A British man poisoned with the novichok nerve agent 10 days ago has regained consciousness and is now in a critical but stable condition, Salisbury District Hospital said on Tuesday. Charlie Rowley, 45, was poisoned along with Dawn Sturgess, who died on Sunday, by the same nerve agent used in the attack on former Russian […]
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“All 12 Wild Boars and coach have been extracted from the cave. Hooyah!”…
A dramatic three-day rescue of a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave came to end on Tuesday when the last boy and coach were plucked from the underground cavern more than two weeks after they were trapped inside, Navy officials said. The Thai Navy SEALS said on Facebook that all 12 boys from […]
Novichok?: Murder Inquiry After Dawn Sturgess Dies…
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital on Sunday evening after falling ill on 30 June. Charlie Rowley, 45, who was also exposed to the nerve agent in Amesbury, remains critically ill in hospital. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was “deeply concerned” about the incident – but said accusations that it was involved are “absurd”. […]
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Israeli Intelligence Firm Targeted NGOs During Hungary’s Election Campaign…
The Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube was involved in a campaign to discredit NGOs ahead of Hungary’s April election, according to a former Black Cube employee and a person with knowledge of the company’s inner workings. Between December 2017 and March 2018, Hungarian NGOs and individuals connected to American-Hungarian businessman George Soros were contacted […]
BORIS JOHNSON RESIGNS OVER MAY’S BREXIT PLAN…
Boris Johnson has resigned as foreign secretary, becoming the third minister in 24 hours to walk out of the government rather than back Theresa May’s plans for a soft Brexit. The prime minister hammered out a compromise with her deeply divided cabinet in an all-day meeting at Chequers on Friday, but after consulting friends and […]
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Eighth Boy Is Rescued. Four Children and Coach Remain in Cave…
Four more boys have been rescued today from the cave complex in northern Thailand where a youth football team became trapped two weeks ago, leaving just four teammates and their football coach stuck underground. The first of today’s rescued Wild Boar FC players, whose identities have not yet been confirmed, was seen being carried out […]
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Debunking the First Piece of Nonsense in Skripal 2.0…
Elizabeth Gardens in Salisbury is a rather lovely park. Situated next to the river, and overlooking the Water Meadows, it is a wonderful place to take an early morning stroll, and then to walk along the town path, where you get a wonderful view of the towering 13th Century gothic cathedral from the very spot […]
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Germany’s Angela Merkel Strikes Conciliatory Note on Migrants in Bundestag Speech…
Addressing parliament for the first time since her clash with Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, the German chancellor sought to stress a common way forward. But things remain tense both inside and outside her coalition. Budgetary debates in the Bundestag are always occasions for the German government to offer general justifications for its policies — and […]
Italian Police Nab Ancient Artifact Trafficking Gang…
Italian police on Wednesday said an international criminal gang who stole artifacts from Sicilian archaeological sites had been dismantled with scores of arrests made. The group “illegally exported” many of the stolen artifacts to Germany where they were granted fake certificates of origin and sold by auction houses in Munich, the Carabinieri art heritage police […]
The Battle in the South of Syria Is Coming to an End by Elijah J. Magnier…
After only two weeks since the beginning of the military operation, jihadists and militants in most of eastern rural Daraa in south Syria have either surrendered or were overwhelmed, the over 70 villages they occupied were liberated by the Syrian Army. Meanwhile, Israel has reduced its requests or conditions pronounced in the last two weeks: […]
Missing Boys Soccer Team Found Alive in Thailand Cave…
A group of 12 boys and their soccer coach have been found alive in a Thailand cave after being lost for 10 days. Narongsak Osottanakorn, the governor of Thailand province Chiang Rai, announced the rescue on Monday, saying that Thai Navy SEALs found all 13 people “with signs of life,” according to multiple reports. The […]
Notorious French Gangster Flees Paris Jail in Dramatic Helicopter Escape…
Rédoine Faïd, 46, was flown out of the Réau prison located in Paris’ south-eastern suburbs on Sunday, aided by two heavily armed men, local police said. A Belgium-registered helicopter landed in the courtyard of the prison, believed to be the only spot not protected by a net, sources told Reuters. Faid was being visited by […]
Belgian Couple Arrested in Plot to Bomb Iranian Opposition Event Attended by Giuliani, Gingrich…
A Belgian couple and an apparent Iranian diplomat were among four people arrested over the weekend in connection with a planned bomb attack at a large rally held by Iranian opposition groups and attended by President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, authorities in Brussels said Monday. The Iranian-heritage couple, identified only as 38-year-old Amir S. and […]
Latin American, World Leaders React to AMLO’s Victory…
Several ex-Latin American leaders and other left-leaning politicians from around the world showed support for AMLO ahead of his victory at the polls. Several former and current heads of state and government congratulated Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on his stunning victory in Sunday’s general elections, where preliminary results showed he would win the […]
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Blair and Brown Governments Gory with Torture…
Even I was taken aback by the sheer scale of British active involvement in extraordinary rendition revealed by yesterday’s report of the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee. Dominic Grieve and the committee deserve congratulations for their honesty, integrity and above all persistence. It is plain from the report that 10 Downing Street did everything possible […]
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Mass Immigration Has Destroyed Hopes of a Borderless Society…
What kind of a president would build a wall to keep out families dreaming of a better life? It’s a question that has been asked world over, especially after the outrage last week over migrant children at the American border. Donald Trump’s argument, one which his supporters agree with, is that the need to split […]
Mayor: Toronto Cannot Take Any More Asylum Seekers…
Canada’s biggest city is unable to accommodate any more asylum seekers, Toronto’s mayor has warned, after temporary resettlements used to house them reached near full capacity. “We have exhausted our available sites, our resources and our personnel,” Mayor John Tory said on Tuesday, as he sought help from provincial and federal governments to resettle new […]
A Minimum-Wage Worker in Venezuela Could Afford 5 Cups of Coffee Each Month–And Nothing Else…
Five million Venezuelan bolivars is the equivalent of $1.45. It’s also roughly a minimum-wage worker’s entire monthly salary in the South American country. Thanks to stunning inflation, it now takes 1 million bolivars to buy a cup of coffee in a Venezuelan cafe, Bloomberg reports. That’s one-fifth of Venezuela’s monthly minimum wage, and a 10,000-bill […]
Second Day of Protests in Iran…
As the unofficial exchange rate in Iran hit a record 90,000 rials to the dollar June 24, a second day of protests erupted in Iran. On June 24, shopkeepers selling cellphones and computer equipment at two main malls in Iran went on strike over the sudden increase in the unofficial rate — until recently, the […]
Entire Mexican Police Force Arrested After Mayor Candidate’s Murder…
A Mexican town’s entire police force has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a mayoral candidate. The 28 officers from the town of Ocampo in the western state of Michoacan were arrested Sunday on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Fernando Angeles Juarez. Juarez, 64, was running as the candidate for the […]
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