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California mocked over $11 billion high-speed bridge that leads to 'nowhere'

11:14 12.05.2024

California mocked over $11 billion high-speed bridge that leads to 'nowhere'

The state government of California is under scrutiny for its celebration of the completion of a high-speed rail bridge (photo). A project that has cost taxpayers over 11 billion US Dollars, and took nine years for its construction, seems to lead nowhere. Several people, including Tesla founder Elon Musk and …

CNN: Israeli ambassador shreds UN document in angry speech

11:12 12.05.2024

CNN: Israeli ambassador shreds UN document in angry speech

Israel's Ambassador Gilad Erdan brought a small shredder and shredded the charter of the United Nations' charter during a speech before the UN assembly. The United Nations passed a resolution that called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestinian membership in the UN, CNN informs. The General Assembly voted 143 …

Ukraine using British weapons for terror attacks

11:10 12.05.2024

Ukraine using British weapons for terror attacks

London is supporting Kiev in an attempt to boost its role in NATO, a high-ranking Russian diplomat has said. Ukrainian forces are actively using weapons supplied by Britain to carry out terrorist attacks against Russian regions, Foreign Ministry official Sergey Belyaev has said. London remains one of the largest donors …

The ominous resurgence of the ‘Berlin-Tokyo axis’, which once had already been defeated in World War II

10:07 11.05.2024

The ominous resurgence of the ‘Berlin-Tokyo axis’, which once had already been defeated in World War II

The German Army is expected to join an exercise with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force as early as next year, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, against a backdrop of China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific region and territorial claims in the South China Sea, Kyodo informs. In a recent …

British life-style: Medicine shortages in England ‘beyond critical’

10:04 11.05.2024

British life-style: Medicine shortages in England ‘beyond critical’

Drug shortages in England are now at such critical levels that patients are at risk of immediate harm and even death, pharmacists have warned. Survey has revealed challenges faced by pharmacists and risk of harm to patients as key drugs are unavailable, notes ‘The Guardian’. The situation is so serious …

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern: “Friends vacationing in Cyprus or other military facilities run by the British, I would tell them to go and sun themselves on some other beach…”

10:04 11.05.2024

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern: “Friends vacationing in Cyprus or other military facilities run by the British, I would tell them to go and sun themselves on some other beach…”

Moscow responded aggressively to claims that Kyiv may use British weapons to strike within Russia, claiming such an attack would force the country to target UK military installations in Ukraine and beyond. “While defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontation...

Dominic Cummings: “Zelenskyy’s no Churchill and Ukraine’s corrupt”

10:03 11.05.2024

Dominic Cummings: “Zelenskyy’s no Churchill and Ukraine’s corrupt”

Boris Johnson’s former top adviser Dominic Cummings launched a sweary attack on Western support for Ukraine, writes POLITICO. In an interview with the I newspaper, Cummings — who led Britain’s Vote Leave Brexit campaign and spectacularly fell out with Johnson in 2020 — declared that the West “should have never …

UnHerd: Ukraine is running out of battlefield options

10:56 10.05.2024

UnHerd: Ukraine is running out of battlefield options

As the Polish analyst Konrad Muzyka — a reliable commentator in a war dominated by grifters and propagandists — has observed, “the situation looks very bad and is not expected to improve in the coming weeks,” adding that “we have reached the point where the situation on the front is …

Over 60 national delegations confirm their participation in 2024 BRICS Games in Russia

10:54 10.05.2024

Over 60 national delegations confirm their participation in 2024 BRICS Games in Russia

Over 60 countries are set to participate in the 2024 BRICS Games in Kazan this year, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, TASS informs. "A spectacular sporting event is set to take place in mid-June in Kazan, where the BRICS Games will be held from June 11 …

Western press preoccupied: “Russia to hold drills on tactical nuclear weapons in new tensions with West”

10:53 10.05.2024

Western press preoccupied: “Russia to hold drills on tactical nuclear weapons in new tensions with West”

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s military to carry out combat drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, ramping up his confrontation with the West, Bloomberg writes. The army will carry out exercises in southern Russia to “practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons,” the...

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