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 […]
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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 […]
Russian Satellites to Monitor Iran After Attack on U.S. Bases, Plane Crash…
Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization’s website on Thursday. The statement, which gives updates on Roscosmos’ satellite monitoring operations, also said that […]
Iran Changes Plane Crash Story As Ukrainian Theories Include Possible Missile Strike…
Iran has changed its story about what caused a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines to plunge out of the sky minutes after taking off from the airport in Tehran. After initially blaming mechanical malfunctions for the crash, a version of events that was almost instantly refuted by video footage, experts and the airline […]
Ukranian Whistleblower Reveals MH-17 Tragedy Was Orchestrated by Poroshenko and British Secret Service…
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH-17), that was shot down on July 17, 2014 in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine, killed all passengers onboard and was immediately blamed on pro-Russia Donbass volunteer militias fighting against henchmen of the Maidan civil unrest, the Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian military. The blame was assigned against the […]
Iran Refuses to Hand Over Black Box From Fatal Boeing Crash Near Tehran – Nose of SAM Missile Discovered Near Crash Site…
In the aftermath of Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 exploding and crashing just north of Tehran airport, the Iranian government is refusing to turn-over the black box flight data recorders recovered from the crash site. Combined with the timing and location, their refusal is leading to increased speculation the flight may have accidentally been targeted by […]
The Queen’s Fury As Harry and Meghan Quit: Royal Couple Did Not Tell Her Majesty, Prince Charles or William Who All Learned of Their Decision to Step Back from the Television…
Harry and Meghan last night ‘pressed the nuclear button’ on their royal careers by announcing they are quitting their frontline roles. Their dramatic decision was taken without the knowledge of the Queen, Prince Charles or Prince William, who learnt about the announcement as it broke on television news channels. The couple, who plan to split […]
Juan Guaido Sworn in As Re-Elected Head of Venezuela’s National Assembly After Opposition Storm Past Maduro’s Guards…
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress. Mr Guaido leads the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, who is blamed for an acute economic crisis and accused of acting like a […]
Australian Police Catch Two Dozen Alleged Firestarters as Bushfires Burn…
As flames consume massive swaths of Australia, New South Wales police announced Monday that they have arrested two dozen people for intentionally setting bushfires. At least 19 people have died and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed by blazes that have scorched 4.9 million hectares of land in New South Wales this […]
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