Proceedings in Russia’s State Duma have been temporarily suspended and President Vladimir Putin is set to make an address this afternoon. It comes after a suggestion that Presidential term limits could be re-set. The idea was floated by Valentina Tereshkova, an MP from the ruling ‘United Russia’ party, who is also famous for being the […]
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Depart After Their Final Engagement as Senior Royals…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry signalled their last hurrah as senior members of the Royal Family with a wave as the couple drove away from a rainy Westminster Abbey. Today’s Commonwealth Service was their final official engagement before their exit from The Firm – dubbed Megxit. From March 31, the monarch’s grandson and American former […]
ITALY QUARANTINES ENTIRE COUNTRY…
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that starting Tuesday, the entire country will be placed under lockdown to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus—an expansion of a lockdown that was previously limited to the virus-hit north. The restrictions will include banning all public gatherings while preventing movement other than for work and emergencies, he […]
Saudi Arabia’s Powerful Crown Prince Orders Arrests of Senior Royal Family Members…
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has detained three senior members of the kingdom’s royal family, clearing away once-formidable rivals to the throne, people familiar with the matter have said. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, King Salman’s younger brother, and Prince Mohammed […]
Putin and Erdogan Sign Agreement on Idlib, Ceasefire Begins at 00:01 March 6th…
On March 5th, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow to discuss the situation in Idlib, Syria – 🇷🇺🇹🇷 President #Putin received President @RTErdogan at the Kremlin. The two leaders are discussing possible solutions to the #SyrianCrisis taking into consideration the aggravation of the situation in the #Idlib de-escalation […]
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Liberman May Recommend Gantz for Prime Minister, Will Support Bill to Disqualify Netanyahu…
Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu party is expected to recommend to President Reuven Rivlin that Blue and White leader Benny Gantz be tasked with forming a government, according to Hebrew media reports Thursday neither confirmed nor denied by the party. With Liberman’s backing, Gantz could receive more recommendations than Netanyahu, complicating Rivlin’s choice of who to […]
The Skripal/Salisbury Poisonings Two Years On: A Riddle, Wrapped in a Cover Up, Inside a Hoax…
I’ve said some stupid things in my time, but up there with the best of them was a comment I uttered to my wife on the morning of Tuesday 6th March 2018. The previous night the news had broken that an ex-spy by the name of Sergei Skripal had apparently been one of two people […]
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What the Vatican’s Secret Archives Are About to Reveal by David I. Kertzer…
Today, after decades of controversy over Pope Pius XII’s failure to condemn the mass murder of Europe’s Jews during the Second World War, the Vatican archives covering his papacy are at last open to researchers. Pius XII—born Eugenio Pacelli—is reviled by some for his failure to speak out against the Holocaust. He is venerated by […]
Moscow’s Difficult Decision on Idlib…
As Recip Tayyip Erdogan prosecutes his latest military intrusion southward into Syria, all the old mythologies about the Turkish president and the 9-year-old Syrian conflict are rehearsed once again, hopelessly threadbare as they are. The problem now is not the fog of war. The problem is the war of fog. Let us be clear from […]
Counting of Final Votes in Israeli Election Set to Begin; Likud Lead over Blue and White Shrinks…
The Central Elections Committee was set to begin counting the final ballots, as it announced late Tuesday that almost all of the votes cast in the elections had been tallied, with the Likud-led right wing bloc down to 58 seats, still short of a majority. The committee said votes from 10,552 polling places across the […]
A Wake-Up Call: The Idlib Crisis and Its Effects Look Set Only to Worsen…
The death of at least 33 Turkish soldiers and wounding of 60 more in Syria’s Idlib on Thursday night was a game-changing development. According to informed sources, the troops were operating in a two-story frontline command headquarters when it was attacked from the air, at night, with precision munitions, including 1.5-ton “demolition bombs” — all […]
Iran: 23 MPs Have Coronavirus…
The world health organisation has described this as ‘uncharted territory’ – as nations rush to contain the spread of the virus – as well as containing public fears. In the last hour – Italy said 24 people have died in the last 24 hours – taking the total deaths there to 79. More than 90,000 […]
Recent Developments in Syria’s Idlib…
After the confusion caused by the sudden stand down of Russian forces in Syria and the following Turkish drone attacks everything seems to be back to normal. Russian planes are again bombing Jihadis and Turkey has been told by Russia that none of its planes or drones will be safe within Syria’s sky. The Pentagon […]
Ukraine Opens Case on Biden’s Pressure on Shokin…
The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) has registered a criminal case on pressure from former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin. “The SBI has added information on the criminal offence to the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations,” Shokin’s lawyer Oleksandr Teleshetsky said during a press conference at the […]
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TURKEY OPENS SOUTHWESTERN BORDER TO SYRIAN REFUGEES GIVING FREE PASSAGE TO EUROPE…
Turkey has decided to immediately open its southernwestern border with Syria and allow Syrians fleeing the pro-government forces’ assault free passage to Europe for the next 72 hours, Turkish official sources told Middle East Eye. A senior Turkish official said Syrian refugees destined to Europe won’t be stopped either on land or by sea. The […]
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Why Is Prince Harry Risking This Precious Bond?…
Just look at the picture of the Queen inspecting newly fledged officers at Sandhurst’s passing out ceremony. Even in profile you witness her pride back in 2006 as she looks up at Captain Wales — as if thinking: ‘Who’d have thought that scamp would turn into this fine young man?!’ Sword in hand, her grandson […]
Pentagon Spokesman Shared ‘Rare Frank Commentary’ About Syria’s Idlib Province…
The Pentagon has in a rare moment gone off the mainstream narrative script concerning Idlib. The UK’s Sky News interviewed US coalition spokesman Col. Myles Caggins as part of its coverage focusing on Syrian and Russian forces “indiscriminately” attacking civilians and “bombing hospitals” — however, the Army colonel gave a counter angle, instead focusing on […]
Microsoft to Invest $1.1B in Mexico over Next Five Years…
Microsoft (MSFT.O) Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the technology giant will invest $1.1 billion in Mexico over the next five years, according to a promotional video released by the Mexican government on Thursday. Nadella said the investment is “focused on expanding access to digital technology for people and organizations across the country.” Microsoft will build […]
Chinese Army Stole Over 13 Million British Citizens’ Personal Data…
An elite hacker network sponsored by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stole the personal data, including telephone numbers, credit card details, and passwords, of over 13 million people in Britain. The Chinese reportedly sponsored a 2017 cyberattack on Equifax, a top consumer credit reporting agency. It was described by the United States as the largest […]
Sinn Fein’s Victory Is Ireland’s ‘Brexit Moment’ When Left-Out Voters Turn on the Elite…
“People wanted to kick the government and Sinn Fein provided the shoe to do the kicking,” says Christy Parker, a journalist from the beautiful but de-industrialised town of Youghal in county Cork. He speaks of the “chasm” between the elite benefiting from Ireland’s impressive economic progress and the large part of the population that has […]
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