Month: June 2019

New footage provides a unique single-take shot of aerial refueling, performed by two Russian fighter jets during a training flight. It was filmed fully from the pilot’s point of view, from takeoff to landing. The cockpit video was shared by the military-themed Zvezda TV channel on Sunday. It shows a pair of Su-35 and Su-30…

Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher has delivered an obscene tirade on Brexit, blasting attempts by ‘fools’ to prevent the UK-EU split after a democratic referendum as ‘straight up fascism.’ The outspoken Britpop icon slammed both Brexiteers and Remainers, saying in a fresh interview that “there’s only f***ing one thing worse than a fool who voted…

It’s one of the biggest rivalries in sport but the excitement appeared lost on Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed as he was caught yawning during his team’s defeat to India in their World Cup clash in England. The two neighbors met for their group stage encounter at Old Trafford in Manchester in a match that continued…

An Ohio jury awarded a local bakery $33 million in punitive damages, on top of $11 million in compensation, because college officials were involved in student protests that accused the store of racism in a shoplifting incident. Oberlin is one the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the US, founded in 1833. Gibson’s Bakery, established…

Police in Toulouse, France, deployed tear gas and charged demonstrators, as Yellow Vests protesters took to the streets for the 31st consecutive weekend. It comes as the Elysee Palace pushes for a controversial reform package. Saturday saw crowds of protesters turn out all over France. The demonstrations in Toulouse were among the largest, with more…

The US Army has once again misjudged the internet, after apparently thinking it would be cute to post a video of small boy decked out in camouflage singing the military branch’s official anthem. The Twitterati thought otherwise. In a failed attempt to drum up enthusiasm for the organization’s “birthday” on June 14, the US Army…

Sen. Lindsey Graham has suggested President Trump “put military force on the table” by invading Venezuela (and possibly Cuba) in order to scare North Korea and Iran into doing what they’re told. What could possibly go wrong? “Give Cuba an ultimatum – without Cuba, Maduro doesn’t last one day – tell Cuba to get out…

An Italian court has told actress Ornella Muti that she could go to jail if she fails to pay damages after being convicted of forging a doctor’s note so she could attend a charity dinner alongside Vladimir Putin. Muti was due to perform on stage for three nights in December 2010 but called in sick…

A small congregation, wearing hard hats for safety reasons, attended a mass in Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, two months after the building was gutted in a devastating fire. A small crowd of 30 attended, half of them clergy. They filed into a small side-chapel for the mass, which was broadcast live on Catholic TV network…

The Indian government has floated the idea of establishing two new villages inhabited exclusively by Sanskrit speakers. The push to promote the ancient sacred language – spoken by some 25,000 – has ignited a national debate. India’s minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal, proposed the idea this week, saying that the new villages should…