,” according to ABC. The rain is expected to start sometime on Wednesday and last through the weekend with rainfall totals reaching 30-80 mm (1.8-3.15 inches) in the east. Sarah […]
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Lebanese Protesters Back in Streets Following Brief Lull…
Lebanese protesters returned to the streets Tuesday following a brief weekslong lull, blocking several roads around the capital, Beirut, and other areas of the country. The renewed rallies were held against a ruling elite who protesters say have failed to address the economy’s downward spiral. Protesters burned tires and blocked three main highways leading to […]
The Queen Agrees to Let Harry and Meghan Quit…
The Queen has agreed to let Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sever ties with the royal family in a historic move after today’s dramatic showdown in Sandringham, though she has admitted her sadness at losing them as ‘full-time working royals’, with the couple set to live their new ‘independent lives’ in both Canada and the […]
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Iran Admits to ‘Unintentionally’ Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane…
Iran officials acknowledged Saturday that they accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard. Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s aerospace division, told state TV that his unit accepts “full responsibility” for shooting the down aircraft minutes after it took off Wednesday from […]
Ukraine Gets Access to Black Boxes from Iran Plane Crash…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Jan. 10 that his country’s investigators have been given access to the flight data recorders that were recovered from the wreckage of a Ukrainian plane that went down in Iran, killing all 176 people on board. “Our team has gained access to the ‘black boxes’, we plan to […]
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The UK Formally Requests the U.S. Extradite the Wife of a U.S. Diplomat Over the Road Crash That Killed British Teen Harry Dunn…
The wife of an American spy accused of killing Oxfordshire teenager Harry Dunn is facing extradition to the UK. Home Secretary Priti Patel has formally asked the United States to hand over Anna Sacoolas, 42, who is refusing to fly back to Britain to face charges for the death of the 19-year-old motorcyclist in a […]
Meghan Flees to Canada Leaving Harry to Deal with Fallout from ‘Abdication’ Crisis…
The Duchess of Sussex flew back to Canada yesterday, leaving Prince Harry to deal with the fallout over their ‘abdication’ crisis. The Daily Mail has learnt that Meghan returned to North America, where their eight-month-old son, Archie, had been left with his nanny. She may stay there for the foreseeable future. Sources said she ‘hadn’t […]
Just 1,295 Days After the Referendum, Brexit Deal Finally Passes House of Commons…
The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed a vote in the House of Commons Thursday afternoon, three and a half years, three Prime Ministers, and three national elections after the British people voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. The bill, which will sign into law Boris Johnson’s hastily concluded withdrawal agreement with the […]