Month: May 2019

A court in Iraq has sentenced three men to death after finding them guilty of joining Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), officials confirmed on Sunday. A court official, who spoke to the press on condition of anonymity, said the trio were sentenced “after it was proven that they were members of the terrorist Islamic State…

The streets of Toronto were packed with joyous fans as the city’s NBA team, the Raptors, sealed their place in the NBA Finals for the first time in their history. Toronto defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 100-94 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to secure the series 4-2 after trailing the Bucks 2-0 after the…

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin lashed out at Berlin’s top anti-Semitism chief for his ‘defeatist’ attitude towards protecting local Jews against the rise of hate crimes. The criticism from Tel Aviv was provoked by Felix Klein, who told local media that he “can’t recommend Jews to wear kippahs anywhere at any time in Germany.” “Unfortunately, I…

The electronic musician’s “creepy” abortive seductions of Natalie Portman and Lana del Rey are not an excuse to air bigoted grievances about men in general. And Moby himself deserves pity, rather than self-righteous viciousness. It is easy to see why Moby – who was more known than adored, even in his turn-of-the-millennium heyday when he…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) blasted Politico for using anti-Semitic tropes in its scathing profile of Bernie Sanders. In a piece focused on his ‘wealth’, the presidential hopeful is shown next to a ‘money tree’. The Friday cover of Politico Magazine is graced by the image of Bernie Sanders, the only Jewish candidate in the packed…

Russia’s air defense forces destroyed four rockets which terrorists fired at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria from multiple launch systems, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. According to the military the attack took place on Wednesday evening. “All the rockets were timely detected by the Russian air defense capabilities and destroyed,” the ministry said in a…

Beijing on Friday denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumors after he said the chief executive of Huawei Technologies Co. was lying about his company’s ties to China’s government, Reuters said. Huawei has repeatedly denied it is controlled by the Chinese government, military or intelligence services. “Recently, some US politicians have continually…

The Irish internet privacy watchdog is investigating whether Google’s collection and use of personal data on its Ad Exchange platform violates EU laws, potentially putting the tech giant on the hook for millions of euros in fines. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened a probe into the search behemoth’s compliance with the sweeping data…

British taxpayers, shield your eyes now. The BBC has just unveiled its new “semi-scripted comedy chat show format,” ‘Tonight With Vladimir Putin,’ presented by a horrific CGI adaptation of the Russian president. Early details indicate that not only will the British public be subjected to some truly awful writing and voice acting courtesy of Natt…

The Swedish government is looking into the possibility of forbidding the use of Norse runes, local media has reported, amid concerns that the ancient symbols have been misappropriated by neo-Nazi groups. Justice Minister Morgan Johansson is currently investigating whether or not runes should be banned in Sweden as a way to deter hate groups, a…